RBI Trivia Question

[dvldog]

Tim Raines also achieved this.

Tim Raines @ Baseball-Reference.com

[fightonusc]

I am a complete and utter boob. But hey, at least all the confusion padded the post count in the RBI Forum, right...

[dvldog]

If you look through the thread, I made a bad mistake with my question.

Raines was close; he played 6 games, but has no official at-bats until 1980.

[JoeDirt]

That still counts as major league service, though.

[fknmclane]

Tim Raines also achieved this.

Tim Raines @ Baseball-Reference.com

Woo hoo!  I was right!  Hooray for me.

[fightonusc]

OK, which non-All Star team had the most players on its roster play in three or more decades?

[ultimate7]

I'll guess Cali

Reggie, Sutton, Grich?,

Did Joyner make it to 2000?
Downing? Ruppert played in the 70s

[fightonusc]

It's not California. They had five players play in three or more decades:

Wally Joyner (86-01)
Reggie Jackson (67-87)
Brian Downing (73-92)
Bob Boone (72-90)
Don Sutton (66-88)

Grich played from 70-86, and Rupperto from 76-87. The team I'm thinking about had nine different players play in three or more decades.

[ultimate7]

I think the Mets have more than 5 and I don't think anyone else does, so I'll go with the Mets

Gooden
Straw
Carter
Hernandez
Orosco
Ojeda?

Not sure about anyone else

[fightonusc]

The five Mets who played in three decades are:

Keith Hernandez (74-90)
Gary Carter (74-92)
Danny Heep (79-91)
Dwight Gooden (84-00)
Jesse Orosco (79-03)

The team I was thinking of was Detroit, with nine players...

Alan Trammell (77-96)
Kirk Gibson (79-95)
Darrell Evans (69-89)
Chet Lemon (75-90)
Lou Whitaker (77-95)
Tom Brookens (79-90)
Mike Heath (78-91)
Dave Bergman (75-92)
Jack Morris (77-94)

[ultimate7]

Wow,  I didn't think it was Detroit

I didn't think Trammel and Gibson played before 1980, I thought Chet was gone before 1990 andd didn't guess Heath or Bergman

[fightonusc]

Lists for the other teams not mentioned:

Boston (4)

Dwight Evans (72-91)
Roger Clemens (84-04)
Bill Buckner (69-90)
Ellis Burks (87-04)

Houston (5)

Denny Walling (75-92)
Dickie Thon (79-93)
Terry Puhl (77-91)
Nolan Ryan (66-93)
Mike Scott (79-91)

Minnesota (4)

Gary Gaetti (81-00)
Bert Blyleven (70-92)
Juan Berenguer (78-92)
Jeff Reardon (79-94)

San Francisco (4)

Jeffrey Leonard (77-90)
Will Clark (86-00)
Rick Reuschel (72-91)
Don Robinson (78-92)

St. Louis (4)

Ozzie Smith (78-96)
Tom Herr (79-91
Jack Clark (75-92)
John Tudor (79-90)

AL All-Stars (10)

Willie Randolph (75-92)
Jose Canseco (85-01)
Cal Ripken Jr. (81-01)
Harold Baines (80-01)
George Brett (73-93)
Mark McGwire (86-01)
Paul Molitor (78-98)
Julio Franco (82-04)
Bret Saberhagen (84-01)
Dave Rightetti (79-95)

NL All-Stars (10)

Tim Raines (79-02)
Benito Santiago (86-04)
Andre Dawson (76-96)
Eric Davis (84-01)
Andres Gallarraga (85-04)
Pedro Guerrero (78-92)
Dale Murphy (76-93)
Tony Gwynn (82-01)
Rick Sutcliffe (76-94)
John Franco (84-04)

[Shooty]

If only Minnie Minosa was in RBI...the dude played in 5 decades.  Top that.

[Shooty]

More RBI Trivia: Without cheating...Who are the 3 NES RBI bench players to have won batting crowns?

[dvldog]

I swear I didn't look this up, but I know this one.

Madlock, Gwynn, and Molitor.

[fknmclane]

Madlock
Molitor
and....FUCK!

[ultimate7]

Are you including All-Stars?

If so Tony Gwynn, Paul Molitor, Julio Franco

If not, I have no idea

[ultimate7]

Fuck, I knew it was Madlock

[fknmclane]

I can't believe I brain-farted Gwynn.  

[dvldog]

I can't believe 2 more people posted after I put the correct answers up.

OH SNAP!  WHAT!  AWW HELL NAH!