30-402: Fred Sanford may refer to: Fred Sanford (baseball) (1919–2011), Major League Baseball pitcher Fred Sanford (musician) (1947–2000), percussionist, teacher, composer, and clinician Fred G. Sanford , fictional character in the 1972 sitcom Sanford and Son See also [ edit ] Fred (name) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
60-571: A minor league known as the Western League , which existed from 1885 to 1899 with teams in mostly Great Lakes states, the league changed its name to the American League for the 1900 season and the next year developed into a second major league as a competitor to the older National League . This was prompted by the NL dropping four teams following the 1899 season after having absorbed its previous rival,
90-525: A 10.21 ERA for the last place club that lost 102 games that season. He spent two seasons with the Portland Beavers after his major league career ended, going 24–20 with a 3.62 ERA. Perhaps Sanford's most outstanding ability was his fielding; in 1948 he committed only four errors in 42 games (second best in the league). In 1950 and 1951 he committed no errors at all, and in 1950 he was second among pitchers in range factor per nine innings. His career ERA+
120-690: A 5.40 ERA. Having been a starter in the early part of the season, Sanford was demoted to the bullpen in June, making just one spot start in August. The Yankees returned to the World Series in 1950 , however, Sanford was once again kept out of all four games with the Philadelphia Phillies . The Yankees won the World Series both seasons Sanford was with the club, but he did not make a postseason appearance. At
150-629: A 55–61 record and 3.74 earned run average in the Browns' farm system when his career was interrupted by service in World War II. He returned to the Browns in 1946 , and went 15–10 with a 2.74 ERA for the Toledo Mud Hens to earn a September call up to St. Louis . He pitched shutouts in his first two major league starts against the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox . His success against
180-499: A postseason playoff series for the pennant and the right to play in the World Series. Until the late 1970s, league umpires working behind home plate wore large, balloon-style chest protectors worn outside the shirt or coat, while their colleagues in the National League wore chest protectors inside the shirt or coat. In 1977, new umpires (including Steve Palermo ) had to wear the inside chest protector, although those on staff wearing
210-448: A single league, divided into two parts, also called leagues. This change in legal status had no effect on play, scheduling, and so forth. There were eight charter teams in 1901, the league's first year as a major league, and the next year the original Milwaukee Brewers (not to be confused with the current Milwaukee Brewers ) moved to St. Louis to become the St. Louis Browns , and the year after
240-801: A third round to the playoffs in the form of the American League Division Series , with the best second-place team advancing to the playoffs as a wild-card team, in addition to the three divisional champions. In 1998, the newly franchised Tampa Bay Devil Rays joined the league, and the Arizona Diamondbacks joined the National League: i.e., each league added a fifteenth team. An odd number of teams per league meant that at least one team in each league would have to be idle on any given day, or alternatively, that odd team out would have had to play an interleague game against its counterpart in
270-653: Is at the intersection of North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and West Kilbourn Avenue where the hotel once stood. In March 1904, Johnson moved the league's headquarters from Chicago to New York. Babe Ruth , noted as one of the most prolific hitters in Major League Baseball history, spent the majority of his career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees . From 1973 to 2022 The American League had one notable difference versus
300-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fred Sanford (baseball) John Frederick Sanford (August 9, 1919 – March 15, 2011) was a Major League Baseball pitcher . Sanford signed with the St. Louis Browns in 1939 . Despite having made three appearances with the Browns in 1943 , he was essentially a career minor leaguer with
330-524: The 1949 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers . Sanford's name came up in trade rumors early in the 1950 season, as the Yankees were in need of left-handed pitching. He responded to these rumors by getting off to a 4–0 start; shortly after which, the Yankees acquired left hander Joe Ostrowski from the Browns without departing with Sanford. From that point forward, Sanford's record fell to 1–4 with
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#1732891761870360-568: The 1951 trade deadline, he, Tom Ferrick and Bob Porterfield were traded to the Washington Senators for Bob Kuzava . Unhappy with the Yankees, Sanford was exceptional in his first start with his new club, retiring fourteen batters in a row at one point to earn the win. He went 1–3 with a 7.89 ERA in his next six starts, and was traded back to the St. Louis Browns. This time he was traded for fellow right hander Dick Starr even up. He went 2–4 with
390-541: The American Association , which disbanded in 1891 after ten seasons. In its early history of the late 1880s, the minor Western League struggled until 1894, when Ban Johnson became the president of the league. Johnson pushed the league to rise to major league status, after the name change to the American League was decided in a league meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , at the former Republican Hotel. A historical marker
420-622: The American League ( AL ), is the younger of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada . It developed from the Western League , a minor league based in the Great Lakes states , which eventually aspired to major league status. It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season, 25 years after
450-617: The New York Highlanders replaced the disbanded original Baltimore Orioles. Those eight franchises constituted the league for 52 seasons until the Browns moved to Baltimore and took up the Orioles name. The eight original teams and their counterparts in the "Classic Eight" were: Following the 1999 season, the American and National Leagues were merged with Major League Baseball, and the leagues ceased to exist as business entities. The position of
