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Tony Lee Cloninger (August 13, 1940 – July 24, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1961 through 1972 for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves , Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals .
[10] [11] Spahn is the only pitcher to make an Opening Day start for both the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves. Tony Cloninger, who made the last Opening Day start for the Milwaukee Braves in 1965 and the first for the Atlanta Braves in 1966, is the only pitcher to make an Opening Day start for both the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves. [3]
Tony Cloninger (left) is the only pitcher to hit two grand slams in one game, while Fernando Tatís (right) achieved the unprecedented feat of hitting two grand slams in the same inning in 1999. In baseball , a grand slam is a home run that is hit when the bases are loaded (i.e., there are runners occupying first, second, and third base ...
Phil Niekro was the Braves' Opening Day starting pitcher eight times, more than any other pitcher John Smoltz has made four Opening Day starts for the Braves. Tim Hudson was the Braves' 2013 Opening Day starting pitcher. Hudson also started in 2006 and 2008. Julio Teherán was the Braves' Opening Day starting pitcher from 2014 to 2019. Max Fried
Tony Cloninger: 1992, 1994–2001 — [20] [23] Rich Monteleone: 2002–2004 Former Yankees pitcher (1990–1993) [118] [25] Neil Allen: 2005 Former Yankees pitcher (1985, 1987–1988) [119] [120] Joe Kerrigan: 2006–2007 Managed the Boston Red Sox (2001) [121] [71] Mike Harkey: 2008–2013 2016–present Pitching coach for the Arizona ...
July 3 – At Candlestick Park, Atlanta Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams in a game against the Giants; he thus becomes the first National League player and only pitcher in major league history to do so. His nine RBI in a game also is a record for pitchers. The Braves win 17–3 and Cloninger improves his record to 9–7.
Mar. 15—PLAINS TWP. — Ken Griffey Sr. was the last player chosen in the 1969 Major League Baseball player draft — his future teammate on the Cincinnati Reds, Don Gullett, was drafted number ...
July 3, 1966: Tony Cloninger became the first National League player—and, as of 2022, the only pitcher—to hit two grand slams in one game. [4] September 11, 1966: Rookie pitcher Pat Jarvis of the Braves became the first of 5,714 strikeout victims of Nolan Ryan's career. [5]