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Friday, August 28, 2015

Ernie Banks is At It Again - Give the Man Another Kellogg's Card

I didn't realize how difficult it has been for NL shortstops to drive in runs.  In 1960 Ernie Banks drove in 117 runs.  From that point through 1984, no NL shortstop managed to drive in 100 runs.




In 1985 Hubie Brooks managed to do that for the Mets.  Who were the NL shortstops that couldn't manage to do that?  The players listed below were those who played multiple seasons of more than 100 games at shortstop between 1960 and 1985.  None hit many homers or had many RBIs.  None of these guys.

Gene Alley
Larry Bowa
Leo Cardenas
Darrell Chaney
Dave Concepcion
Ivan DeJesus
Tim Foli
Dick Groat
Bud Harrelson
Don Kessinger
Dal Maxvill
Dennis Menke
Roger Metzger
Marty Perez
Bill Russell
Ozzie Smith
Chris Speier
Frank Taveras
Gary Templeton
Maury Wills
Bobby Wine














 

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