480-420: The 120 World Series played since 1903. The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series and 41 American League titles, the most in major league history. The Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland Athletics have won the second most AL titles with 15, followed by the Boston Red Sox with 14. For decades, Major League baseball clubs only played teams from their own league during the regular season and playoffs, with only
510-409: The 2022 season, when the universal DH rule was implemented. In 2023, American League teams played 46 regular season interleague games against all 15 National League teams, 23 at home and 23 on the road. In 2000, the American League ended its status as a legally independent entity when the American and National Leagues were both merged into the legal entity Major League Baseball (MLB). This left MLB as
540-403: The Browns in 1948, Sanford's role with the Yankees was far more limited, as he pitched just 95.1 innings for the "Bronx Bombers" in 1949 . Still, he proved to be a very important piece for the Yankees down the stretch, as he went 3–0 with a 2.31 ERA in the month of September to help hold off the surging Boston Red Sox , and win the American League by a game. Sanford did not make an appearance in
570-1005: The NL Central. At the same time, the Detroit Tigers were moved from the AL East to the AL Central, making room for the Devil Rays in the East. Even after expansion, the American League then continued with 14 teams. This situation changed again in 2013 when the Houston Astros moved from the National League Central division to the American League West. The Astros had been in the NL for 51 years since beginning as an expansion team in 1962. Since their move, both leagues now consist of 15 teams. For
600-552: The Yankees was fleeting, as he allowed successive home runs to Charlie Keller , Joe DiMaggio and Johnny Lindell during a relief appearance against the Yanks during the 1947 season. Still, he pitched well enough against them to catch the eye of Yankees General Manager George Weiss . At the 1948 Winter meetings , he and Roy Partee were dealt to the Yankees for Red Embree , Sherm Lollar and Dick Starr plus $ 100,000. Having pitched 227 innings and appeared in 42 games with
630-546: The difference in play between the two major leagues has diminished considerably. Though both leagues agreed to be jointly governed by a commissioner in 1920, they remained separate business entities with their own presidents and management. This was the case until after the 1999 season, when the American League legally merged with the National League under the auspices of Major League Baseball, which now operates much like other North American professional sports leagues, albeit with two "leagues" instead of "conferences". Originally
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#1732891761870660-399: The first 96 years, American League teams faced their National League counterparts only in exhibition games or in the World Series. Beginning in 1997, interleague games have been played during the regular season and count in the standings. As part of the agreement instituting interleague play, the designated-hitter rule was used only in games where the American League team is the home team, until
690-520: The formation of the National League (the "Senior Circuit"). Since 1903, the American League champion has played in the World Series against the National League champion with only two exceptions: 1904, when the NL champion New York Giants refused to play their AL counterpart, and 1994, when a players' strike resulted in the cancellation of the Series. Through 2024, American League teams have won 68 of
720-410: The introduction of the designated hitter rule in 1973, which encouraged AL managers to largely abandon "smallball" tactics. However, with the advent of free agency in the 1970s allowing for more player movement between leagues, the introduction of regular season interleague play in 1997, umpires working games across MLB beginning in 1999, and the NL's adoption of the designated hitter rule in 2022,
750-402: The other league. The initial plan was to have three five-team divisions per league with inter-league play year-round—possibly as many as 30 interleague games per team each year. For various reasons, it soon seemed more practical to have an even number of teams in both leagues. The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to change leagues to become the National League's 16th team, moving from the AL Central to
780-504: The outside protector could continue to do so. Most umpires made the switch to the inside protector, led by Don Denkinger in 1975 and Jim Evans the next year, although several did not, including Bill Haller , Russ Goetz , George Maloney , Bill Kunkel and Jerry Neudecker , who became the last full-time MLB umpire to use the outside protector in 1985. In 1994, the league, along with the National League, reorganized again, this time into three divisions (East, West, and Central ) and added
810-485: The rival National League , as it had the designated hitter rule. Under the rule, a team may use a batter in its lineup who is not in the field defensively, replacing the pitcher in the batting order, compared to the old rule that made it mandatory for the pitcher to bat. In the last two decades, the season schedule has allowed occasional interleague play. In 1969, the AL (and NL) were divided into East and West divisions, with
840-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fred_Sanford&oldid=836445928 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
870-408: The two pennant winners meeting in the World Series. The AL and NL also employed and trained their own umpires , who only worked regular season games in their own league. These differences resulted in the leagues developing slightly different strategies and styles of play. The American League was usually regarded as the less "traditional" league during the 20th century, a reputation most exemplified by
900-551: Was 94, meaning he was approximately six percent worse than average in allowing earned runs relative to his era, stadiums, and league. He led the league with 21 losses in 1948, however, he "ate up innings" for the lowly Browns. He was fourth in the league with 33 starts and seventh in innings pitched . His only career home run came off the Cleveland Indians ' Bob Lemon on July 9, 1948. American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs , known simply as
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