RealityChuck Old-Timey Member Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) OK. We all knew it happened today. What other teams fielded home grown lineups?I discovered one. On July 26, 1975, the Dodgers fielded:Davey Lopes 2BBill Buckner LF John Hale CF Steve Garvey 1B Willie Crawford RF Ron Cey 3B Steve Yeager C Bill Russell SS Doug Rau PAnd someone found the Pirates did it on April 21, 1971:Dave Cash, 2bRichie Hebner, 3bRoberto Clemente, rfWillie Stargell, lfAl Oliver, cfBob Robertson, 1bManny Sanguillen, cGene Alley, ssDock Ellis, pTo Retrosheet! Edited April 26, 2012 by Guest
Benjamin Grimm Old-Timey Member Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 That's a helluva home grown lineup that the Pirates put together there.I hope, 10 or 15 years from now, that today's Mets lineup looks that impressive.
RealityChuck Old-Timey Member Posted April 26, 2012 Author Posted April 26, 2012 1935 MFY opening day lineup:Earle Combs LF Red Rolfe 3B George Selkirk RFLou Gehrig 1B Bill Dickey C Ben Chapman CFTony Lazzeri 2BFrankie Crosetti SSLefty Gomez P
Ceetar Grand Central Contributor Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Saw someone point out that when the game started all 10 guy on the field were grown by the Mets.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 And Reyes went 0-4. And home-grown Heath Bell was the last man standing at the end.Thanks, homies!
Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Benjamin Grimm wrote:That's a helluva home grown lineup that the Pirates put together there.Except that Clemente came via the Dodgers system, so he doesn't really qualify under the strict standards of 'home grown'.
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