All-Time Four Decade Team

Joel Elkins submitted this formidable squadron.  These guys played in the majors in parts of four decades.  Minoso and Altrock deserve special mention.

1b -       Dan Brouthers* (1879-1904)

2b -       Eddie Collins* (1906-30)

3b -       MINNIE MINOSO (1949-80)

SS -      OMAR VIZQUEL (1989-??)

 C -       CARLTON FISK* (1969-93)

LF -       RICKEY HENDERSON* (1979-2003)

CF -      KEN GRIFFEY, Jr. (1989-2010)

RF -      TED WILLIAMS* (1939-60)

DH -      BILL BUCKNER (1969-90)

PH - (r)   Jim O’Rourke* (1872-1904)

PH - (l)   WILLIE McCOVEY* (1959-80)

PH - (b) Nick Altrock (1898-1933)

PR -       TIM RAINES (1979-2002)

Pitching

RH -      NOLAN RYAN* (1966-93)

RH -      EARLY WYNN* (1939-63)

RH -      BOBO NEWSOME (1929-53)

RH -      Jack Quinn (1909-33)

LH -      JAMIE MOYER (1986-??)

LH -      JIM KAAT (1959-83)

LH -      JERRY REUSS (1969-90)

RP -       JESSE OROSCO (1979-2003)

RP -       MIKE MORGAN (1978-2002)

Mgr -     Kid Gleason (1888-1912)

Broadcaster -   TIM McCARVER (1959-80)

Reserves

Rick Dempsey (1969-1992)

Deacon McGuire (1884-1912)

Jack O’Connor (1887-1910)

Jack Ryan (1889-1913)

MICKEY VERNON (1939-60)

Umpires

LARRY BARNETT (1969-99)

JOE BRINKMAN (1972-2006)

Tommy Connolly* (1898-1932) [5 decades]

JERRY CRAWFORD (1976-20??)

Bob Emslie (1890-1924)

BRUCE FROEMMING (1971-2007)

DOUG HARVEY* (1962-92)

BILL KLEM* (1905-41) [5 decades]

BILL McGOWAN* (1925-54)

ED MONTAGUE (1974-2009)

Hank O’Day (1884-1927) [5 decades]

DAVE PHILLIPS (1971-2002)

MIKE REILLY (1977-2010)

HARRY WENDELSTEDT (1966-98)

JOE WEST (1976-??)

Key

*Hall of Fame

ALL CAPS = All-Star

Bold = Inspiration