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Who would be on a team of all leftys?
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1- lefty grove
2- jack clements
3- lou gehrig
4- al reach
5- lipman pike
6- mike donlin
7- stan musial
8- tris speaker
9- babe ruth
(cobb and williams threw righthanded)Last edited by Brian McKenna; 02-26-2006, 03:46 PM. -
Batting or throwing?Originally posted by kckid2599
Cobb batted left and threw right, so did Shoeless.Comment
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Lip Pike played some games at both short and third, although not that many, and he didn't do too well in the field, but what the hell- he was the fastest man of his era by far and he could hit, so it might make up for a few extra errors.
I realize this is going back a long way, but I think you're going to have to to fill those slots.
And Turkey Mike Donlin played four games at short- with a whopping .615 fielding percentage."Here's a crazy thought I've always had: if they cut three fingers off each hand, I'd really be a great hitter because then I could level off better." Paul Waner (lifetime .333 hitter, 3,152 lifetime hits.Comment
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Pure Lefties
bat and throw left.
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lemme try
SP1- Lefty Grove
SP2- Randy Johnson
SP3- Warren Spahn
SP4- Babe Ruth
SP5- Steve Carlton
1B- Lou Gehrig
2B-??????
3B-???? Guidry (played 3B once)
SS- ??????
LF-Barry Bonds
CF- Tris Speaker
RF- Babe RuthLast edited by Myankee4life; 02-26-2006, 08:02 PM."I was pitching one day when my glasses clouded up on me. I took them off to polish them. When I looked up to the plate, I saw Jimmie Foxx. The sight of him terrified me so much that I haven't been able to wear glasses since." - Left Gomez
"(Lou) Gehrig never learned that a ballplayer couldn't be good every day." - Hank GowdyComment
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I'd think Steve "Lefty" Carlson would make the SP list.Originally posted by Myankee4life
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I knew I forgot someone.Originally posted by Bluesteve32I'd think Steve "Lefty" Carlson would make the SP list."I was pitching one day when my glasses clouded up on me. I took them off to polish them. When I looked up to the plate, I saw Jimmie Foxx. The sight of him terrified me so much that I haven't been able to wear glasses since." - Left Gomez
"(Lou) Gehrig never learned that a ballplayer couldn't be good every day." - Hank GowdyComment
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Don Mattingly played a few games at third, Mike Squires as the backup catcher, Roger Connor played a whole season at 2B, and parts of 3 others at 3B, although he wasn't much of a hitter Bill McClellan played all three IF slots, Lefty Marr played a year at 3B in 1889 (306/407/414 not bad!), Wee Willie Keeler came up as a 3Bman....Comment
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Connor played his entire rookie season at third!
How about the all switch hitter team?"Here's a crazy thought I've always had: if they cut three fingers off each hand, I'd really be a great hitter because then I could level off better." Paul Waner (lifetime .333 hitter, 3,152 lifetime hits.Comment
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C-Ted Simmons/Jorge Posada
1B-Eddie Murray
2B-Roberto Alomar
3B-George Davis
SS-Ozzie Smith
LF-Tim Raines and Max Carey
CF-Mickey Mantle
RF-Ruben Sierra
DH-Chili Davis
UT-Pete Rose and Frankie Frisch
SP-Kid Nichols
SP-Robin Roberts
SP-Mordecai Brown with Ted Lyons starting only on Sundays
RP-Roy Face and Greg Minton
A hell of a team, if I do say so myself. Guys who missed the cut: Ken Singleton, Tony Fernandez, Red Schoendienst, Willie McGee and a bunch of other middle IF types. The pitchers could have had Tony Mullane and Red Faber among others.Comment
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Lefty Pitchers -
Grove, Spahn and Carlton.
Lefty Hitters -
Williams, Ruth, GehrigLast edited by Tigerfan1974; 02-27-2006, 08:56 AM.1968 and 1984, the greatest ever.Comment
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Murray and Mantle were switch hitters, do they count?Originally posted by baseballPAP
Murray over Gehrig?
Sierra and Raines over Ruth or Williams?
I never thought I would see R Sierra or C Davis on any ALL-anything team!1968 and 1984, the greatest ever.Comment
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You read that list wrong- he was writing a switch hitter list in response to my request, that's why Mantle and Murray are there (and all the others, and NOT Ruth and Williams)Originally posted by Tigerfan1974"Here's a crazy thought I've always had: if they cut three fingers off each hand, I'd really be a great hitter because then I could level off better." Paul Waner (lifetime .333 hitter, 3,152 lifetime hits.Comment
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Yep...what buzz said!Originally posted by BuzzaldrinComment
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