A member of the Dodgers throughout his entire career, Jim Gilliam is one of the few players who won a World Series ring in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles.
Red Lucas was not just a very good Pitcher during his career, as he was also used often as a Pinch Hitter. They don’t make many like that anymore!
If you were to look at some of the all-time marks for Relief Pitchers, you would find John Franco in the upper echelon of those lists. Unlike many of those hurlers, you would also see that Franco was not a journeyman who bounced from team to team.
We don’t talk enough about excellent fielding First Basemen, but if you are going to start with one, chronologically speaking, that is, Fred Tenney is the perfect place to start.