Mel Nelson
I) Mel Nelson --> '69 Cardinals --> Jerry Reuss, Boots Day, Nelson Briles, Mike Torrez, Chuck Taylor
II) Briles --> '77-'78 Orioles
II) Day --> '74 Expos
II) Reuss --> '90 Pirates
II) Taylor --> '74-'76 Expos
II) Torrez --> '74 Expos
II) Torrez --> '75 Orioles
Wow, I honestly didn't believe I'd have this many choices. All are connected team that'll use the same number of degrees. I'll give the Pirates team some attention.
1. Mel Nelson played for the 1969 St. Louis Cardinals with Jerry Reuss.
2. Jerry Reuss played for the 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates with Zane Smith.
3. Zane Smith played for the 1995 Boston Red Sox with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
#188: Ray Yochim
Ray Yochim
I) Ray Yochim --> '49 Cardinals --> Steve Bilko, Red Schoendienst, Stan Musial
II) Bilko --> '62 Angels
II) Musial --> '63 Cardinals
II) Schoendienst --> '63 Cardinals
This is familiar to me. I know Musial/Schoendienst have appeared in this blog before...
I found them!
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IV) Medwick --> '48 Cardinals --> Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst
Both Musial and Schoendienst retired after playing for the Cardinals in 1963. This is still a pretty big gap to cross, although not as bad as the Kinder and Moss links.
V) Musial/Schoendienst --> '63 Cardinals --> Bob Gibson, Ray Sadecki, Dal Maxvill, Tim McCarver
Four players who played in the 70's. This is very encouraging. If I can connect any of them to my "Big 3", I've got my link:
VI) Gibson --> '75 Cardinals
VI) Sadecki --> '77 Mets
VI) Maxvill --> '75 Athletics
VI) McCarver --> '80 Phillies
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Which brings me here. Out of the last group, only the Phillies team has been connected. We'll keep going with another Cardinal Hall of Famer.
III) Gibson --> '75 Cardinals --> Jim Dwyer, Keith Hernandez
IV) Dwyer --> '90 Twins
IV) Hernandez --> '90 Indians
There were numerous players who played with my "Big 3" as well, but I only listed the two who lasted longest. I don't think it'll make that big of a deal. As usual, I'm going with the All-Star.
IV) Hernandez --> '90 Indians --> Doug Jones, Rudy Seanez, Tom Candiotti, Sergio Valdez, Chris James
V) Candiotti --> '98 Athletics
V) James --> '95 Red Sox
V) Jones --> 2000 Athletics
V) Seanez --> 2004 Royals
V) Seanez --> 2008 Phillies
V) Valdez --> '93 Expos
1. Ray Yochim played for the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals with Stan Musial.
2. Stan Musial played for the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals with Bob Gibson.
3. Bob Gibson played for the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals with Keith Hernandez.
4. Keith Hernandez played for the 1990 Cleveland Indians with Chris James.
5. Chris James played for the 1995 Boston Red Sox with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 5
I) Ray Yochim --> '49 Cardinals --> Steve Bilko, Red Schoendienst, Stan Musial
II) Bilko --> '62 Angels
II) Musial --> '63 Cardinals
II) Schoendienst --> '63 Cardinals
This is familiar to me. I know Musial/Schoendienst have appeared in this blog before...
I found them!
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IV) Medwick --> '48 Cardinals --> Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst
Both Musial and Schoendienst retired after playing for the Cardinals in 1963. This is still a pretty big gap to cross, although not as bad as the Kinder and Moss links.
V) Musial/Schoendienst --> '63 Cardinals --> Bob Gibson, Ray Sadecki, Dal Maxvill, Tim McCarver
Four players who played in the 70's. This is very encouraging. If I can connect any of them to my "Big 3", I've got my link:
VI) Gibson --> '75 Cardinals
VI) Sadecki --> '77 Mets
VI) Maxvill --> '75 Athletics
VI) McCarver --> '80 Phillies
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Which brings me here. Out of the last group, only the Phillies team has been connected. We'll keep going with another Cardinal Hall of Famer.
III) Gibson --> '75 Cardinals --> Jim Dwyer, Keith Hernandez
IV) Dwyer --> '90 Twins
IV) Hernandez --> '90 Indians
There were numerous players who played with my "Big 3" as well, but I only listed the two who lasted longest. I don't think it'll make that big of a deal. As usual, I'm going with the All-Star.
