Heres a Trivia question , who remembers this......

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What player was known only as a 'designated runner'

Hint he played in the 70`s and he had a brother who was a pretty good player.....

Just came in and pinch ran

Even on his baseball card his position was listed as "designated runner"

 

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Herb Washington? played for the A's, right?

 

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Games played 105

AB ZERO

Runs scored 33

SB 31

CS 17 (not the greatest ratio)

Modern day Moonlight Graham

Who is he?

 

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Son of a beech, Jazz nailed it and quick!

 

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Still think it was Herb - sucker was a world-class sprinter - but I could be wrong, it's happened before

 

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Played for Chuck Finlay..

Now that was some owener...

He was making $100,000.00 annualy to pinch run.

 

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lol - good, I was worrying my mind was going

 

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Jazz it is Herb......Moonlight Graham was the character in "Field of Dreams" never getting an oficial AB...

Who was Herb`s brother?

 

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Gene?

 

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Naw, maybe Joe? Gene played football

 

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No, this guy was a very solid ML player for a good while...
Gene Washington, there were two , remember one was a niner one was a viking , both good players

 

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Herb Washington, picked off 1st base 1n 1974 WS, Herb owns some McDonalds now

 

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U.L. Washington.

-MC

 

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NOT U L either.....this guy was a longtime player, played for a few teams, a good outfielder, hit for some pop and decent avg.

 

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Claudell?

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http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/washicl01.shtml

 

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Journeyman said:

Even on his baseball card his position was listed as "designated runner"

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