Trivia for Charity

[Guest Mendoza Line]

As noted in the non-baseball forum, I missed ABNS's charity exchange. So, instead, here's a trivia question:

Name the only player (other than Ripken himself) who was an active American Leaguer during the full length of Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak (time on the DL counts as active - point is that he was an active player rather than a coach, manager, batboy, mascot, etc. during the streak).

I'll donate $20 to the charity of the choice of the person who posts the first correct answer.

[Gwreck]

Paul Molitor?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Harold Baines.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Julio Franco....does the Mexican League count?

[HahnSolo]

Baseball Reference has both Molitor and Baines as correct.

[Guest Mendoza Line]

I had understood the only answer to be Paul Molitor, but I checked bbref and, as HahnSolo notes, it looks like Harold Baines is equally correct.

Baines actually played two games with the Bowie Baysox in 1993, so I thought that might have disqualified him, but Molitor also played in the minors on a rehab assignment in 1998.

I'll call it a tie - Edgy and Gwreck, name your charities.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Thanks. You can split the offer, and send ten bucks to Housing First.

[metirish]

Very cool of you Mr. Mendoza.

[Guest Mendoza Line]

Thanks, Irish - just joining a large group of charitable CPFers.

[Gwreck]

Very cool indeed. How about the other 10 to Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Mendoza Line's batting 1.000. Cool stuff, man.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

It's threads like this one that make me proud to be associated with forum.