IV) Hernandez --> '90 Indians --> Doug Jones, Rudy Seanez, Tom Candiotti, Sergio Valdez, Chris James
V) Candiotti --> '98 Athletics
V) James --> '95 Red Sox
V) Jones --> 2000 Athletics
V) Seanez --> 2004 Royals
V) Seanez --> 2008 Phillies
V) Valdez --> '93 Expos
1. Ray Yochim played for the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals with Stan Musial.
2. Stan Musial played for the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals with Bob Gibson.
3. Bob Gibson played for the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals with Keith Hernandez.
4. Keith Hernandez played for the 1990 Cleveland Indians with Chris James.
5. Chris James played for the 1995 Boston Red Sox with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 5
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
#185: Tim Hullet
Tim Hullet
I) Hullett --> '95 Cardinals --> T.J. Matthews, Ken Hill, Allen Battle
II) Battle --> '96 Athletics
II) Hill --> '93 Expos
II) Matthews --> '97 Athletics
Tie-breaker goes to the All-Star.
1. Tim Hullett played for the 1995 St. Louis Cardinals with Ken Hill.
2. Ken Hill played for the 1993 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2
I) Hullett --> '95 Cardinals --> T.J. Matthews, Ken Hill, Allen Battle
II) Battle --> '96 Athletics
II) Hill --> '93 Expos
II) Matthews --> '97 Athletics
Tie-breaker goes to the All-Star.
1. Tim Hullett played for the 1995 St. Louis Cardinals with Ken Hill.
2. Ken Hill played for the 1993 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
#160: Rankin Johnson
Rankin Johnson
I) Rankin Johnson --> '18 Cardinals --> Charlie Grimm, Rogers Hornby
II) Grimm --> '36 Cubs
II) Hornsby --> '37 St. Louis Browns
Going with the Hall of Famer here.
II) Hornsby --> '37 St. Louis Browns --> Bob Muncrief
III) Muncrief --> '51 Yankees --> Mickey Mantle
I am by no means a Yankee fan, but Mantle has a special place in my childhood because I got to meet him once.
IV) Mantle --> '68 Yankees --> Stan Bahnsen, Tony Solaita, Bill Robinson
V) Bahnsen --> '81 Expos
V) Robinson --> '83 Phillies
V) Solaita --> '79 Expo
V) Solaita --> '79 Blue Jay
Looking at my connected teams list, I'm surprised I haven't used the '81 Expos yet.
1. Rankin Johnson played for the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals with Rogers Hornsby.
2. Rogers Hornsby played for the 1937 St. Louis Browns with Bob Muncrief.
3. Bob Muncrief played for the 1951 New York Yankees with Mickey Mantle.
4. Mickey Mantle played for the 1968 New York Yankees with Stan Bahnsen.
5. Stan Bahnsen played for the 1981 Montreal Expos with Gary Carter.
6. Gary Carter played for 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
I) Rankin Johnson --> '18 Cardinals --> Charlie Grimm, Rogers Hornby
II) Grimm --> '36 Cubs
II) Hornsby --> '37 St. Louis Browns
Going with the Hall of Famer here.
II) Hornsby --> '37 St. Louis Browns --> Bob Muncrief
III) Muncrief --> '51 Yankees --> Mickey Mantle
I am by no means a Yankee fan, but Mantle has a special place in my childhood because I got to meet him once.
IV) Mantle --> '68 Yankees --> Stan Bahnsen, Tony Solaita, Bill Robinson
V) Bahnsen --> '81 Expos
V) Robinson --> '83 Phillies
V) Solaita --> '79 Expo
V) Solaita --> '79 Blue Jay
Looking at my connected teams list, I'm surprised I haven't used the '81 Expos yet.
1. Rankin Johnson played for the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals with Rogers Hornsby.
2. Rogers Hornsby played for the 1937 St. Louis Browns with Bob Muncrief.
3. Bob Muncrief played for the 1951 New York Yankees with Mickey Mantle.
4. Mickey Mantle played for the 1968 New York Yankees with Stan Bahnsen.
5. Stan Bahnsen played for the 1981 Montreal Expos with Gary Carter.
6. Gary Carter played for 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
Sunday, December 12, 2010
#143: Luke Boone
Luke Boone
I) Luke Boone --> '18 Pirates --> Carmen Hill, Hal Carlson, Billy Southworth, Max Carey
II) Carey --> '29 Brooklyn Robins
II) Carlson --> '30 Cubs
II) Hill --> '30 Cardinals
II) Southworth --> '29 Cardinals
I've already used Carey and the '29 Robins before. I'll try another path and see where it takes me. As always, my bias goes to the Hall of Famer.
