Describe a player and guess who it is thread

[Omar 382]

Ok, late 80's all the way into early 2000's. Some would call a borderline hall of famer. Great nickname. Had good seasons in both the US and Canada. good power hitter with a good OBP as well. The weird thing is there is another guy who had a very similar career and would fit all of the clues above. But I'm looking for the guy who was born in the US.

As in walking to class- Larry Walker?

 

[Cedrique]

As in walking to class- Larry Walker?

nope. This guy played on the Rays and Blue Jays but never went against the Phils in the World Series. He did however have one playoff series against the Phils where he went 10-27 with a 1.214 OPS.

Altogether he played on 6 teams

 

[Omar 382]

I spent my whole fucking Econ class trying to figure this one out and I still have no idea. I thought maybe Greg Vaughn but he never played for the Blue Jays I don't think. Shit- is it the Crime Dog?

 

[Cedrique]

Yes, Fred "Crime Dog" McGriff! The other guy who was very similar is Andres Galarraga, who played for the Expos and Braves and Rockies.

 

[Cedrique]

Question about the 1950's Yankee utility player---when he retired did he work as a coach, manager or announcer?

 

[Omar 382]

Question about the 1950's Yankee utility player---when he retired did he work as a coach, manager or announcer?

None of them

 

[Cedrique]

None of them

Damn, I may never get it. He retired way before me and most other people on here were even born. I was hoping I could come up with a name that I knew as a coach or something. I think my next guess was going to be Billy Martin but I wasn't sure if he was good enough to be an all star 5 times

 

[Omar 382]

• Considered one of the greatest players at his respective position
• Only struck out 13 times in 731 PA in 1936
• Known as a very quiet and reserved man
• Each year from 1926 to 1930, he improved his triple crown statistics
  
• Teammates with Heinie Manush, Harry Heilmann, and Lu Blue

 

[Omar 382]

Damn, I may never get it. He retired way before me and most other people on here were even born. I was hoping I could come up with a name that I knew as a coach or something. I think my next guess was going to be Billy Martin but I wasn't sure if he was good enough to be an all star 5 times

Let's see if @navamind can get it

 

[Cedrique]

• Considered one of the greatest players at his respective position
• Only struck out 13 times in 731 PA in 1936
• Known as a very quiet and reserved man
• Each year from 1926 to 1930, he improved his triple crown statistics
  
• Teammates with Heinie Manush, Harry Heilmann, and Lu Blue

Chuck Klein?

 

[Cedrique]

Jimmy Foxx?

 

[Omar 382]

No and no

 

[Cedrique]

Lou Gehrig?

 

[Cedrique]

Mickey Cochrane?

 

[Cedrique]

Joe Dimaggio?

 

[Cedrique]

Honus Wagner

 

[Omar 382]

Lou Gehrig?

The first three letters of Gehrig's last name are the first three of this player. He was a second baseman

 

[Cedrique]

The first three letters of Gehrig's last name are the first three of this player. He was a second baseman

charlie gehringer

 

[Omar 382]

charlie gehringer

There you go

 

[Cedrique]

yeah, that's kind of an unusual three letter combination in his name