CKL 2B of the 70s

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--Please vote for your top 5.

1970 All Stars
1) Cesar Tovar
2) Don Buford
--Tovar finished 7th in the MVP voting.
1971 All Stars
1) Ron Hunt
2) Cookie Rojas
--Hunt finished 5th in the MVP voting.
--I don't remember either Tovar or Hunt having those big years, but I guess they must have,
1972 All Stars
1) Joe Morgan
2) Rod Carew
--Morgan won the MVP and the time of one year wonders was over.
1973 All Stars
1) Rod Carew
2) Davey Johnson
--Carew was 6th and Morgan 7th for MVP.
1974 All Stars
1) Joe Morgan
2) Bobby Grich
WC) Rod Carew
--Morgan won the MVP, Grich was 3rd and Carew 5th
1975 All Stars
1) Joe Morgan
2) Bobby Grich
--Grich was 5th and Morgan 7th for MVP
1976 All Stars
1) Joe Morgan
2) Bobby Grich
--Morgan won his 3rd MVP
1977 All Stars
1) Tito Fuentes!
2) Don Money
--Carew moved to first, Grich got hurt and Morgan fell off. Nobody in the MVP race.
1978 All Stars
1) Lou Whitaker
2) Frank White
--no MVP candidates
1979 All Stars
1) Bobby Grich
2) Paul Molitor
--no MVP candidates

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--I can't imagine that Morgan, Grich and Carew (or Morgan, Carew and Grich) won't be our threesome, but had a harder time coming up with 2 more to round out the ballot and the first wave of stat lines. Dave Cash and Ted Sizemore get the nod based on each playng over 1,000 game at 2B in the decade. Let me know who else you might like to have a look at.

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Ron Hunt played from 1970-1974 (5 years).

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--Here is HUnt and Johnson who each had a first team All Star selection and some MVP support in their best seasons.

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1) Joe Morgan - with 3 MVPs and another top 10 finish he is a pretty easy choice and a strong contender for Player of the Decade
2) Rod Carew - another easy choice and another future Hal of Famer
3) Bobby Grich - if not for injuries could have taken the 2nd team slot from Carew
4) Davey Johnson - big drop off, but he had two excellent seasons early in the decade and contributed in a few more
5) Dave Cash - steady performer for most of the decade

[rmadachik]

1. Morgan
2. Grich
3. Carew
4. Cash
5. Johnson

[J W]

1. Morgan
2. Carew
3. Grich
4. Cash
5. Johnson

[Windy City Fan]

1. Morgan - Along with Bench, Stargell, and Jackson he's one of the elite players of the decade.
2. Carew - Another future HOFer.
3. Grich - Injuries derailed him in 77 and 78, but he got back on track last year.
4. Cash - Steady but unspectacular.
5. Hunt - I'll take his OBP over Johnson's power.

[jaybird_1981]

1. Morgan
2. Carew
3. Grich
4. Cash
5. Hunt

[dust bunnies]

1. Morgan
2. Carew
3. Grich
4. Hunt
5. Cash

[catcher24]

I prefer Hunt to Johnson as well, although it's pretty much a coin flip.
1. Joe Morgan
2. Rod Carew
3. Bobby Grich (if not for the injuries, he moves ahead of Carew)
4. Dave Cash
5. Ron Hunt

I did consider Davey Lopes, but both Hunt and Johnson beat him out.

[Erik Bedard]

1. Morgan
2. Carew
3. Grich
4. Hunt
5. Cash

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1) Joe Morgan 40 (unanimous)
2) Rod Carew 31
3) Boby Grich 25
4) Dave Cash 13
5) Ron Hunt 7
6) Davey Johnson 4