II) Southworth --> '29 Cardinals --> Syl Johnson, Fred Frankhouse, Jimmie Wilson, Charlie Gelbert
III) Frankhouse --> '39 Boston Bees
III) Gelbert --> '40 Red Sox
III) Gelbert --> '40 Washington Senators
III) Johnson --> '40 Phillies
III) Wilson --> '40 Reds
The Reds team is my only connected one, so I have a lot of choices here. Showing my Red Sox bias here...
III) Gelbert --> '40 Red Sox --> Ted Williams
Well, I used my bias towards Hall of Famers and my bias towards the Red Sox. It's only fair I end up with a Red Sox Hall of Famer.
IV) Williams --> '60 Red Sox --> Earl Wilson, Al Worthington, Jim Pagliaroni, Gary Geiger
V) Geiger --> '70 Astros
V) Pagliaroni --> '69 Seattle Pilots
V) Wilson --> '70 Padres
V) Worthington --> '69 Twins
Dead end here. I'm going to have to go back a couple steps.
III) Gelbert --> '40 Washington Senators --> Mickey Vernon
IV) Vernon --> '60 Pirates --> Joe Gibbons, Dick SChofield, Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente
V) Clemente --> '72 Pirates
V) Gibbons --> '72 Astros
V) Gibbons --> '72 Reds
V) Mazeroski --> '72 Pirates
V) Schofield --> '71 Brewers
V) Schofield --> '71 Cardinals
Another dead end. Rather than make this endlessly long, I'm going to take a path I've used before.
1. Luke Boone played for the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates with Max Carey.
2. Max Carey played for the 1929 Brooklyn Robins with Bobo Newsom.
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
I) Luke Boone --> '18 Pirates --> Carmen Hill, Hal Carlson, Billy Southworth, Max Carey
II) Carey --> '29 Brooklyn Robins
II) Carlson --> '30 Cubs
II) Hill --> '30 Cardinals
II) Southworth --> '29 Cardinals
I've already used Carey and the '29 Robins before. I'll try another path and see where it takes me. As always, my bias goes to the Hall of Famer.
II) Southworth --> '29 Cardinals --> Syl Johnson, Fred Frankhouse, Jimmie Wilson, Charlie Gelbert
III) Frankhouse --> '39 Boston Bees
III) Gelbert --> '40 Red Sox
III) Gelbert --> '40 Washington Senators
III) Johnson --> '40 Phillies
III) Wilson --> '40 Reds
The Reds team is my only connected one, so I have a lot of choices here. Showing my Red Sox bias here...
III) Gelbert --> '40 Red Sox --> Ted Williams
Well, I used my bias towards Hall of Famers and my bias towards the Red Sox. It's only fair I end up with a Red Sox Hall of Famer.
IV) Williams --> '60 Red Sox --> Earl Wilson, Al Worthington, Jim Pagliaroni, Gary Geiger
V) Geiger --> '70 Astros
V) Pagliaroni --> '69 Seattle Pilots
V) Wilson --> '70 Padres
V) Worthington --> '69 Twins
Dead end here. I'm going to have to go back a couple steps.
III) Gelbert --> '40 Washington Senators --> Mickey Vernon
IV) Vernon --> '60 Pirates --> Joe Gibbons, Dick SChofield, Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente
V) Clemente --> '72 Pirates
V) Gibbons --> '72 Astros
V) Gibbons --> '72 Reds
V) Mazeroski --> '72 Pirates
V) Schofield --> '71 Brewers
V) Schofield --> '71 Cardinals
Another dead end. Rather than make this endlessly long, I'm going to take a path I've used before.
1. Luke Boone played for the 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates with Max Carey.
2. Max Carey played for the 1929 Brooklyn Robins with Bobo Newsom.
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
Saturday, October 23, 2010
#116: Chick King
Chick King
Chick split his last season between two teams, the Cubs and the Cardinals. Neither team is on my list of Connected Teams, although I do have the Cubs team from the following year. A quick look shows the same connecting player, Tony Taylor. We'll see where the Cardinals team takes us.
