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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Robin Yount was Larry's Little Brother in 1971

I love to read about this day in baseball on http://www.nationalpastime.com/.  It certainly gives me things to talk about on this blog.  

Back in 1971 Robin Yount was better known as Larry's little brother.  Then why does Larry not have a Kellogg's card?



Larry Yount made his MLB debut in 1971 on this day.  He was called in to pitch in the ninth inning.  After throwing one warm-up pitch Yount injured his shoulder.  That was it for his MLB career.  

Though Yount never played in the game he was listed in the box score since he was inserted into the lineup.  One of my other favorite things to do is check out the box score on http://www.baseball-reference.com/.   Yount was supposed to face Felix Millan, Ralph Garr and Hank Aaron.  



I wonder what Yount thought about his debut and possibly facing Hank Aaron.  

Yount was only 21 and didn't actually play in the game.   He played in the minors until 1975.   That's worse than the career of Moonlight Graham who at least played one inning in the outfield.  
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