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Nineteen-year-old rookie first baseman Fred Merkle, later to become one of the best players at his position in the league, was on first base, with teammate Moose McCormick on third with two out and the game tied.
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In his first season, Brown was the NFL's leading rusher with 942 yards in a 12-game regular season and was voted rookie of the year in a United Press poll.
At an official age of 42, Paige became the oldest rookie in Major League baseball history, and the first black pitcher.
The rookie gave up a run in the first inning, then held the Astros at bay until the sixth inning.
Marcedes Lewis went to his first pro bowl and the Jags had one of the best young defensive tackle duo with Terrance Knighton and rookie Tyson Alualu.
After playing his rookie season at first base, Robinson spent most of his career as a second baseman.
He also won the 1968 National League Gold Glove Award for catchers, marking the first time the award had been won by a rookie.
The Pirates selected Clemente as the first selection of the rookie draft on November 22, 1954.
The first flight of Columbia ( STS-1 ) was commanded by John Young, a Gemini and Apollo veteran who was the ninth person to walk on the Moon in 1972, and piloted by Robert Crippen, a rookie astronaut originally selected to fly on the military's Manned Orbital Laboratory ( MOL ) spacecraft, but transferred to NASA after its cancellation, and served as a support crew member for the Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz missions.
Desperately needing a win against the Dodgers in the final game of the year to force a one-game playoff with the Braves in San Francisco, the controversial choice of Giants rookie pitcher Salomon Torres proved disastrous as he gave up three runs in the first four innings and the Giants went on to lose the game 12 – 1.
Chicago then drove to the 3-yard line, but had to settle for another field goal from Butler after rookie defensive lineman William " Refrigerator " Perry was tackled for a 1-yard loss while trying to throw his first NFL pass on a halfback option play.
Don McCafferty became the first rookie head coach to win a Super Bowl.
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As a 19-year-old rookie in his first World Series, Mantle tore the cartilage in his right knee on a fly ball by Willie Mays while playing right field.
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In the playoffs, after losing the first two games of the conference quarterfinal series against the Montreal Canadiens, Laviolette lifted goalkeeper Martin Gerber-who had been struggling to regain his form after playing through a bout of intestinal flu-in favor of rookie Cam Ward.
Skinner was awarded the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, the first player in franchise history to receive that honor.
Peter Forsberg, the playoffs leading scorer with 24 points ( 8 goals and 16 assists ), was again elected to the league's first all-star team and Chris Drury won the Calder Memorial Trophy for the best rookie of the season.
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Lee May was traded to Baltimore for much talked about rookie second baseman Rob Andrews and utility player Enos Cabell.
The next season, rookie second baseman Roberto Alomar would make his debut, forming a double play combination with veteran shortstop Garry Templeton.
Debuting with the Yankees in 1982 after three seasons in minor league baseball, Mattingly emerged as the Yankees ' starting first baseman after a successful rookie season in 1983.
Mattingly spent his official rookie season of 1983 as a part-time first baseman and outfielder.
He was the second baseman and was chosen rookie of the year in the league.
From his 1970 rookie season through 1981, Bowa provided solid reliability in the Phillies ' infield, along with third baseman Mike Schmidt ; from 1976 to 1981, the Phillies reached the postseason five times, ending a drought dating back a quarter of a century.
From his rookie season in 1924 through 1930 as a Giants third baseman, a span of seven years during which he batted. 328 and played brilliantly in the field, Lindstrom seemed headed for a place among the game ’ s all-time greatest players.
In May 2010, it was announced that Guillén would be the Tigers 2nd baseman again after returning from a hamstring injury which he suffered on April 23, replacing rookie Scott Sizemore.
With the 36-year-old Cabrera showing signs of wearing down and hitting. 172 in the month of July and. 244 /. 275 /. 323 for the season, the Indians called up rookie second baseman Jason Kipnis in late July.
He was almost immediately signed by the Royals, who had lost their projected regular third baseman, Keith Miller, to injury and had been playing rookie Phil Hiatt at third.
On December 6, 1959, Veeck traded Romano, rookie first baseman Norm Cash, and utility man Bubba Phillips to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Minnie Minoso, catcher Dick Brown, pitcher Don Ferrarese, and minor league pitcher Jake Striker.
When Keltner was traded in, Rosen took over as the Indians ' third baseman, leading the American League in home runs with 37, hitting more than any previous American League rookie.
Their rookie team, Vermont, sent three starting pitchers Colton Willems, Glenn Gibson, and Adrian Alaniz, and two position players, first baseman Bill Rhinehart, and outfielder Aaron Seuss to the New York-Penn League All-Star Game.
Joyner was the starting first baseman in the 1986 All-Star Game, becoming the first rookie to be voted into the All-Star Game by the fans.
Manager Gene Mauch was criticized for his handling of the pitching staff over the final two weeks, but players such as slugging rookie third baseman Richie Allen also drew harsh treatment.
Since there was no room for a rookie first baseman on a team that already had Hank Greenberg, York started the season at third base but his defensive liabilities were just too much to overlook.
Wigginton was brought up to the major league Mets for the first time in as a third baseman and had a promising partial rookie season with the Mets, batting. 302 with a. 354 on base percentage ( OBP ) and. 526 slugging percentage ( SLG ) in 116 at-bats.
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On July 4, 2009, the first two curtain calls in the history of Damaschke Field happened against the Aberdeen IronBirds, both for Rawley Bishop, a rookie first baseman from Middle Tennessee State and who was drafted in the 19th round by the Detroit Tigers in 2009.
His retirement on June 20, 1983, was hastened by the Yankees wanting to bring up rookie first baseman / outfielder Don Mattingly.
Before the 1982 season, the Dodgers sent Lopes to the Oakland Athletics to make room for rookie second baseman Steve Sax, breaking up the longest playing infield in history who had been starters since 1974.
" He made his major league debut as a first baseman with the Brooklyn Robins / Brooklyn Dodgers in, hitting. 319 as a rookie ; he finished fourth in the NL in doubles ( 35 ), and seventh in home runs ( 11 ) and slugging (. 500 ).
Just as Clay Buchholz's no-hitter was preserved by a diving play by rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia, Lester's was preserved by a diving catch by rookie center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury to end the fourth inning.
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