#10: Frank Chance

Frank Chance

Whoo-Hoo! My first Hall of Fame player!

I) Frank Chance --> '14 Yankees --> Joe Harris, Roger Peckinpaugh

II) Harris --> '28 Pirates
II) Harris --> '28 Robins
II) Peckinpaugh --> '27 White Sox

Joe Harris played with a previous link, Ty Tyson, on that '28 Robins team. I know I can get to Matt Stairs that way, but it won't be within 6 degrees. That leaves me with two branches left.

II) Harris --> '28 Pirates --> Dick Bartell, Rollie Hemsley
      III) Bartell --> '46 Giants --> Marv Grissom, Bobby Thomson
              IV) Grissom --> '59 Cardinals
              IV) Thomson --> '60 Orioles
              IV) Thomson --> '60 Red Sox
      III) Hemsley --> '47 Phillies --> Curt Simmons
              IV) Simmons --> '67 Cubs
              IV) Simmons --> '67 Angels

Harris to Hemsley to Simmons seems like my best bet here, although I am intrigued by the possibility of 1960 Orioles team, especially if there's someone who played all the way to 1976 with the team. Let's try that one first:

              IV) Thomson --> '60 Orioles --> Brooks Robinson

There we go! Robinson played until 1977, just long enough to play with "Big 3" Denny Martinez...

1. HoF Frank Chance played for the 1914 New York Yankees with Joe Harris.
2. Joe Harris played for the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates with Dick Bartell.
3. Dick Bartell played for the 1946 New York Giants with Bobby Thomson.
4. Bobby Thomson played for the 1960 Baltimore Orioles with Brooks Robinson.
5. Brooks Robinson played for the 1977 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez.
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6