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Baseball

Doc Sportello

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6. Not even close to being the greatest

Reply to MichMan (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 3, 2023, 02:15 PM

Feb 2023

Singles and doubles hitter with no speed and a defensive liability - which is why he moved around positions so much. I hope he never gets into the hall. Violated the most important rule in baseball.

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The only player to have played 500 or more games at 5 different positions. [View all] kairos12 Feb 2023 OP

And catcher on occasion! Zambero Feb 2023 #1

G.O.A.T. MichMan Feb 2023 #2

And I thought it was a travesty when he bowled over Ray Fosse at the Allstar Game. dem4decades Feb 2023 #3

Fosse was blocking the plate without having the ball exboyfil Feb 2023 #5

It was an all-star game; meaningless, did Pete have money on it? dem4decades Feb 2023 #7

Why would Fosse block the plate in a meaningless game,? MichMan Feb 2023 #8

Not even close to being the greatest Doc Sportello Feb 2023 #6

All time career leader in games played, plate appearances, at bats, and hits MichMan Feb 2023 #9

All because he played a long time Doc Sportello Feb 2023 #11

Great trivia question! Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #4

One ballplayer's opinion. Tarzanrock Feb 2023 #10

Mickey and Whitey Ford also gave Rose his nickname Doc Sportello Feb 2023 #12