Wednesday, December 12, 2018

10-year vets playing for only one team


Earlier this year, I pondered the question of "Who played the longest, and with just one team?"

As far as I can tell, these are the 30 players who played for only one team, and for at least 10 seasons. (Also that their career intersected the 1960s. I'm not including Ted Williams, because only 1 of his 19 seasons was in the 1960s - 5% of his career.)


Seasons:
23 - Brooks Robinson
23 - Carl Yastrzemski
22 - Stan Musial
22 - Al Kaline
21 - Willie Stargell
19 - Ernie Banks
19 - Jim Palmer
18 - Roberto Clemente
18 - Mickey Mantle

18 - Ed Kranepool
17 - Johnny Bench
17 - Bob Gibson
17 - Bill Mazeroski
16 - Whitey Ford
16 - Vern Law
15 - Bill Freehan
15 - Mickey Stanley
15 - Tony Oliva

14 - Don Drysdale
14 - Jim Gilliam
13 - Bob Allison
13 - Gates Brown
13 - Jim Davenport
13 - Rico Petrocelli
12 - Dick Green
12 - Sandy Koufax
12 - Bobby Richardson 

11 - Gene Alley
11 - Mel Stottlemyre
10 - Steve Blass

The top half of the list is all Hall of Famers except for Ed Kranepool. (How did The Krane stick around so long?)  Mickey Stanley is another surprise.
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5 comments:

Jim from Downingtown said...

6 Pirates!

John Sharp said...

Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell played 19 seasons together for the Tigers.

Jim from Downingtown said...

They were not on the list because they didn't play in the 1960s.

Rumpleforeskin said...

It has been reported (rumored?) that Kranepool was a favorite of owner Joan Payson. Might be the reason he stuck around so long.

Jim from Downingtown said...

Also John Hiller, Tigers, 15 seasons.