Friday, July 8Th

2011 Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest CONFIRMED LEGENDS SCHEDULE OF APPEARRANCES* (As of June 15, 2011) Friday, July 8th JAY BELL~ The shortstop was a two-time All-Star (1993, 1999) in his career and he earned a Gold Glove in 1993, breaking Ozzie Smith’s string of 13 consecutive wins at the position. Bell helped lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to the National League West title in 1999, just their second year of existence, by setting career-highs with 132 runs scored, 38 home runs and 112 RBI. In 2001, Bell scored the decisive run on Luis Gonzalez’s single against Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the World Series, lifting the D-backs to the World Championship. DAMION EASLEY~ Damion Easley played 17 seasons in the Major Leagues as an infielder, spending most of his time at second base. In 1998 with the Detroit Tigers, he represented the American League in the All-Star Game, and posted career-highs with 27 home runs, 100 RBI, 38 doubles and 161 hits. Damion won the Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award at second base in the A.L. after hitting .271, and he also led the League with 480 defensive assists. From 1997-2000, Easley ranked among the top five A.L. second basemen in fielding percentage, leading the League with a .990 percentage in 2000. 1 MIKE FETTERS~ Mike Fetters was a 16-year Major League relief pitcher, spanning 620 games from 1989-2004, posting a career ERA of 3.86 and 100 saves. He assembled a 3.38 ERA and a career-high 32 saves for the Brewers in 1996. Fetters had two stints with the D-backs: in 2002, when the club won the N.L. West title, and again in 2004. ROLLIE FINGERS^ Fingers pitched in the Major Leagues from 1968-1985 and was a key pitcher for Oakland’s three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-74. A 1992 inductee to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he was a seven-time All-Star and the 1981 winner of both the American League Most Valuable Player and the AL Cy Young Award after going 6-3 with a 1.04 ERA and 28 saves for the Brewers. Fingers was the Most Valuable Player of the 1974 World Series. MARK GRACE~ First baseman Mark Grace played 16 seasons in the Major Leagues from 1988-2003. Grace, a three-time All-Star and a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1988. He was also voted to the Chicago Cubs All-Century Team in 1999. In the 1990s, Grace led the Majors with 1,754 hits and 364 doubles while his 1,238 singles ranked second behind Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres. Grace, who finished among the N.L.’s top-10 in hitting eight times, was a key member of the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks, which captured first World Series Championship in franchise history. KELLY STINNETT~ Kelly Stinnett was a 14-year Major League catcher from 1994-2007. He played 734 career games with a .234 batting average, 65 home runs and 230 RBI. Stinnett played for the NL West Champion D-backs in 1999, setting career-highs with 14 home runs and 38 RBI, and appeared in four games in the club’s Division Series against the Mets. 2 Saturday, July 9th ORLANDO CEPEDA^ Orlando Cepeda was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. He hit .297 with 379 home runs and 1,365 RBI in his career, from 1958-74. The Puerto Rico native was named to 10 All-Star teams and played in nine Midsummer Classics. “The Baby Bull” was named the 1958 National League Rookie of the Year and the 1967 NL Most Valuable Player after hitting .325 with 25 home runs and 111 RBI for the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. DAVID DELLUCCI~ David Dellucci played 13 seasons as an outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1997-2009. As a rookie with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998, he led the National League with 12 triples in 124 games played. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native hit .394 in 1999 before a wrist injury ended his season after just 64 games. Dellucci batted .313 in 17 career postseason games, and he helped contribute to the D-backs’ World Series win over the New York Yankees in 2001. In nearly 1,100 games played, David collected 101 home runs, 141 doubles and 431 runs scored. ROLLIE FINGERS^ Fingers pitched in the Major Leagues from 1968-1985 and was a key pitcher for Oakland’s three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-74. A 1992 inductee to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he was a seven-time All-Star and the 1981 winner of both the American League Most Valuable Player and the AL Cy Young Award after going 6-3 with a 1.04 ERA and 28 saves for the Brewers. Fingers was the Most Valuable Player of the 1974 World Series. 3 STEVE FINLEY~ Steve Finley played 19 seasons in the Major Leagues from 1989-2007. As a center fielder, Finley was a two-time All-Star and five-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner. Steve was a career .271 hitter and he totaled 2,548 hits, 1,167 RBI and 304 home runs. In 1996, Finley finished second in the National League with 126 runs scored and 45 doubles. The 45 doubles set a Padres franchise record at the time and his 84 extra-base hits that year remain a single-season franchise-best. In 2001, Finley had a phenomenal postseason for the Arizona Diamondbacks en route to their World Series Championship. Steve hit .365 with nine RBI over 16 postseason games, including a .368 mark in the Fall Classic. In 2003, at 38-years-old, Finley became the oldest Major League player to lead the league in triples with 10. MARK GRACE~ First baseman Mark Grace played 16 seasons in the Major Leagues from 1988-2003. Grace, a three-time All-Star and a four-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1988. He was also voted to the Chicago Cubs All-Century Team in 1999. In the 1990s, Grace led the Majors with 1,754 hits and 364 doubles while his 1,238 singles ranked second behind Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres. Grace, who finished among the N.L.’s top-10 in hitting eight times, was a key member of the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks, which captured first World Series Championship in franchise history. FERGUSON JENKINS^ Ferguson Jenkins played in the Major Leagues from 1965-1983. He was a 1991 inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He went 284-226 (557) with a 3.34 ERA in his career. He won the 1971 National League Cy Young Award, leading the NL in innings, wins and complete games. An NL All-Star in 1967, 1971 and 1972, he was a 20-game winner seven times. His 2,038 career strikeouts are the most in Cubs history. 4 FRED LYNN Fred Lynn had a 17-year Major League career, from 1974-1990, with a .283 batting average, 306 home runs and 1,111 RBI. With the Red Sox in 1975, Lynn became the first player in baseball history to win Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season, batting .331 with 21 home runs and 105 RBI. A nine-time American League All-Star and a four-time Gold Glove winner, Lynn hit what remains the only grand slam in the history of the All-Star Game at Comiskey Park in 1983 – the signature shot in the AL’s 13-3 win, which snapped its 11-year losing streak. REGGIE SANDERS~ Reggie Sanders played 17 seasons in the Major Leagues between 1991 and 2007. In his rookie year in 1992 with the Cincinnati Reds, he batted .270 with 12 home runs, 26 doubles and 16 stolen bases to finish fourth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting. In 1995, Sanders posted a career-high 36 doubles, 99 RBI and 36 stolen bases (also accomplished in 1999) to go along with a .306 batting average as he was selected to the N.L. All-Star team and finished sixth in N.L. Most Valuable Player voting. Reggie, who recorded 304 career home runs, hit .304 with six runs scored in six games played during the 2001 World Series for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sanders also appeared in the 2002 Fall Classic with the San Francisco Giants and the 2004 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. 5 Sunday, July 10th LUIS APARICIO^ A 1984 inductee to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Aparicio became the first Venezuelan-born player to reach the halls of Cooperstown. A 10-time American League All-Star and a nine-time Gold Glove winner, he led the AL in stolen bases in nine seasons. He finished second in AL Most Valuable Player voting in 1959 for the “Go Go Sox.” In his 18-year Major League career, he never played a single inning at a position other than shortstop. LOU BROCK^ A 1985 inductee to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and a six-time National League All-Star, Brock led the NL in stolen bases eight times and in runs twice and was a member of two World Series Championship teams with the Cardinals (1964 and 1967).

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