February 6, 200521 yr When you have some idle time you should check this site out. It's got a ton of statistical information on it, and one thing you can do is connect the careers of any two players in MLB history. It's like the six degrees of separation of Kevin Bacon thing, if you've ever heard of that. So, to connect Babe Ruth to Robin Ventura, you get Babe played with Red Rolfe for the 1934 Yankees, and Red Rolfe played with Joe Gordon for the 1942 Yankees, and Joe Gordon played with Minnie Minoso for the 1949 Indians, and Minnie played with Jerry Hairston for the 1976 Sox, and Jerry played with Robin for the 1989 Sox. Plus you can find out the leaders in all statistical categories, now and through the years, and on and on. The all time leader in GIDP? Julio Franco.
February 6, 200521 yr Some of my favorites: Scott Ruffcorn played with Dan Pasqua for the 1993 Chicago White Sox Dan Pasqua played with Tommy John for the 1986 New York Yankees Tommy John played with Early Wynn for the 1963 Cleveland Indians Early Wynn played with Joe Kuhel for the 1944 Washington Senators Joe Kuhel played with Nick Altrock for the 1931 Washington Senators Nick Altrock played with Cy Young for the 1902 Boston Somersets Rodney Bolton played with Wilson Alvarez for the 1993 Chicago White Sox Wilson Alvarez played with Harold Baines for the 1996 Chicago White Sox Harold Baines played with Minnie Minoso for the 1980 Chicago White Sox Minnie Minoso played with Phil Cavarretta for the 1954 Chicago White Sox Phil Cavarretta played with Bob O'Farrell for the 1934 Chicago Cubs Bob O'Farrell played with Mordecai Brown for the 1916 Chicago Cubs Frank Thomas played with Dan Pasqua for the 1994 Chicago White Sox Dan Pasqua played with Phil Niekro for the 1985 New York Yankees Phil Niekro played with Frank Thomas for the 1965 Milwaukee Braves
February 6, 200521 yr Joe Borchard played with Willie Harris for the 2003 Chicago White Sox Willie Harris played with Tim Raines for the 2001 Baltimore Orioles Tim Raines played with Fred Norman for the 1980 Montreal Expos Fred Norman played with Granny Hamner for the 1962 Kansas City Athletics Granny Hamner played with Jimmie Foxx for the 1945 Philadelphia Phillies Jimmie Foxx played with Ty Cobb for the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics
February 6, 200521 yr I thought this one would be longer, but I forogt that Harold Baines is so old that he has played with just about everyone in the last 20 years. lol Shingo Takatsu played with Kelly Wunsch for the 2004 Chicago White Sox Kelly Wunsch played with Harold Baines for the 2001 Chicago White Sox Harold Baines played with Minnie Minoso for the 1980 Chicago White Sox Minnie Minoso played with Marv Grissom for the 1952 Chicago White Sox Marv Grissom played with Mel Ott for the 1946 New York Giants Mel Ott played with Jack Bentley for the 1926 New York Giants Jack Bentley played with Clark Griffith for the 1913 Washington Senators Clark Griffith played with Cap Anson for the 1896 Chicago Colts
February 7, 200521 yr QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 6, 2005 -> 11:38 AM) Best sight on the net for stats, player and team info, I use it all the time. Ditto. I use this site all of the time.
February 7, 200521 yr Wilson Valdez played with Mike Jackson for the 2004 Chicago White Sox Mike Jackson played with Steve Carlton for the 1986 Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton played with Curt Simmons for the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals Curt Simmons played with Rollie Hemsley for the 1947 Philadelphia Phillies Rollie Hemsley played with Jack Quinn for the 1933 Cincinnati Reds Jack Quinn played with Joe Jackson for the 1918 Chicago White Sox
February 7, 200521 yr Jamie Burke played with David Eckstein for the 2001 Anaheim Angels David Eckstein played with Raul Mondesi for the 2004 Anaheim Angels Raul Mondesi played with John Van Benschoten for the 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
February 7, 200521 yr Mike Caruso played with Tony Castillo for the 1998 Chicago White Sox Tony Castillo played with Darrell Evans for the 1989 Atlanta Braves Darrell Evans played with Bob Aspromonte for the 1969 Atlanta Braves Bob Aspromonte played with Jackie Robinson for the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
February 8, 200521 yr Honus Wagner played with Carmen Hill for the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates Carmen Hill played with Paul Waner for the 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Waner played with Warren Spahn for the 1942 Boston Braves Warren Spahn played with Phil Niekro for the 1964 Milwaukee Braves Phil Niekro played with Ron Gant for the 1987 Atlanta Braves Ron Gant played with Juan Uribe for the 2001 Colorado Rockies Players born on my Birthday (August 27th): Jose Vidro Jim Thome Dizzy Nutter Ed Hahn Now Hall of Famers.......yet. Quick Facts: Nellie Fox born on Christmas and Julio Franco played 1 season with the Sox in which he acheived MOST career highs.
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