I) Chick King --> '59 Cardinals --> Tim McCarver
II) McCarver --> '80 Phillies --> Randy Lerch, Marty Bystrom, Del Unser, Pete Rose, Manny Trillo
III) Bystrom --> '84 Yankees
III) Lerch --> '82 Expos
III) Rose ---> '84 Expos
III) Trillo --> '83 Expos
III) Unser ---> '78 Expos
Of these, the '84 Expos are the only team I don't have yet. This would get me to Stairs in 4 degrees, which would be equal if I used the Cubs team. I have my link.
1. Chick King played for the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals with Tim McCarver.
2. Tim McCarver played for the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies with Pete Rose.
3. Pete Rose played for the 1984 Montreal Expos with Gary Carter.
4. Gary Carter played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 4
Chick split his last season between two teams, the Cubs and the Cardinals. Neither team is on my list of Connected Teams, although I do have the Cubs team from the following year. A quick look shows the same connecting player, Tony Taylor. We'll see where the Cardinals team takes us.
I) Chick King --> '59 Cardinals --> Tim McCarver
II) McCarver --> '80 Phillies --> Randy Lerch, Marty Bystrom, Del Unser, Pete Rose, Manny Trillo
III) Bystrom --> '84 Yankees
III) Lerch --> '82 Expos
III) Rose ---> '84 Expos
III) Trillo --> '83 Expos
III) Unser ---> '78 Expos
Of these, the '84 Expos are the only team I don't have yet. This would get me to Stairs in 4 degrees, which would be equal if I used the Cubs team. I have my link.
1. Chick King played for the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals with Tim McCarver.
2. Tim McCarver played for the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies with Pete Rose.
3. Pete Rose played for the 1984 Montreal Expos with Gary Carter.
4. Gary Carter played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 4
Monday, August 30, 2010
#88: Abe White
Abe White
I) Abe White --> '37 Cardinals --> Mickey Owen, Johnny Mize
II) Owen --> '54 Red Sox
II) Mize --> '53 Yankees
Owen gets first chance. Take that Yankee fans!
II) Owen --> '54 Red Sox --> Bill Henry
III) Henry --> '69 Astros --> John Mayberry, Bob Watson
IV) Mayberry --> '82 Yankees
IV) Watson --> '81 Yankees
I guess I was little quick to tease the Yankee fans, since it looks like I need to use a New York team to get to Cerone...or do I?
IV) Mayberry --> '79 Blue Jays --> Rick Cerone
Double burn!
1. Abe White played for the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals with Mickey Owen.
2. Mickey Owen played for the 1954 Boston Red Sox with Bill Henry.
3. Bill Henry played for the 1969 Houston Astros with John Mayberry.
4. John Mayberry played for the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays with Rick Cerone.
5. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt stairs: 5
I) Abe White --> '37 Cardinals --> Mickey Owen, Johnny Mize
II) Owen --> '54 Red Sox
II) Mize --> '53 Yankees
Owen gets first chance. Take that Yankee fans!
II) Owen --> '54 Red Sox --> Bill Henry
III) Henry --> '69 Astros --> John Mayberry, Bob Watson
IV) Mayberry --> '82 Yankees
IV) Watson --> '81 Yankees
I guess I was little quick to tease the Yankee fans, since it looks like I need to use a New York team to get to Cerone...or do I?
IV) Mayberry --> '79 Blue Jays --> Rick Cerone
Double burn!
1. Abe White played for the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals with Mickey Owen.
2. Mickey Owen played for the 1954 Boston Red Sox with Bill Henry.
3. Bill Henry played for the 1969 Houston Astros with John Mayberry.
4. John Mayberry played for the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays with Rick Cerone.
5. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt stairs: 5
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
#67: Ed Abbaticchio
Ed Abbaticchio
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Pirates
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Doves
Doves? There was a team called the Doves?
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Pirates --> Max Carey
II) Carey --> '29 Robins
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Doves --> Lefty Tyler, Bill Rariden, Rowdy Elliott, Buck Herzog
II) Tyler/Herzog --> '21 Cubs
II) Rariden --> '20 Reds
II) Elliott --> '20 Robins
The Pirates team gives me a significant advantage. We'll start there.
