Which retired American baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball got his start with the Omaha Rockets?
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Omaha Rockets The Omaha Rockets were a semi-pro, independent Negro league baseball team in Omaha, Nebraska from (year-year). Gene Collins and Bob Gibson both began their careers with the team. Pro Football Hall of Famer Night Train Lane also played briefly for the Rockets after graduating high school.
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Bob Gibson Robert Gibson (born November 9, 1935) is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–75). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot", Gibson tallied 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) during his career. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. In 1981, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The Cardinals retired his uniform number 45 in September 1975 and inducted him into the team Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Kip Wells Robert "Kip" Wells (born April 21, 1977) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. In his Major League Baseball career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres. He's currently the pitching coach for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League.
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Tony McKnight Tony Mark McKnight (born June 29, 1977) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the amateur draft. McKnight played his first professional season with their Rookie league Gulf Coast Astros in 1995, and his last with the Los Angeles Dodgers' Triple-A Las Vegas 51s in .
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Bill Dawley William Chester Dawley (born February 6, 1958) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1983 to 1989, for the Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics. He was used exclusively as a relief pitcher during his major league career, appearing in 275 games as a reliever.
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Gary Haught Gary Allen Haught (born September 29, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
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Mike Mohler Michael Ross Mohler (born July 26, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Mohler played for the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks from 1993 to 2001. Attended East Ascension High School and Nicholls State University, playing on both baseball teams.
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Brian Barnes (baseball) Brian Keith Barnes (born March 25, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played from 1990 to 1994 with the Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Dave Duncan (baseball) David Edwin Duncan (born September 26, 1945) is an American pitching consultant for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a former professional baseball catcher and pitching coach. He began his MLB playing career in 1964 and played again consecutively from 1967 to 1976 for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and Baltimore Orioles.
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Lance Carter Lance David Carter (born December 18, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher and current minor league pitching coach. He has pitched in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals () Tampa Bay Devil Rays (-), and Los Angeles Dodgers (). He bats and throws right-handed.
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Don Larsen Donald James Larsen (born August 7, 1929) is an American retired Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams. Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–54; 1965), New York Yankees (1955–59), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–64), Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–65), and Chicago Cubs (1967).
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Joe Lahoud Joseph Michael Lahoud (born April 14, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder and designated hitter, for the Boston Red Sox (1968–71), Milwaukee Brewers (1972–73), California Angels (1974–76), Texas Rangers (1976) and Kansas City Royals (1977–78).
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Dennis Cook Dennis Bryan Cook (born October 4, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball with nine teams from 1988 to 2002: the San Francisco Giants (1988–1989), Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1990, 2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1991), Cleveland Indians (1992–1993, 1995), Chicago White Sox (1994), Texas Rangers (1995–1996), Florida Marlins (1997), New York Mets (1998–2001), and Anaheim Angels (2002). He made his major league debut on September 12, 1988, and played his final game on September 18, 2002.
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Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams. Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average (ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, more than any other pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style, which he used to intimidate batters.
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Denny McLain Dennis Dale McLain (born March 29, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for 10 seasons, most notably for the Detroit Tigers. In 1968, McLain became the last pitcher in Major League Baseball to win 30 or more games during a season (31–6) — a feat accomplished by only 11 players in the 20th century.
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Al Lyons Albert Harold Lyons (July 18, 1918 – December 20, 1965) was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in 39 Major League Baseball games as a pitcher in 1944 and from 1946 to 1948 with the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves. He also appeared in five games as an outfielder and 16 more as a pinch hitter, compiling a .293 MLB career batting average (17 hits in 58 at bats), with one home run, three doubles, and nine runs batted in.
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Jason Bere Jason Phillip Bere (born May 26, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current bullpen coach for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for parts of 11 seasons from 1993 to 2003, for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, and Indians. He was elected to the 1994 MLB All-Star Game, but injuries limited his playing career.
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Dyar Miller Dyar K Miller (born May 29, 1946) is a retired professional baseball pitcher, coach and instructor. A product of Utah State, Miller pitched 13 seasons in the Major Leagues between and . He also pitched all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, and the New York Mets. After his playing career, Miller coached and instructed for 28 seasons (19 in the St. Louis Cardinals organization), mainly in the minor leagues. Most recently, he served as the Cardinals' bullpen coach in 2012.
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Wayne Franklin Gary Wayne Franklin (born March 9, 1974) is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Houston Astros (2000-2001), Milwaukee Brewers (2002-2003), San Francisco Giants (2004), New York Yankees (2005), and Atlanta Braves (2006). Franklin bats and throws left-handed.
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Don Sutton Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher. He played for 23 total major league seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels. He won a total of 324 games, 58 of them shutouts and five of them one-hitters, and he is seventh on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574.
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Ron Bryant Ronald Raymond Bryant (born November 12, 1947) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1967 to 1975 . Bryant's career record was 57 wins and 56 losses with a 4.02 ERA, mostly with the San Francisco Giants. He had 519 strikeouts in 917 career innings pitched. In 1973, Bryant had a 24–12 record with a 3.53 ERA for San Francisco. His 24 wins tied him with Wilbur Wood for most victories that year and made him the National League's only 20-game winner. In 1972, he went 14–7 with a 2.90 ERA. Bryant was injured in a swimming pool accident during spring training in 1974 and he went 3–15 with a 5.61 ERA. His request to be placed on the voluntary retired list was granted by the Giants on April 4, 1975. The primary reason he stated for his decision was a desire to spend more time with his wife and their two children. His contract was dealt by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Larry Herndon and minor league pitcher Tony Gonzales on May 9, 1975. Bryant ended his brief retirement once the mandatory 60-day stay on the voluntary list expired on June 6. His major league pitching career ended when he was released by the Cardinals on July 30, 1975 after rejecting a demotion to the Tulsa Oilers.
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Bill Greif William Briley Greif (born April 25, 1950) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1971 to 1976, for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals.