Blue Jays and Yankees
star outfielder and Major League home run champ in 1986. Accepted
the Lord in 1982 and led many teammates to God in the years
following.
Terry Blocker
Braves outfielder help
police catch the murderer of a teammate. Accepted the Lord while
playing winter ball in Mexico during the strike season.
Bert
Blyleven
Pitcher won 287 career
games, pitched a no-hitter, played on '79 WS Pirates. Former
Director of Sports Ministries at the Crystal Cathedral.
Sid Bream
Popular Dodgers, Pirates
& Braves first baseman was a team leader in the clubhouse.
Led many of his teammates to Christ; attended Liberty University.
Ray Burris
Pitcher for 15 years
with Cubs, Yankees & Expos. Won over 100 career games. Outspoken
Christian during his playing days now runs Christian Sports
Academy.
Twelve year veteran
batted .429 with 2 HR's in the 1975 World Series for the Red
Sox. Former drug addict & alcoholic found the Lord post-career
& know runs his own ministry.
Alvin
Dark
Won World Series as
both a player ('54 NY Giants) and a manager ('74 Oakland A's).
One of the 1st outspoken Christians in sports; 15 Oakland A's
came to the Lord under Al.
Doug DeCinces
Star 3rd baseman for
Orioles took after after the retirement of Brooks Robinson.
Very successful businessman and strong Christian.
Mike Davis
Power hitting outfielder
for Oakland A's and Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1980's. Runs
many Christian sports events and has remained a coach in baseball.
Don
Demeter
Phillies outfielder
hit .300+ with 29 homers and 107 RBI in 1962.
Active Christian in his playing days and now a pastor in his
home church.
Heavy hitting Pirates
& Red Sox outfielder and current Cardinals batting coach.
An ordained Baptist Minister who spreads the gospel to today's
players.
Mark Eichhorn
Jays ace submarine
reliever from the mid-80's had AL's lowest ERA in 1986. Outspoken
and funny Christian on a Jays team that featured many Christian
players.
Catcher for the '86
WS Champ Mets has since had kidney transplant & cancer.
Uses his triumphs over illness as a platform to speak out for
the Lord.
Ed Herrmann
Catcher for White Sox
played in the 1974 All-Star game; caught 2 no-hitters. Accepted
the Lord on the day his father passed away.
Chuck Hinton
Last Washington Senator
ever to hit over .300 was an all-star in 1964. Leads a Bible
study group at his nondenominational church.
Ricky Horton
Pitcher for the Cardinals
was a World Series Champ with Dodgers in 1988. Works with the
St. Louis Cardinals & Rams as part of the MLB and NFL chapel
programs.
