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13-756: Leo John Marentette Jr. (February 18, 1941 – May 8, 2014) was an American professional baseball player and relief pitcher in the Major Leagues who played for the Detroit Tigers ( 1965 ) and the Montréal Expos ( 1969 ). Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 metres), 200 pounds (91 kilograms), Marentette batted and threw right-handed. In a two-season career, Marentette posted a 4.32 ERA in five pitching appearances, giving up four runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out one in 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings of work. He did not have

26-584: A decision or save . He pitched three scoreless innings for the Tigers in September 1965. Then, in 1969, Marentette was recalled from Triple-A to pitch for the Expos during the expansion team's maiden season. He appeared in three games during the Expos' June California road trip, one against each of the three teams based there, and gave up four earned runs in 5 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings. He left baseball after

39-594: A black player's head. Now, however, baseball is fully integrated, and there is little to no racial tension between teammates. Between 1943 and 1954, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League fielded teams in several Midwestern towns. Central League The Central League was founded in 1949 with eight teams: four holdovers from the previous Japanese Baseball League — the Chunichi Dragons ,

52-703: A specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada consists of the National League (founded in 1876) and the American League (founded in 1901). Historically, teams in one league never played teams in the other until the World Series , in which the champions of the two leagues played against each other. This changed in 1997 with

65-764: The Commissioner of Baseball . Operating outside the Minor League Baseball organization are many independent minor leagues such as the Atlantic League , American Association , Frontier League , and the feeder league to these the Empire Professional Baseball League . Japan has had professional baseball since the 1930s. Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and

78-992: The Hanshin Tigers , the Yomiuri Giants , and the Shochiku Robins (formerly the Taiyō Robins) — and four new teams — the Hiroshima Carp , the Kokutetsu Swallows , the Nishi Nippon Pirates , and the Taiyō Whales . The Nishi Nippon Pirates existed for one season — they placed sixth in 1950, and the following season merged with the also Fukuoka -based Nishitetsu Clippers (a member of the Pacific League ) to form

91-614: The Nishitetsu Lions , who joined the Pacific League. This brought the number of Central League teams down to an ungainly arrangement of seven. Ryuji Suzuki became president of the Central League in 1952. In 1952, it was decided that any team ending the season with a winning percentage below .300 would be disbanded or merged with other teams. The Shochiku Robins fell into this category, and were merged with

104-667: The Pacific League , each with six teams. South Korea has had professional baseball since 1982. There are 10 teams in KBO League . Taiwan has had professional baseball since the 1990s. The Chinese Professional Baseball League absorbed Taiwan Major League in 2003. There are currently 6 teams in the CPBL. Other Asian leagues include three now defunct leagues, the China National Baseball League , Israel Baseball League , and Baseball Philippines . During

117-525: The Taiyō Whales to become the Taiyō Shochiku Robins in January 1953. This enabled the Central League to shrink to an even number of six teams. Ryuji Suzuki retired as CL president in 1984 after 33 years at the post. In 2007, a new Climax Series was introduced. This playoff series was inspired by the stepladder playoff used in the Pacific League introduced in 2004 for the top three teams of

130-548: The 1970 season. He won 74 games during an 11-season minor league career. On May 8, 2014, Marentette died of a heart attack at the age of 73 at his home in Lambertville, Michigan . This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1940s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for

143-469: The United States and Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High-A, A, and Rookie. These minor-league divisions are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players and rehabilitate injured major-leaguers. "Affiliated baseball" (archaically, " organized baseball ") is often applied as an umbrella term for all leagues — major and minor — under the authority of

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156-556: The advent of interleague play . The Philadelphia Phillies , founded in 1883, are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in both Major League Baseball and all of American professional sports. In addition to the major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature minor league teams. An organization officially styled Minor League Baseball , formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in

169-594: The late 19th and early 20th centuries, players of black African descent were barred from playing the major leagues , though several did manage to play by claiming to be Cubans or Native Americans . As a result, a number of parallel Negro leagues were formed. However, after Jackie Robinson began playing with the major-league Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the Negro leagues gradually faded. The process of integration did not go entirely smoothly; there were some ugly incidents, including pitchers who would try to throw directly at

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