Saturday, September 21, 2013
#780 Dick Green
A
last name fitting of a career long member of the A’s the only MLB team that
uses green as a team color…An early
entrant to the A’s youth movement that
bloomed into 3 consecutive world championships; Jackson, Hunter, Bando, Rudi… Green never achieved the status of his
peers plagued by inconsistent batting
and injuries, twice he failed to hit over .200…good when healthy but not great…missed
out on most of Oakland’s first regular season championship run in 1972, where he had only 42 ABs in regular
season.....opposed to the year's post season were he had 28 gathering 7 hits…came from a time when even journeymen
players stuck with one franchise....long before free agency…Inductee to the South Dakota athletic hall of
fame
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Sometimes I find out things that need to be added. Dick got the Babe Ruth Award for 1974 World Series despite going 0 for 13. He started 6 critical double plays against the Dodgers. Despite this award he was released before the next season.
ReplyDeleteHe was a great fielder but somehow never won a gold glove.
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