Mike Scioscia Stats & Facts
Mike Scioscia Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 200 Born: Thursday, November 27, 1958 in Upper Darby, PA USA Died: in , Debut: 4/20/1980 Last Game: 10/2/1992 Full Name: Michael Lorri Scioscia
Mike Scioscia Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 200 Born: Thursday, November 27, 1958 in Upper Darby, PA USA Died: in , Debut: 4/20/1980 Last Game: 10/2/1992 Full Name: Michael Lorri Scioscia
Commissioner Bud Selig has made it clear he doesn’t want instant replay. Even Angels manager Mike Scioscia, who had a dreadful call go against his team in the American League Championship Series, says to leave calls to the human element of umpiring. That, however, won’t stop general managers from debating the issue this week.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America selects Mike Scioscia (World Champions Angels – 99-63) and Tony La Russa (Cardinals – 97-65) as Manager of the Year for their respective leagues. The St. Louis skipper, who also won the award in the American League with the White Sox (1983) and the A’s (1988, 1992), joins Braves’ field boss Bobby Cox as the only managers to win the top honors in both leagues.
1993 – Two free agents are signed: pitcher Scott Sanderson by the California Angels, and catcher Mike Scioscia by the San Diego Padres.
1992 – The episode of the animated series The Simpsons entitled “Homer at the Bat” gets its first broadcast on FOX. In the episode, Springfield Nuclear Plant owner C. Montgomery Burns hires a team of major league ringers in order to win a bet he placed on a softball game against a rival businessman. In the end, though, it’s the hapless Homer Simpson who saves the day with a walk-off hit-by-pitch. A number of contemporary major league stars, many of them future Hall of Famers lend their voices and likeness to the show, which is considered one of the classic episodes of the series.
In a rematch against Steve Carlton‚ who hit a grand slam off him on May 16th‚ Fernando Valenzuela strikes out 15 Phillies while pitching the Dodgers to a 3-hit, 1 – 0 victory.