II) Carey --> '29 Robins --> Bobo Newsom
Way to go Bobo! Newsom has been a critical link twice before (John Merritt, Jack Rothrock) and helps me again today. Even more amazing, his third appearance on my Connected Teams table comes with his third different team during a third different decade. That's versatility!
1. Ed Abbaticchio played for the 1910 Pittsburgh Pirates with Max Carey.
2. Max Carey played for the 1929 Brooklyn Robins with Bobo Newsom.
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Pirates
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Doves
Doves? There was a team called the Doves?
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Pirates --> Max Carey
II) Carey --> '29 Robins
I) Ed Abbaticchio --> '10 Doves --> Lefty Tyler, Bill Rariden, Rowdy Elliott, Buck Herzog
II) Tyler/Herzog --> '21 Cubs
II) Rariden --> '20 Reds
II) Elliott --> '20 Robins
The Pirates team gives me a significant advantage. We'll start there.
II) Carey --> '29 Robins --> Bobo Newsom
Way to go Bobo! Newsom has been a critical link twice before (John Merritt, Jack Rothrock) and helps me again today. Even more amazing, his third appearance on my Connected Teams table comes with his third different team during a third different decade. That's versatility!
1. Ed Abbaticchio played for the 1910 Pittsburgh Pirates with Max Carey.
2. Max Carey played for the 1929 Brooklyn Robins with Bobo Newsom.
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
Friday, July 2, 2010
#42: Charlie Chant
Charlie Chant
I) Charlie Chant --> '75 Athletics
I) Charlie Chant --> '76 Cardinals
There really isn't any benefit of picking one over the other. Looking at the teams, there are some players I know I can connect. Ray Fosse played for the Athletics that year, so I know I can connect via him. Keith Hernandez played with Gary Carter on the Mets. I don't think I can do any better than those two, which will allow me to connect within 3 degrees. I'll go with the Cardinals here, since it'll allow me to add an 80's Mets team.
1. Charlie Chant played for the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals with Keith Hernandez.
2. Keith Hernandez played for the 1985 New York Mets with Gary Carter.
3. Gary Carter played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3
I) Charlie Chant --> '75 Athletics
I) Charlie Chant --> '76 Cardinals
There really isn't any benefit of picking one over the other. Looking at the teams, there are some players I know I can connect. Ray Fosse played for the Athletics that year, so I know I can connect via him. Keith Hernandez played with Gary Carter on the Mets. I don't think I can do any better than those two, which will allow me to connect within 3 degrees. I'll go with the Cardinals here, since it'll allow me to add an 80's Mets team.
1. Charlie Chant played for the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals with Keith Hernandez.
2. Keith Hernandez played for the 1985 New York Mets with Gary Carter.
3. Gary Carter played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 3
Saturday, May 15, 2010
#17: Bob Weiland
Bob Weiland
I) Bob Weiland --> '40 Cardinals --> Murry Dickson, Enos Slaughter
II) Dickson --> '59 Athletics
II) Slaughter --> '59 Yankees
II) Slaughter --> '59 Braves
Of the three branches I have, I like Dickson the best. The '62 Athletics are on my Connected Teams list, so it should be fairly easy to jump the 3 years I need.
II) Dickson --> '59 Athletics --> Jerry Lumpe
III) Lumpe --> '62 Athletics
However, in the interest of expanding my field of teams, I'm going to continue finding players who played the longest.
II) Dickson --> '59 Athletics --> Howie Reed, Ken Johnson, George Brunet, Russ Snyder, Lou Klimchock
III) Brunet --> '71 Cardinals
III) Reed --> '71 Expos
III) Johnson --> '70 Expos
III) Klimchock --> '70 Indians
III) Snyder --> '70 Brewers
Wow, I was not expecting it to branch out so much. I'm tempted to take Klimchock here, because he ended his playing days with the Indians. Early in this blog, I identified 3 players who started in the 70's and played with Matt Stairs, my "Big 3". Denny Martinez and Gary Carter have already proven their worth, but the third, Rick Cerone, has yet to be connected. I think it's time I fixed that.
III) Klimchock --> '70 Indians --> Ray Fosse
IV) Fosse --> '76 Indians --> Rick Cerone
From one Indians catcher to another.
