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That is a stunt done several times before, a few times on the ML level. Now if he had played all nine positions simutaneously, like The Flash, that would would be note worthy.
Burt Campaneris did it while he was with Finley's KC A's, Charlie always loved stunts. Casar Tovar did for the Twins three years later, and then there were a couple of guys I don't remember who did it in 2000.
Burt Campaneris did it while he was with Finley's KC A's, Charlie always loved stunts. Casar Tovar did for the Twins three years later, and then there were a couple of guys I don't remember who did it in 2000.
Oquendo m̶u̶st̶ might have been the guy I saw do it in the minors, he never did it in the majors. According to wikipedia, he played 8 positions in 1987 - never catching. Maybe he didn't catch in the game I saw either...
Interesting note on Tovar. He started the game as a pitcher.
Interesting note on Sheldon. He didn't enter the game until the bottom of the fourth.
Oquendo m̶u̶st̶ might have been the guy I saw do it in the minors, he never did it in the majors. According to wikipedia, he played 8 positions in 1987 - never catching. Maybe he didn't catch in the game I saw either...
Interesting note on Tovar. He started the game as a pitcher.
Interesting note on Sheldon. He didn't enter the game until the bottom of the fourth.
Tover did not allow a fair ball off the A's bats in his inning as a starter in 1968. He got Campaneris and Bando to pop out foul, and struck out Reggie Jackson. But he walked Danny Cater and balked him to second.
Oquendo played all position in a season in the majors, but not in a game. All the others did it as publicity stunts, but Oquendo's would have been legitimate. He was capable of playing all positions competitively, and played them only because the game situation called for him to do so.
In '87, Oquendo played all positions except catcher, then in '88 he played all nine positions, including four innings as a pitcher. He played 2 or more games at each field position, except catcher and pitcher, just one game each, and only one inning as catcher. That was the year he pitched 4 innings in one game, not allowing any runs in the first three.
In the final week of the 1988 season, The cards started both their catchers in a game against the Mets, with Pena catching and Pagnozzi at first. Steve Lake, their third catcher, had pinch hit in the second inning. Losing 10-1 in the 7th, Oquendo moved from shortstop to replace Pena behind the plate, Jones entering at short and Pagnozzi staying in the game at first. An inning later, Laga took over at first, moving Pagnozzi behind the plate, and Oquendo left the game.
It is conceivable that it was done only to give Oquendo an inning at his ninth position for the season, being a 10-1 blowout. Herzog was the manager, not known for tomfoolery. Oquendo caught nine pitches, 5 strikes and 4 balls, including a strikeout.
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