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  Juan Marichal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20, 1937 in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic), better known as Juan Marichal, was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher known for his high leg kick (image of Marichal's leg kick), dominating stuff and intimidation tactics, which included aiming pitches directly at the opposing batters' helmets.
Marichal entered the major leagues in 1960 with the San Francisco Giants, for whom he made an immediate impression by going 6-2 in eleven starts with a 2.66 ERA.
Juan Marichal was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
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 Juan Marichal-Latino Legends in Sports
Juan Marichal was born in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic and was aptly nicknamed "The Dominican Dandy".
Marichal displayed remarkable control despite an exaggerated windup in which he raised his left foot head-high and his right hand, clutching the baseball, nearly grazed the dirt on the pitching mound.
Juan Marichal is the first Dominican inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 and his uniform No. 27 has been retired by the San Francisco Giants.
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 Juan Marichal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Marichal entered the major leagues in 1960 with the San Francisco Giants, for whom he made an immediate impression bygoing 6-2 in 11 starts with a 2.66 ERA.
Marichal's career stumbled in 1970, when he only posted 12 wins andhis ERA shot up to 4.12, before straightening itself with a stellar 1971 season in which he won 18 games and his ERA slid below 3.
Marichal pitched a no-hitter in 1963 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
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 Juan Marichal biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20, 1937 in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic), better known as Juan Marichal, was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher known for his high leg kick and dominating stuff, and his intimidation tactics, which included aiming pitches directly at the opposing batters' helmets.
Marichal entered the major leagues in 1960 with the San Francisco Giants, for whom he made an immediate impression by going 6-2 in 11 starts with a 2.66 ERA.
Marichal's career stumbled in 1970, when he only posted 12 wins and his ERA shot up to 4.12, before straightening itself with a stellar 1971 season in which he won 18 games and his ERA slid below 3.
juan-marichal.biography.ms   (402 words)

  
 Juan Marichal | The BASEBALL Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Marichal hit the Dodger catcher in the head with his bat, drawing a $1,750 fine and a week suspension.
When Marichal stepped on the mound for the first time as a big leaguer, it was the first major league game he had ever seen.
Marichal finished the game with a one-hitter, striking out 12 Phillies in a 2-0 victory that signaled his arrival on the major league scene.
www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/marichaljuan   (688 words)

  
 HickokSports.com - Biography - Juan Marichal
The right-handed Marichal was known as the "Dominican Dandy," not for his style of dress but for his style of pitching.
Marichal was only 12-10 in 1970 but he bounced back with an 18-11 record and a 2.94 ERA in 1971, when the Giants won the Western Division title.
Marichal gave up only 2 runs in 8 innings but lost his only start in the league championship series, won in four games by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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 Juan Marichal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Juan completed 244 games during his career, striking out 2,303 and finishing with a career ERA of 2.89.
Juan, the only Dominican-born member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, is one of the founding members of the Dominican Foundation.
Juan has hosted annual golf tournaments in his name for the past 17 years with the proceeds funding efforts to help the urban poor of the Dominican Republic.
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 Juan Marichal Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Juan Marichal was born on Wednesday, October 20, 1937, in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic.
Marichal was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 19, 1960, with the San Francisco Giants, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
Juan Marichal's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Juan Marichal baseball statistics page.
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 Juan Marichal | BaseballLibrary.com
When he was signed out of the Dominican Air Force at age 19, high-kicking Juan Marichal already had pinpoint control of his curve, slider, screwball, and blinding fastball, all thrown with a variety of motions.
Marichal started the deciding third game, but was behind when he reinjured the foot and had to be relieved in the eighth by eventual winner Don Larsen.
Marichal is the first National League hurler since 1900 to debut with a one-hitter.
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 Juan Marichal en Español-Latino Legends in Sports
Marichal se convirtió en un ganador instantanio, especialmente en 1963 cuando él ganó 25 juegos y perdió solo ocho.
Marichal fue seleccionado a nueve juegos de estrellas y lanzó en ocho de ellos (empate por màs en la historia del béisbol con Jim Bunning, Don Drysdale y Tom Seaver) y fue el lanzador ganador en 1962 y 1965.
Juan lanzó un bate a la cabeza de Roseboro y agredió una herida desagradable encima de su cabeza.
www.latinosportslegends.com /Marichal_Juan-bio-spanish.htm   (966 words)

  
 San Francisco Giants : News : San Francisco Giants News
This is the way sculptor William Behrends perceived Juan Marichal in the moment before he released the ball thousands of times during his 16-year career, the first 14 with the Giants.
Marichal twice led the National League in complete games and shutouts and was the league leader in 1969 with a 2.10 ERA.
Marichal shares his place of honor with O'Doul, a San Francisco native, who pitched in the Pacific Coast League and later returned to manage the PCL San Francisco Seals from 1935-51 after ending his Major League career.
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 Juan Marichal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
San Juan Island Library Serving San Juan Island; Web access to catalog, news and events, information about the library, reference links, links of local interest, reader's advisory.
The Balconies of San Juan Three photographic galleries of the historic balconies of the Old City.
Juan Marichal Posters Juan Posters Arellano, Juan De Posters Juan Gris Posters Juan Pierre Posters Juan Encarnacion Posters Nieto, Juan B. Posters Don Juan DeMarco Posters Archuleta, Juan S. Posters Van Der Hamen, Juan Posters Gris, Juan Posters Juan Gonzalez Posters Juan Piquer Simon Posters Juan Antonio Bardem Posters Juan Ponce de Leon Posters
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 Encyclopedia: Juan Marichal
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.
In baseball and softball, a no-hit game (more commonly known as a no-hitter) refers to a contest in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting an official hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the...
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related...
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 Juan Marichal took a bat to Roseboro in 1965 fracas - The Washington Times: Sports - August 23, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Marichal and Roseboro were two of baseball's better players in the mid-1960s.
Marichal normally was a peaceful man who confined himself to firing fastballs or bending breaking stuff past helpless hitters.
Marichal, who should have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer, was stiffed by voters during his first two years of eligibility — because, many thought, of the bat-swinging episode.
www.washtimes.com /sports/20040823-011141-7243r.htm   (1117 words)