1. Bob Weiland played for the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals with Murry Dickson.
2. Murry Dickson played for the 1959 Kansas City Athletics with Lou Klimchock.
3. Lou Klimchock played for the 1970 Cleveland Indians with Ray Fosse.
4. Ray Fosse played for the 1976 Cleveland Indians with Rick Cerone.
5. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 5
I) Bob Weiland --> '40 Cardinals --> Murry Dickson, Enos Slaughter
II) Dickson --> '59 Athletics
II) Slaughter --> '59 Yankees
II) Slaughter --> '59 Braves
Of the three branches I have, I like Dickson the best. The '62 Athletics are on my Connected Teams list, so it should be fairly easy to jump the 3 years I need.
II) Dickson --> '59 Athletics --> Jerry Lumpe
III) Lumpe --> '62 Athletics
However, in the interest of expanding my field of teams, I'm going to continue finding players who played the longest.
II) Dickson --> '59 Athletics --> Howie Reed, Ken Johnson, George Brunet, Russ Snyder, Lou Klimchock
III) Brunet --> '71 Cardinals
III) Reed --> '71 Expos
III) Johnson --> '70 Expos
III) Klimchock --> '70 Indians
III) Snyder --> '70 Brewers
Wow, I was not expecting it to branch out so much. I'm tempted to take Klimchock here, because he ended his playing days with the Indians. Early in this blog, I identified 3 players who started in the 70's and played with Matt Stairs, my "Big 3". Denny Martinez and Gary Carter have already proven their worth, but the third, Rick Cerone, has yet to be connected. I think it's time I fixed that.
III) Klimchock --> '70 Indians --> Ray Fosse
IV) Fosse --> '76 Indians --> Rick Cerone
From one Indians catcher to another.
1. Bob Weiland played for the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals with Murry Dickson.
2. Murry Dickson played for the 1959 Kansas City Athletics with Lou Klimchock.
3. Lou Klimchock played for the 1970 Cleveland Indians with Ray Fosse.
4. Ray Fosse played for the 1976 Cleveland Indians with Rick Cerone.
5. Rick Cerone played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 5
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
#15: Jack Rothrock
Jack Rothrock
I) Jack Rothrock --> '37 Athletics --> Randy Gumpert, Wally Moses
II) Gumpert --> '52 Senators
II) Gumpert --> '52 Red Sox
II) Moses --> '51 Athletics
So far, I don't see any particular benefit of picking one over the other. We'll try both players for a bit.
II) Gumpert - '52 Senators --> Bobo Newsome
Hooray for unusual player names! I remembered Bobo Newsome helped us complete the John Merritt chain. I have my link!
1. Jack Rothrock played for the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics with Randy Gumpert.
2. Randy Gumpert played for the 1952 Washington Senators with Bobo Newsome.
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
I) Jack Rothrock --> '37 Athletics --> Randy Gumpert, Wally Moses
II) Gumpert --> '52 Senators
II) Gumpert --> '52 Red Sox
II) Moses --> '51 Athletics
So far, I don't see any particular benefit of picking one over the other. We'll try both players for a bit.
II) Gumpert - '52 Senators --> Bobo Newsome
Hooray for unusual player names! I remembered Bobo Newsome helped us complete the John Merritt chain. I have my link!
1. Jack Rothrock played for the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics with Randy Gumpert.
2. Randy Gumpert played for the 1952 Washington Senators with Bobo Newsome.
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
Friday, April 9, 2010
#5: John Merritt
John Merritt
Dear Lord, I've stumbled upon Archie Graham! OK, so he's not really Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, but look at this guy's page! This guy got into 1 game with the Giants at the ripe age of 18 on September 27, 1913. No at bats, no fielding chances. That's it. Done. If I can do this, I don't think there's a player I can't do this with!
John Merritt --> '13 Giants --> Grover Hartley
--> Hartley --> '34 Browns --> Bobo Newsom
----> Newsom --> '53 Athletics --> Bobby Shantz
------> Shantz --> '64 Cardinals
------> Shantz --> '64 Cubs
------> Shantz --> '64 Phillies
I may have caught a break here. Three teams in one year gives me a lot of options.
