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ABOUT 2021 NATURALS HISTORY RECORDS OPPONENTS INFORMATION 1 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS MEDIA GUIDE 2021 ABOUT 2021 NATURALS HISTORY RECORDS OPPONENTS INFORMATION 2 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS MEDIA GUIDE 2021 2021 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS MEDIA GUIDE 3000 Gene George Boulevard Springdale, Arkansas 72762 Front Office: (479) 927-4900 Tickets: 1-877-444-2637 Email: [email protected] NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS MEDIA GUIDE – BY SECTION ABOUT Rich Products, Naturals Ownership Group .................................. 3-4 Naturals History ....................................................................................63-81 Front Office Administration .................................................................. 6 Records .................................................................................................. 82-112 Arvest Ballpark........................................................................................... 9 2021 Opponents ..............................................................................113-122 Club Information .................................................................................. 7-9 General Information .......................................................................123-131 2021 Naturals .................................................................................... 11-62 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS MEDIA GUIDE – BY PAGE 10-Game Winners ................................................................................ 102 Naturals to the Majors ........................................................................68-69 All-Time Roster ................................................................................. 66-67 Opening Day All-Time Figures .........................................................72-73 2021 NATURALS All-Star Game Selections .....................................................................70 Opponents, 2021 .............................................................................114-122 All-Star Game, 2013 ...............................................................................81 Overall Season Series ..............................................................................106 Arvest Ballpark........................................................................................... 9 Ownership ...................................................................................................4-5 Attendances, All-Time ........................................................................ 112 PITCHING AWARDS 10-plus Strikeout Performances, Naturals ................................105 Award Winners, Texas League ......................................................70 10-game Winners ..............................................................................102 Award, Pitcher of the Week, All-Time ........................................71 Career, Top-10 ............................................................................104-105 HISTORY Award, Player of the Week, All-Time ..........................................71 Season, Top-10 ..........................................................................100-101 Award, Kansas City Organizational, All-Time, Naturals .......71 Month, Top-10 ................................................................................96-97 Award, Various Others, Naturals ..................................................70 No-Hitters .............................................................................................104 Player Profiles ..................................................................................18-59 Birthdays, Naturals .................................................................................62 Coaching Staff .................................................................................. 12-16 POSTSEASON Division Play, North Division ........................................................... 105 North Division Championship Series, Naturals...................75-76 Franchise Firsts ........................................................................................74 Texas League Championship Series, Naturals .....................77-80 Front Office Staff ....................................................................................... 6 Postseason Records, Single-Game ..............................................110 RECORDS Ground Rules, Arvest Ballpark ........................................................ 130 Postseason Records, Career .............................................................11 Hall of Fame, Naturals .................................................................... 64-65 Pregame Schedule ........................................................................................8 HITTING Press Box Directory .......................................................................................8 Career Top-10 ......................................................................... 102-103 Pronunciation Guide .................................................................................61 Hitting Streaks, Naturals ............................................................. 107 Rainouts .......................................................................................................112 Hit for the Cycle .................................................................................99 Season Top-10 ............................................................................ 98-99 RECORDS Top Performances, Naturals ....................................................... 106 Records, Consecutive Streaks ....................................................85-87 Walk-off Home Runs ..................................................................... 106 Records, Single Game ...................................................................89-93 OPPONENTS Records, Monthly .....................................................................88, 94-97 Inter-Division Play ............................................................................... 109 Records, Single Season .................................................83-84, 98-101 League Leaders, Naturals All-Time ...................................................62 Records, Career...........................................................................102-105 Media Information ............................................................................... 7-8 Medical Terminology ................................................................. 127-128 Road Trip Mileage Chart...........................................................................17 Minor League Affiliates ..................................................................... 124 Royals 40-Man Roster, Spring Training Invites ...........................60-61 Naturals Baseball Network ..................................................................10 Terms of Interests ............................................................................129-130 Transaction Terminology ..............................................................125-126 2021 Naturals Media Guide compiled by Nicholas Badders, with assistance from Nick Poehailos, Trey Burnett, Steven Davis and Benjamin Kelly. Cover graphics designed by Kobie Lucabaugh. Photos as credited. INFORMATION 3 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS MEDIA GUIDE 2021 NATURALS OWNERSHIP GROUP ABOUT ROBERT E. RICH, JR. Owner/President As Chairman of Rich Products Corporation, Robert E. Rich Jr. (Bob) has led the company to more than $4 billion in worldwide sales revenue. Rich’s continues to build business in new markets with cutting-edge management practices, high business ethics, and customer service standards, which have earned Bob 2021 NATURALS distinction as one of the nation’s most prominent business leaders. In addition to his Rich Products leadership, Bob has played an important role in professional baseball in Buffalo, N.Y. In 1983, Bob purchased the then-struggling Double-A Buffalo Bisons professional franchise, in order to keep professional baseball in the Queen City. In 1984, he realized another major goal when he purchased baseball’s Triple-A Wichita Aeros and moved the American Association franchise to Buffalo. Two years after arriving on the Triple-A baseball scene, Bob was named the 1986 American Association Executive of the Year. In 1988, Sporting News magazine tabbed him Minor League Executive of the Year. In 1988, Bob cut the ribbon on Buffalo’s new downtown ballpark, celebrating the fulfillment of a dream to build a new home for the Bisons and setting the franchise on a course that has since included two league championships and annual minor league attendance supremacy. He serves as President and CEO of Bison Baseball Inc., Northwest Arkansas Baseball Inc., and Morgantown Baseball Inc. He is also HISTORY the past Commissioner of the National Baseball Congress, an organization of amateur and semi-pro baseball leagues operating in the U.S. and Canada. His dynamic leadership was recognized with an appointment as Chairman of the U.S. based Grocery Manufacturers Association in 1999 and selection as a National Restaurant Association “Diplomat” in May 2000. Other noteworthy distinctions include his 1996 induction into the Frozen Food Industry Hall of Fame, making his father, Robert E. Rich, and him the first father-and-son team to be so honored. That same year, Refrigerated and Frozen Foods magazine selected Bob as its “Executive of the Year.” In 2017, Bob and his father were inducted into the inaugural class