Lee mazzilli baseball almanac book

Benchwarmer is a book for anyone whos ever loved sports, or had a kid. Mazzilli, mets prospect, is suspended for violating. Lee mazzilli also managed the baltimore orioles in 200405. Initially led by manager joe frazier followed by joe torre, the team had a 6498 record and finished in last place for the first time since 1967, and for the first time since divisional play was introduced in 1969. The college biology professor set out to meet every player whose image appeared on those old pieces of cardboard from garry. All accounts, statements and postings contained in this blog are based entirely on the btbs opinions. Hell be your leading hr hitter is sixteen good enough for you. Can you list all the new york yankees first basemen answers. Aug 03, 2012 the chicago black sox and the 30 biggest scandals in baseball history. Edward emil kranepool born november 8, 1944 is an american former professional baseball player. Mazzilli was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on september 7, 1976, with the new york mets. Lee mazzilli started his major league career with the mets before ultimately playing for the yankees. My last name might be irish, but my moms italian, and so were many of my cousins, so it was pretty cool to have a guy who looked like me well, sorta wearing a mets uniform. The teams have completed a rare trade that will send l.

Lee mazzillis son changes sides in rare yankeesmets trade. Mazzilli son of lee mazzilli to the yankees while the mets have acquired outfielder kendall. He was an allstar for the mets in 1979 and managed baltimore in 2004 and 2005. Did you know that in the lee mazzilli miscellaneous world series items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the world series label and a truly comprehensive history of that world series will appear on your screen. Mazzilli also managed the baltimore orioles from 2004 through 2005 and coached.

Lj mazzilli, son of lee, traded from mets to yankees fox. Lee mazzilli trades and transactions by baseball almanac. He was predominantly a first baseman, but he also played in the outfield born in the bronx, new york, kranepool attended james monroe high school, where he began playing baseball and basketball. In 2012 the mazzilli family lost a very spirited, respected and familyoriented member to devastating lung cancer.

Lee mazzilli was born on friday, march 25, 1955, in new york, new york. The race for gus farace 1991, 1986 national league championship series 1986 and 1988 national league championship series 1988. Mazzilli is a top prospect in the new york mets organization, but his career took a setback last season when he was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for drug abuse. As a kid i remember looking up to lee mazzilli, my first interest in baseball and the mets was in the mazzilli days. Lee mazzilli of the new york mets helps win a doubleheader versus the pittsburgh pirates at shea stadium. Lee mazzilli played in the major leagues from 197689 for the mets, texas, the yankees, pittsburgh and toronto. Buy 1987 topps tiffany sports cards online baseball card. By the time the first wax packs of 1990 topps baseball cards hit store shelves that early spring, the pressure was already off for the old gum company ogc. All data is also open and available as a free download. This chart should open some eyes as we often forget that players li. Uniform images used with permission from marc okkonen, author of baseball uniforms of the 20th century. Ozzie canseco was drafted by the yankees in the 2nd round of the 1983 major league baseball draft. He pitched most notably for the new york mets in the 1980s and made the nl allstar team in 1983 and 1984.

Shipped to the rangers for ron darling and walt terrell in 1982. How about you come to atlanta and manage a team with a regular with a. Lee mazzilli league championship series stats by baseball. Organize and price your collections as we offer instant access to the worlds leading trading card and collectibles databases. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg. Lj mazzilli, son of lee, suspended for drug of abuse. The leading destination for sports card and collectible enthusiasts. Get the latest updated stats for toronto blue jays first baseman lee mazzilli on. All factual references, whether true or false, should be viewed as opinion, and for entertainment purposes only.