------> Shantz --> '64 Phillies --> Tony Taylor
Tony Taylor helped me get the Ty Tyson completed. I know for certain I can connect the chain to Stairs:
Merritt --> '13 Giants --> Hartley
Hartley --> '34 Browns --> Newsom
Newsom --> '53 Athletics --> Shantz
Shantz --> '64 Phillies --> Taylor
Taylor --> '76 Phillies --> Cash
Cash --> '77 Expos --> Carter
Carter --> '92 Expos --> Stairs
OK, so worst case scenario, I can link Merritt to Stairs in 7 degrees. However, since the goal is to get 6 or less, I'll go back to Shantz and the three teams he played with.
------> Shantz --> '64 Phillies --> Rick Wise
--------> Wise --> '82 Padres
------> Shantz --> '64 Cubs --> Fred Norman, Don Kessinger
--------> Kessinger --> '79 White Sox
--------> Norman --> '80 Expos
------> Shantz --> '64 Cardinals --> Lou Brock, Tim McCarver, Mike Cueller
--------> Brock --> '79 Cardinals
--------> Cuellar --> '77 Angels
--------> McCarver --> '80 Phillies
I have two potential links to my "Big 3" - Fred Norman most definitely played with Carter on that Expos team, and Mike Cuellar was an Oriole with Denny Martinez. Since I used Carter last time, let's go with Martinez today.
1. John Merritt played for the 1913 New York Giants with Grover Hartley
2. Grover Hartley played for the 1934 St. Louis Browns with Bobo Newsom
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
Seriously, can this get any more difficult? Abner Doubleday doesn't have a page, does he? (I checked, he only has a bio.)
Dear Lord, I've stumbled upon Archie Graham! OK, so he's not really Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, but look at this guy's page! This guy got into 1 game with the Giants at the ripe age of 18 on September 27, 1913. No at bats, no fielding chances. That's it. Done. If I can do this, I don't think there's a player I can't do this with!
John Merritt --> '13 Giants --> Grover Hartley
--> Hartley --> '34 Browns --> Bobo Newsom
----> Newsom --> '53 Athletics --> Bobby Shantz
------> Shantz --> '64 Cardinals
------> Shantz --> '64 Cubs
------> Shantz --> '64 Phillies
I may have caught a break here. Three teams in one year gives me a lot of options.
------> Shantz --> '64 Phillies --> Tony Taylor
Tony Taylor helped me get the Ty Tyson completed. I know for certain I can connect the chain to Stairs:
Merritt --> '13 Giants --> Hartley
Hartley --> '34 Browns --> Newsom
Newsom --> '53 Athletics --> Shantz
Shantz --> '64 Phillies --> Taylor
Taylor --> '76 Phillies --> Cash
Cash --> '77 Expos --> Carter
Carter --> '92 Expos --> Stairs
OK, so worst case scenario, I can link Merritt to Stairs in 7 degrees. However, since the goal is to get 6 or less, I'll go back to Shantz and the three teams he played with.
------> Shantz --> '64 Phillies --> Rick Wise
--------> Wise --> '82 Padres
------> Shantz --> '64 Cubs --> Fred Norman, Don Kessinger
--------> Kessinger --> '79 White Sox
--------> Norman --> '80 Expos
------> Shantz --> '64 Cardinals --> Lou Brock, Tim McCarver, Mike Cueller
--------> Brock --> '79 Cardinals
--------> Cuellar --> '77 Angels
--------> McCarver --> '80 Phillies
I have two potential links to my "Big 3" - Fred Norman most definitely played with Carter on that Expos team, and Mike Cuellar was an Oriole with Denny Martinez. Since I used Carter last time, let's go with Martinez today.
1. John Merritt played for the 1913 New York Giants with Grover Hartley
2. Grover Hartley played for the 1934 St. Louis Browns with Bobo Newsom
3. Bobo Newsom played for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with Bobby Shantz
4. Bobby Shantz played for the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Cuellar
5. Mike Cuellar played for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6
Seriously, can this get any more difficult? Abner Doubleday doesn't have a page, does he? (I checked, he only has a bio.)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
#2: Mike Lincoln
Mike Lincoln
OK, so here's my first randomly generated player. Fortunately, this is a current player, so he's well within the "Matt Stairs time line". This should be an easy one.
1. Mike Lincoln played on the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals with Reggie Sanders.
2. Reggie Sanders played on the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2
OK, so here's my first randomly generated player. Fortunately, this is a current player, so he's well within the "Matt Stairs time line". This should be an easy one.
1. Mike Lincoln played on the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals with Reggie Sanders.
2. Reggie Sanders played on the 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates with Matt Stairs!
Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2
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