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Robert Michael Ojeda (born December 17, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who pitched for five different MLB teams over fifteen seasons including the 1986 World Champion New York Mets. He is also known for being the lone survivor of a March 22, 1993 boating accident that killed fellow pitchers Steve Olin and Tim Crews. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The 1986 World Series, the 83rd playing of the modern championship series in Major League Baseball, was a memorable battle between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox which helped to spread the legend of the Curse of the Bambino to mass public awareness. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1986 • 1969 NL Pennants (4) 2000 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 East Division titles (4) 1988 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 Wild card berths (2) 2000 • 1999 Major league nicknames New York Mets (1962-present) Major...
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1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Steve Olin (1965-1993) was a right-handed submarining relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians from 1988 to 1992. ...
Stanley Timothy (Tim) Crews (April 3, 1961-March 23, 1993) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched the majority of six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers -- 1987 to 1992. ...
Early career
Ojeda was born in Los Angeles, California and attended Redwood High School in Visalia, California. He attended College of the Sequoias before being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Boston Red Sox in 1978. Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...
Redwood High School is a public secondary school located in Larkspur, California. ...
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College of the Sequoias (COS) is a public two-year community college located in Visalia in Tulare County, in Californias San Joaquin Valley. ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 • 1986 • 1975 • 1967 1946 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1904 • 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 1975 Wild card berths...
In 1979, as a starting pitcher in Winter Haven of the Florida State League, Ojeda went 15-7 in 29 games started earning a promotion to the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox for 1980. With a good earned run average, Ojeda was called up to the majors in July of 1980. Shelled in his first few starts, he registered his first victory on 1980-08-02 with six shutout innings against the Texas Rangers. Two starts later, he was removed from a game without getting a single out and was sent back to Pawtucket. In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. ...
Winter Haven is a city located in Polk County, Florida, and is a very very boring place to live. ...
The Florida State League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. ...
In baseball statistics, games started (denoted by GS) is credited to a pitcher who throws the very first pitch to the opposing team of a single game. ...
In baseball, the Pawtucket Red Sox (known colloquially as the PawSox) are the AAA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and belong to the International League. ...
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
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In team sports, a shutout (sometimes a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team wins without allowing the opposing team to score. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1961-present) West Division (1972-present) East Division (1969-1971) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None West Division titles (3) [1] 1999 • 1998 • 1996 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1994, a players strike wiped out the last...
On 1981-06-23, Ojeda was the winning pitcher in the longest professional baseball game in history. The famous game between Pawtucket and the Rochester Red Wings had started on 1981-04-18 but was suspended after 32 innings. Ojeda started the 33rd when play was resumed two months later and got credit for the win when Pawtucket won in the bottom of the inning after just eighteen minutes (the first 32 innings had taken over eight hours). Not long after, the 1981 baseball strike began and Ojeda's 2.13 ERA earned him a call-up when it ended. He responded with a complete game seven-hit victory. This time, his stay in the majors was permanent as he pitched well in all but his last two starts for Boston. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ...
The longest professional baseball game ever played was a 33-inning minor league baseball affair between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox that took place on April 18, 1981, at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. ...
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The 1981 baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball history. ...
In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game himself, without the benefit of a relief pitcher. ...
Boston 1982 went poorly for Ojeda in his first full season in the majors. After a couple poor starts in May, he started splitting his time between starting and relief pitching and was shut down in mid-August with an ERA near six. A relief pitcher warms up in the bullpen as the game goes on A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness or fatigue. ...
In 1983, Ojeda turned things around for a Boston team that finished near the bottom of the division. As the fourth starter, he posted a 12-7 record and a 4.04 ERA which were both tops in the rotation. In 1984, Ojeda and Bruce Hurst were the number-one starters and Ojeda posted another twelve wins (to go with twelve losses) which included a Major League lead-tying five shutouts. The Red Sox improved in the standings but Ojeda's numbers – including an ERA again near four – mostly stayed the same. Bruce Vee Hurst (born March 24, 1958 in St. ...
