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Clint Hurdle
1957 Jul, 30

Clint Hurdle

Clint Hurdle, American baseball player and manager
Clinton Merrick Hurdle (born July 30, 1957) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and manager. Hurdle played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals, and managed the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Labeled a "phenom" by Sports Illustrated at age twenty, Hurdle played 515 games at the major league level. After retiring from playing baseball, Hurdle became a manager. His eight seasons with the Rockies included leading the 2007 club to the franchise's first National League (NL) pennant. On November 14, 2010, the Pirates hired him to be their manager. In 2013, Hurdle led them to their first winning season and playoff appearance since 1992. He was named the NL Manager of the Year that season.

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Events on 1957

  • 9 Jan

    Suez Crisis

    British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
  • 8 Mar

    Suez Crisis

    Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
  • 24 Jun

    First Amendment to the United States Constitution

    In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
  • 6 Jul

    Paul McCartney

    John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
  • 24 Sep

    101st Airborne Division

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.