Mazzilli 2b the official site of minor league baseball. Card condidtion is near mint mint nmmt or better, unless otherwise stated in title. He has been married to danielle dani folque since february 4, 1984. Lee mazzilli was traded by the new york yankees to the pittsburgh pirates for tim burke, don aubin minors, john holland minors, and jose rivera minors. Whether youre a fan of the blocky, geometric shapes that make up the 85 design or the olympic subset that produced the famed mark mcgwire card, or the popular rookies that dot this set, i hope you enjoy what. Whos ready for the first ever baseball with matt interview with a former softball player. Dennis lewallyn society for american baseball research. For more classic cardboard, check out our complete guide to the golden era of baseball cards. Dec 14, 2017 3 6 10 21 29 31 35 41 42 44 47 to this day, and forever, no one will ever be able to make sense of the games record book, now smeared with phony honors. Lee mazzilli was born on march 25, 1955 in brooklyn, new york, usa as lee louis mazzilli. But in case you arent familiar with finchs credentials, heres a quick biography on the olympian. He was an allstar for the mets in 1979 and managed baltimore in. Mazzilli foundation was created by freddys close family members to raise awareness about the disease and to help provide free lung cancer screening through new york presbyterian\brooklyn methodist hospital.

All professional baseball statistics for lee mazzilli. Paul richards baseball wikipedia republished wiki 2. The following have played first base for the new york yankees. Lee mazzilli world series miscellaneous items of interest.

Mazzilli, the son of lee mazzilli, who helped the mets win the 1986 world series, is in his first spring training camp since being drafted last june. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Forty years ago, lee mazzilli was sitting in class at lincoln high in brooklyn when his baseball coach walked in and informed him that he was the mets no. Mazzilli is headed to the yanks in exchange for outfielder kendall coleman.

Mazzilli is the son of former mlb player and coach lee mazzilli, who currently works in the yankees. Mark healey gotham baseball lee mazzilli hands down. The team finished in third place in the american league eastern division with a record of 9171, finishing 7 games behind the baltimore orioles. He spent his entire major league baseball career for the new york mets.

Rob neyer, fox sports benchwarmer is the funniest, saddest, most touching picture of manhood in the 21 st century that i have ever read. Mazzilli was a fan favorite with the new york mets and was an important contributor to their 1986 world series win. Lee mazzilli baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. Lee mazzilli baseball cards, topps, fleer, upper deck. He played in major league baseball mlb as an outfielder for the new york mets, texas rangers, new york yankees, pittsburgh pirates, and toronto blue jays from 1976 through 1989.

May 02, 2020 new york ap brad balukjian tore open a pack of 1986 topps baseball cards, chewed the stale, brittle bubblegum and then planned a road trip most sports fans could only dream about. Lee louis mazzilli born march 25, 1955 is an american professional baseball player, coach, and manager. Lee mazzilli appeared in 148 major league games during the 1978 regular season. Lee mazzilli trading card values sportlots price guide. Most of this comes from its seemingly nearendless supply. His primary pitch was a sinker that was difficult for batters to drive in the air. A baseball card checklist for lee mazzilli that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. Mets prospect turns to baseball dad for season of redemption. The latest lee mazzilli stats, video highlights, news and more from. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank.

Paul rapier richards november 21, 1908 may 4, 1986 was an american professional baseball player, manager, scout and executive in major league baseball. I will almost certainly never own these, so were done having all of mazzillis autographs here. The wax pack chronicles baseball cardfueled road trip. The lee mazzilli league championship series stats seen below include his league championship series yearbyyear hitting stats, league championship series fielding stats, and league championship series pitching stats where applicable. May 23, 2019 this blog is a tribute to the 1985 topps set, one of the last sets released before the baseball card boom of the late 1980searly 1990s. Two of your starters wont manage a 600 ops, and two wont homer. Mazzilli was suspended 50 games without pay on tuesday for violating baseballs minorleague drug policy. Lee mazzilli career batting statistics for major league, minor league, and postseason baseball. The basket catch, the hustle, the switch hitting and of course the on deck circle still kills me. Douglas randall sisk born september 26, 1957, is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues as a relief pitcher from 19821988 and 19901991.