  
 Juan Marichal Profile | MWLguide.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Juan Marichal's career in Organized Baseball began in the Midwest League.
Besides Marichal's 246 and Kolstad's 250, John Hamilton of Keokuk had 225 and Harvey Branch of Paris had 213 (all of these are franchise records, as you might guess).
Marichal was similarly dominant in the Eastern League the following season, going 18-13 with a 2.39 ERA and 208 strikeouts (league bests in all categories).
www.mwlguide.com /biography/marichal.html   (385 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Juan Marichal
MSN Encarta - Search Results - Juan Marichal
Marichal, Juan, born in 1937, Dominican baseball player, who struck out 2,304 hitters in 16 seasons and walked just 709 in 3,507 innings.
Cabrillo, Juan Rodríguez (died 1543), Portuguese explorer and soldier.
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 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Juan Marichal
Can you imagine being Juan Marichal, who was so impressive against the Dominican Air Force team that he got a call the next day from a crony of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, informing him he was now a member of the Dominican Air Force.
Somewhat like Juan Marichal, however, Nen might be overlooked because of the era in which he pitched, since his contemporaries included closers like, John Wetteland, and Hoffman.
The Giants' tribute to Juan Marichal was one of the classiest events of the baseball season.
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 ESPN Deportes: ESPNación: Charla con los expertos
Juan Marichal: Hay muchisimos, y dependera del retiro de cada uno.
Juan Marichal: Cuando uno ve lanzadores como Greg Maddux y Tom Glavine, tambien al final de sus carreras, y a Randy Johnson que aun le queda, hay que decir que estan ahi todavia.
Juan Marichal: Creo que fueron unos comentarios innecesarios.
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 Dodger Blues - features - greatest dodgers fights & brawls
Marichal had hit a Dodger player earlier and a peeved Roseboro had been firing Sandy Koufax's pitches back to him just inches from Marichal's ear as he took his turn at bat.
Marichal saw this as a threat and immediately hit the catcher over the head with the bat twice, opening a 2-inch gash in Roseboro's head.
Marichal was suspended for eight games, and Roseboro later sued him for $110,000 in damages.
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 Juan Marichal CANDLESTICK CLASSIC Historic Poster Print - San Francisco Giants, circa 1969 - Photofile Inc.
Juan Marichal CANDLESTICK CLASSIC Historic Poster Print - San Francisco Giants, circa 1969 - Photofile Inc.
Juan Marichal was one of the most unique pitchers ever to play the game, but more importantly, he was one of the most successful!
One of the first Dominican stars to grace the big stage of Major League Baseball, "Manito" gave it his all with every pitch, competed like every game was his last, and dominated the 1960s with 189 wins in 320 starts.
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 ESPN Deportes: ESPNación: Charla con los expertos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Juan Marichal: Las Aguilas han tenido un equipo muy competidor en los ultimos años, jugadores con gran entrega que lo dan todo, por eso han tenido una gran escuadra.
Juan Marichal: David anuncio que tratara de jugar, pero tiene que viajar primero a EE.UU.
Juan Marichal: Los Leones siempre fueron un equipo extraordinario, los 50, los 60 y tambien los 80.
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 Juan Marichal Autographed Official Rawlings Major League Baseball 41.00 - AB-MLB-JM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
San Francisco Giant great Juan Marichal of the Dominican Republic, showed the way for many players from his small country right up to Pedro Martinez in the present day.
Marichal hurled an incredible 244 complete games baffling batters with his trademark high leg kick, changing speeds with pinpoint control.
Marichal was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1983.
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 Juan Marichal | National Baseball Hall of Fame
The pride of both the Dominican Republic and the Giants, Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez won 243 games and lost only 142 over 16 marvelous seasons.
View the Hall of Fame ballot from the year Juan Marichal was inducted.
Tell someone about Juan Marichal by sending a free Hall of Fame Digital Postcard.
www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/Marichal_Juan.htm   (297 words)

  
 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Juan Marichal
Known for his unorthodox pitching motion and his immaculate control, Juan Marichal won more baseball games in the 1960s (191) than any other pitcher.
Marichal's success did, however, clear the path into major league baseball for other Latin American players and he remains influential in Dominican Republic baseball in the late 1990s.
Marichal was also the all-time leader in wins by a Latin American pitcher (243) until Dennis Martinez eclipsed his record in 1998.
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 Juan Marichal SIGNATURE Poster - San Francisco Giants - All-Star Sports Posters 1968   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Juan Marichal is the winningest Latin pitcher in history, and was one of the most dominating pitchers of the 1960s.
Fans of Marichal, and of '60s baseball in general - this is a rare opportunity to own an original, high-quality, full-colour, full-size poster of one of the legends of the game.
All images contained on this site are property of their respective rights holders, and may not be copied or reproduced without expressed written consent.
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 ESPNdeportes.com - Perfiles - Juan Marichal - Entrevista   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Juan, cuéntame de tus comienzos, de cuando se enteraron que te habían firmado los Gigantes...
Juan, ¿que nos puedes decir del incidente con Johnny Roseboro el 22 de Agosto de 1965, durante el partido frente a los Dodgers de Los Angeles?
Me dice "Juan, ¿tú y Johnny son amigos?" Le contesté que sí: "lo invité a Santo Domingo a un clásico de golf y compartimos".
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