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swampdragon · 03-23-2018, 07:31 PM

In real life, Spalding was the first of a number of 19th century players to play a position full time after pitching for several years. Watch for Monte Ward and Kid Gleason in the game.. Ward was the best of the 19th century two way players. Once the two man rotation started in the early 1880s, a number of pitchers would play the outfield on the days they didn't pitch. I remember Larry Corcoran, Charlie Buffinton, and Hoss Radbourne.

03-23-2018, 07:31 PM	#11
swampdragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Lonely Mountain Posts: 2,509	In real life, Spalding was the first of a number of 19th century players to play a position full time after pitching for several years. Watch for Monte Ward and Kid Gleason in the game.. Ward was the best of the 19th century two way players. Once the two man rotation started in the early 1880s, a number of pitchers would play the outfield on the days they didn't pitch. I remember Larry Corcoran, Charlie Buffinton, and Hoss Radbourne. __________________ “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies." -- C.S. Lewis