Mazzilli also managed the baltimore orioles from 2004 through 2005 and. This lee mazzilli baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that lee mazzilli has appeared on, in chronological order. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. Lee mazzilli world series stats by baseball almanac.

Images can also be viewed at the hall of fame online exhibit dressed to the nines. He has one good season as a pitcher and then was basically a part time player. Lee mazzilli 1978 game by game batting logs baseball almanac. During his playing career, he was a catcher and righthanded batter with the brooklyn dodgers 1932, new york giants 193335, philadelphia athletics 1935 and detroit tigers 194346. Win shares are calculated using the formula in the book win shares by bill james. Prior to playing professionally, he played for the university of connecticut. Lacey mazzilli is an onair host for the new york yankees and yankees on demand. Name another professional sport where stealing is allowed. Subscribe to baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards. Baseball almanac is pleased to present all the lee mazzilli books currently listed on the leading providing of online lee mazzilli books. Mazzilli, is an american professional baseball second baseman and shortstop in the chicago white sox organization.

Card condidtion is near mint nm or better, unless otherwise stated. Join facebook to connect with lee mazzilli and others you may know. The 15card pack he picked included a mix of stars fisk, sutcliffe, dwight gooden and vince coleman, solid players templeton, lee mazzilli, steve yeager and gary pettis and nonstars called common cards in the hobby such as rance mulliniks, randy ready, richie hebner, jaime cocanower and don carman, balukjians childhood. Crandall also managed lewallyn in dominican winter ball in the 197980 and 198081 seasons. In actuality, its a simple and attractive set that many might view as a bargain. May 08, 2015 lee mazzilli and steve swisher although not hall of famers, both are prominent figures in the mlb. The 792card checklist features several rookies, the most notable of which is twotime national league cy young winner, tom glavine. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games mazzilli appeared in, specifically relating to his 1978 hitting statistics. The 22yearold coleman, an 11thround draft pick in 20, hit. The new york yankees 1983 season was the 81st season for the yankees. Lee mazzilli made his major league debut on 09071976 with the new york mets. So yeah, this exists, lee mazzillis autograph on a sticker stuck on a generic card.

His only decision was a 43 loss in relief at shea stadium on july 11, 1979, when john stearns basesloaded single drove in lee mazzilli with the tenth inning gamewinner. I hope you are, because today i have an interview with jennie finch, the best softball player ever according to many people. Get the huge collection of 1987 topps tiffany sports cards online at beckett. When i was a kid growing up in brooklyn, maz made his debut in 1976. Ankiel is best known for being a good athlete who never came anywhere near his potential. Frank foutz 1901 burt hart 1901 pop dillon 1902 tom jones 1902 dan mcgann 1902 bill mellor 1902 john ganzel 190304. The chicago black sox and the 30 biggest scandals in baseball. Its a book about boys and about men, and you will weep. Lee mazzilli on baseballreference the hall of stats was built by adam darowski, jeffrey chupp, and michael berkowitz. Mazzilli, a son of former major league allstar and manager lee mazzilli, was suspended for 50 games tuesday under baseballs minorleague drug. A brooklyn native and firstround draft pick of the team, mazzilli made his mets debut in 1976 and made the allstar team in 1979.

Jesse russell orosco born april 21, 1957 is a former relief pitcher in major league baseball who holds the major league record for career pitching appearances, having pitched in 1,252 games. William hayward mookie wilson born february 9, 1956 is a former major league baseball outfielder and coach remembered as the met who hit the ground ball that rolled through bill buckners legs in the bottom of the 10th inning of game six of the 1986 world series. Justice potter stewart was a baseball fan who, while he was listening to oral arguments, asked one of his clerks to provide him and fellow justice harry blackmun with play by play accounts of the 1973 playoff game between the mets and the cincinnati reds. Mazzillis autograph also exists on a 6player autograph card numbered to 10 and an 8player autograph card numbered to 2. All wins above replacement and wins above average data comes from. Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract. The 1977 new york mets season was the 16th regular season for the mets, who played home games at shea stadium.