Working day games after night games (quiz)

[RealityChuck]

Since 1962, 30 players have been the Mets' backup catcher (defined as the player with the second highest number of games played at that position in a given season). Can you name them? One name at a time. Listed chronologically.

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[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Recker

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Trevino

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Dyer

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pratt

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Sasser

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Castro

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Lyons

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hodges

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hearn

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

O'Brien

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Stinnett

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nickeas

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Omir!

[Lefty Specialist]

Phillips.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Vance Wilson

[RealityChuck]

Correct with Dyer, Hodges, Trevino, Hearn, Lyons, Sasser, O'Brien, Stinnett, Pratt, Castro, Nickeas, Wilson, and Recker.

No for Omir. By the criteria, he was the No. 1 catcher in 2009, appearing in 96 games.

Phillips was #1 in 2004, but never #2.


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7.Dyer
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10. Hodges
11. Trevino
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14. Hearn
15. Lyons
16. Sasser
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18. O'Brien
19. Stinnett
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21. Pratt
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23. Wilson
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25. Castro
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29. Nickeas
30. Recker

[Edgy MD]

Carter

[Edgy MD]

Grote

[Edgy MD]

Stoins

[Edgy MD]

Piazza

[Edgy MD]

Taylor

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Schneider

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Thole

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Cancel

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Coleman

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Cannizzaro (sic?)

[RealityChuck]

Yes to Grote (1972), Stearns (75-76), Piazza (2003), Scheneider (2009), and Thole (2010).

"Taylor" is imprecise.

Carter was #1 and #3, but not #2.
Coleman was #1 and #3
Cannizzaro was #1, but never #2

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7. Dyer
8. Grote
9. Stearns
10. Hodges
11. Trevino
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14. Hearn
15. Lyons
16. Sasser
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18. O'Brien
19. Stinnett
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21. Pratt
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23. Wilson
24. Piazza
25. Castro
26. Schneider
27. Thole
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29. Nickeas
30. Recker

[Centerfield]

Tim Spehr

[Centerfield]

Tim Spehr