When 1985 started, the Red Sox were overstocked on starting pitchers, including a young Roger Clemens, so Ojeda was relegated to the bullpen. He pitched so well in that capacity that he was moved back into the rotation at the end of May but his ERA again balooned over four prompting him to be traded after the season. The eight-player trade seemed benign at the time but would have repercussions the following year as it sent Ojeda to the New York Mets and Calvin Schiraldi to the Red Sox. Both would play important roles in the 1986 World Series. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed The Rocket, is one of the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of all time[1]. His seven Cy Young awards are two...
Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962 in Houston, Texas) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox, is best known for being the losing pitcher of Game 6 and Game 7 of the 1986 World Series. ...
New York and a championship In 1986, Ojeda was fantastic for the Mets almost from day one. Despite starting in the bullpen and then being only the fourth starter, he finished with an 18-5 record, 2.57 ERA (second-best in the league) and 148 strikeouts – all career-bests. He got through the fifth inning in all but two of his starts and allowed zero earned runs in eight different starts. His worst blemish was off the field when, on 1986-07-19, he and teammates Ron Darling, Rick Aguilera and Tim Teufel were arrested outside a bar in Houston, Texas for fighting with security guards (who were also off-duty police officers). All four were released in time for the following game and the worst results were $200 fines but the incident fed into the Mets' reputation as a rowdy crew that season. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Ronald Maurice Darling (born August 19, 1960 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former starting pitcher for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos for a very brief period. ...
Richard Warren Rick Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel, California) was a professional baseball player for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs. ...
Nickname Space City Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Geographical characteristics Area - Total - Land - Water 1,558 km² (601. ...
The Mets cruised through the 1986 regular season building a double-digit lead before July that only widened in the second half of the season. They lost the first game to the Houston Astros in the 1986 National League Championship Series but Ojeda pitched a complete game to easily win Game 2. He also started Game 6 but quickly gave up three runs in the first inning. The Mets didn't recover until the ninth but won the game in an epic sixteen innings to earn a trip to the World Series. Coincidentally for Ojeda, the Mets' opponents in the World Series were Ojeda's old team, the Boston Red Sox. Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (1) 2005 Central Division titles (4) 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 West Division titles (2) [1][2] 1986 • 1980 Wild card berths (2) 2005 • 2004 [1...
The 1986 National League Championship Series featured the New York Mets taking on the Houston Astros. ...
In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game himself, without the benefit of a relief pitcher. ...
The Mets had easily won their division with 108 wins – by far the most in the majors – and won the NLCS in six games. In contrast, the Red Sox won their division by only five-and-a-half games and then had to overcome a three-games-to-one deficit to squeak by the California Angels in the 1986 American League Championship Series. Despite the apparent disparity, the Red Sox shocked the Mets by winning the first two games of the World Series at Shea Stadium. With the Mets back in Boston staring at disaster, Bob Ojeda pitched in Game 3 and cruised to a Series-saving 7-1 victory. For the Pacific Coast League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels (PCL). ...
The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series. ...
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When the Mets' ace, Dwight Gooden, again faltered in Game 5, they needed another big performance in Game 6. They turned to Ojeda again but, this time, he was less than perfect, giving up two early runs. The Mets recovered later to tie and Ojeda left the game with no decision. When the Red Sox scored again to take the lead, they turned to the pitcher they traded Ojeda for, Calvin Schiraldi, to close out the World Series. Instead, Schiraldi gave up the lead after just five batters. With another chance to close out the first Boston championship since 1918, Schiraldi let the tenth inning turn into the greatest comeback in World Series history and a legendary nightmare for Bill Buckner and the Red Sox. Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964 in Tampa, Florida), a. ...
The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. ...
Bill Buckner and his infamous error during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series William Joseph Bill Buckner (born December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, California) is a former Major League Baseball player who, despite an impressive 20-year career, will forever be remembered for a ground ball that rolled between...
