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Juan Marichal was born on October 20, 1937, in the small farming village of Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic, the youngest of Francisco and Natividad Marichal's four children. He has two brothers, Gonzalo and Rafael, and a sister, Maria.
[1] [2] Marichal was a recipient of the Spain National Prize in Literature in 1996 for his work as a historian [1] and was awarded the Canary Prize for Literature in 1987. [2] Juan Marichal died on 9 August 2010 at his home in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, at the age of 88. [1] His death was announced by the regional government of the Canary ...
A bronze statue of San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal was unveiled outside the main entrance of Oracle Park, in San Francisco, California on May 22, 2005. The Dominican-born Marichal is considered to be one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball, and was the winningest pitcher of the 1960s.
Marichal is a Spanish surname originating in the 16th century. Notable people with the surname include: Juan Marichal (born 1937), Dominican baseball player; Kalimba Marichal (born 1982), Mexican singer and actor
Suárez's season-opening run rivals Hall of Famers Grover Alexander and Juan Marichal among the best in baseball history. ... Suárez is the first pitcher to start 9-0 with a sub-1.50 ERA through ...
The "Battle of Candlestick", also called the "Battle of San Francisco" or simply the "Marichal-Roseboro brawl", was an infamous bench-clearing brawl which took place on August 22, 1965, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, United States.
Rijo was once married to Juan Marichal's daughter, Rosie. [23] Rijo had a supporting role in the 2008 baseball film Sugar. Rijo became eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. 75% of the vote was necessary for induction, and 5% was necessary to stay on the ballot. He received 0.2% of the vote, and was dropped off the BBWAA ...
Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez, a native of Puerto Rico, made his PGA Tour debut in 1960. He won eight times in 21 years on the Tour and added 22 senior tour titles.