Name Players challenge

[vols kick balls]

Not sure if Robin Yount counts or not.

He should. Drafted by Milwaukee in 1973.

 

[TXA&M07]

New list thus far:

Biggio
Bagwell - with an *
Gwynn
Martinez
Ripken

Puckett
Yount
B. Williams

 

[vols kick balls]

Yaz and Stargell did, might not count for you though.

 

[GAVol]

The OZ

Bad news . . . Ozzie Smith was originally a San Diego Padre.

 

[JZVOL]

Bernie Williams

 

[TXA&M07]

get outta here! Are you kidding me? I would have bet the farm he was a redbird for life. Holy cow, I would be homeless right now!

 

[GAVol]

Yaz and Stargell did, might not count for you though.

They technically would count; along with Johnny Bench. Free Agency started in the mid-70s with Curt Flood.

 

[TXA&M07]

Yaz and Stargell did, might not count for you though.

Are they on the fringe of the free agency era? I guess they should belong, but I just didnt want to go all the way back to the "Don Drysdale" era to compile a list.

 

[GAVol]

get outta here! Are you kidding me? I would have bet the farm he was a redbird for life. Holy cow, I would be homeless right now!

It's true.

 

[vols kick balls]

Are they on the fringe of the free agency era? I guess they should belong, but I just didnt want to go all the way back to the "Don Drysdale" era to compile a list.

Both retired in the early '80s.

 

[TXA&M07]

New list thus far:

UPDATED

Biggio
Bagwell - with an *
Gwynn
Martinez
Ripken

Puckett
Yount
B. Williams

Johnny Bench
Carl Yaz
Stargel

 

[TXA&M07]

It's true.

Well, that back flip would have looked weird in those old school brown, and orange, and yellow unis. But alas, it is true.

 

[vols kick balls]

They technically would count; along with Johnny Bench. Free Agency started in the mid-70s with Curt Flood.

Yep,forgot about Bench.

Davey Concepcion would also qualify.

 

[TXA&M07]

Mike Scott, Alan Ashby, and possibly Billy Hatcher? Anybody think they qualify or am I off again?

 

[vols kick balls]

Mike Scott, Alan Ashby, and possibly Billy Hatcher? Anybody think they qualify or am I off again?

All 3 played for multiple teams.

 

[JZVOL]

Brooks Robinson

 

[JZVOL]

Willie Stargell

 

[JZVOL]

Carl Yastrzemski

 

[truefan]

My buddy and I were talking baseball this weekend and we came across an interesting question. In the free agency era, how many players can you name that retired and only played for 1 team. It was harder than we thought.

I am trying to remember but I know the following were on our list:

Craig Biggio
Ozzie SmithCal Ripken Jr.
Kirby Puckett



Please add at will. I would really like to know who yall can come up with.

Sorry, Ozzie played for San Diego before St Louis. Actually it was there were he made a name for himself. He was traded, player for player, for Garry Templeton

 

[OrangeWilly]

Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox

 

[TXA&M07]

Gerald Young, Jose Cruz Sr.?

 

[BigPapaVol]

Tony Gwynn make the list?

 

[615 Vol]

Mike Scioscia with the Dodgers

Kirby Puckett with the Twins

Sorry, didn't see Puckett already listed

 

[TXA&M07]

We're up to the following:

Biggio
Gwynn
Martinez
Bagwell
Johnny Bench
Concepcion
Stargel
Robinson
Yaz
Puckett
Yount
B. Williams
Jim Rice
Ripken
Mike Scioscia - good addition
Schmidt

 

[OrangeWilly]

Mike Schmidt