Tovar Becomes the Second Player to Play All Nine Positions - Here are Some Odd Details

Three years after Bert Campaneris became the first player to play all nine positions in a game, Cesar Tovar became the second player to do that.  It went differently for Tovar.

Tovar played an inning at each position as well, but he started as pitcher, then went to C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, LF, CF, RF.

As a pitcher he got out of the inning with just a walk and a balk.  In a great twist to the story, the lead-off batter against Tovar in the first inning was........Bert Campaneris.  After getting him out, Tovar struck out Reggie Jackson.  It's easy to see how Reggie set the all-time record for striking out.

After a walk, he retired Sal Bando.  All three of the outs were recorded by players who managed to get on a Kellogg's card.

As a hitter, Tovar had a hit, a walk, scored a run and stole his 33rd base in the game.  Tovar's Twins won 2-1.

In the field, Tovar had 5 put-outs and 1 assist.

Rod Carew played shortstop four times in his career including this game since positions were being swapped every inning.

Graig Nettles played centerfield for one of the two times in his career.