Ojeda had surgery in May of 1987 and missed most of that season. He pitched well in 1988 but was involved in what some consider one of the most ridiculous accidents in baseball history when he severed the tip of his left middle finger while trimming his hedges in mid-September. After microsurgery to reattach his fingertip (and save his career), he missed the playoffs and the Mets lost the NLCS. Ojeda did not recover well, declining in 1989 and spending most of 1990 pitching out of the bullpen. After 1990, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Hubie Brooks. Major league affiliations National League (1890-present) West Division (1969-present) American Association (1884-1889) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 1988 • 1981 • 1965 • 1963 1959 • 1955 NL Pennants (21) 1988 • 1981 • 1978 • 1977 1974 • 1966 • 1965 • 1963 1959 • 1956 • 1955 • 1953 1952 • 1949 • 1947 • 1941 1920 • 1916 • 1900...
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End of career and tragedy In his first season with the Dodgers, Ojeda pitched well as their only left-handed starter. He won an important game in the heat of a pennant race but the Dodgers lost three of their last four games and missed the playoffs. In 1992, his numbers sank some and he became a free agent after the season. (Oddly, Ojeda was the last left-handed pitcher to start for the Dodgers until five years later). After six weeks as a free agent, he was signed by the Cleveland Indians. Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1948 • 1920 AL Pennants (5) 1997 • 1995 • 1954 • 1948 1920 Central Division titles (6) [1] 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 1996 • 1995 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In...
The Indians were in Winter Haven for spring training on 1993-03-22 when Ojeda went on a boat ride with new teammates Steve Olin and Tim Crews. Crews was legally drunk and it was nearly dark when the boat struck a pier killing Crews and Olin. It was the first death of active major league players since Thurman Munson in 1979. Ojeda suffered major head lacerations and sat out most of the season to recuperate – both physically and mentally. He returned late that season and had a respectable 4.40 ERA in 43 innings. [1] A Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
22 March is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ...
Thurman Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was a Major League Baseball player from 1969 to 1979. ...
Ojeda became a free agent after the 1993 season. He was signed by the New York Yankees for 1994 but pitched horribly in two games and was soon released. He retired as a player at age 36. Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (26) 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1996 1978 • 1977 • 1962 • 1961 1958 • 1956 • 1953 • 1952 1951 • 1950 • 1949 • 1947 1943 • 1941 • 1939 • 1938 1937 • 1936 • 1932 • 1928 1927 • 1923 AL Pennants (39) 2003 • 2001 • 2000...
Post-retirement Since retiring, Bob Ojeda was out of the public eye until 2001 when he was hired as the pitching coach for Mets A-level Brooklyn Cyclones. After two seasons in Brooklyn, he was promoted to be the pitching coach of the AA Binghamton Mets for 2003. The Brooklyn Cyclones are a minor league baseball team, affiliated with the New York Mets. ...
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The following are the events of the year 2003 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
In 2003, the major league Mets were terrible resulting in pitching coach, Vern Ruhle, being fired. While searching for a new coach, Ojeda's name was mentioned as a possibility but the job ultimately went to Rick Peterson who was Mets' manager Art Howe's former coach with the Oakland Athletics. Not long after, Ojeda left the Mets, criticizing the organization as a whole but saying his unsuccessful candidacy for pitching coach was not a factor. [2] Rick Peterson is the pitching coach for the New York Mets, a Major League Baseball team. ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1989 • 1974 • 1973 • 1972 1930 • 1929 • 1913 • 1911 1910 AL Pennants (15) 1990 • 1989 • 1988 • 1974 1973 • 1972 • 1931 • 1930 1929 • 1914 • 1913 • 1911 1910 • 1905 • 1902 West Division titles (13) [1...
In 2005, Ojeda was named the pitching coach for the Can-Am League's Worcester Tornadoes under Worcester manager and Ojeda's former batterymate, Rich Gedman, helping the team win the Can-Am championship in its first year. [3] The following are the events of the year 2005 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The Canadian-American Association or Can-Am League is an independent minor league baseball league which operates in the Northeastern United States and the Canadian province of Québec. ...
Worcester Tornadoes is the current name for what will be the first professional baseball team in Worcester, Massachusetts in over 70 years. ...
The following is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, and explanations of their meanings. ...
Richard Leo Rich Gedman (born September 26, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and left-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1980-90), Houston Astros (1990-91) and St. ...
Bob Ojeda has a wife, a son and five daughters. [4]
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