The B Team

Submitted by Mark DeLodovio, Washington, DC.  Quoth he, “Hall of Famers at every starting postion except DH (Bonds and Biggio will eventually get in).”  You could even make a pretty good squad out of the guys who don’t start here, you know… their b team.

1b -       ERNIE BANKS*

2b -       CRAIG BIGGIO

3b -       GEORGE BRETT*

SS -      LOU BOUDREAU*

 C -       JOHNNY BENCH*

LF -       BARRY BONDS

CF -      Cool Papa Bell*

RF -      LOU BROCK*

DH -      HAROLD BAINES

PH - (r)   JEFF BAGWELL

PH - (l)   YOGI BERRA*

PH - (b)  LANCE BERKMAN

PR -       Brett Butler

Pitching

RH -      Mordecai Brown*

RH -      Chief Bender*

RH -      JIM BUNNING*

RH -      LEW BURDETTE

RH -      Josh Beckett

LH -      VIDA BLUE

LH -      MARK BUEHRLE

LH -      HARRY BRECHEEN

LH -      TOM BROWNING

RP -       Steve Bedrosian

RP -       Jim Brosnan

RP -       Jonathan Broxton

Closer -  ROD BECK

Mgr -     DUSTY BAKER

Announcers - Red Barber, Jack Buck

Stadiums - Baker Bowl, Briggs Stadium, Ballpark at Arlington

Reserves

Home Run Baker*

Hank Bauer

Don Baylor

Jake Beckley*

Mark Belanger

Buddy Bell

George Bell

Jim Bibby

Dante Bichette

Paul Blair

Johnny Blanchard

Steve Blass

Jeff Blauser

Ossie Bluege

Mike Boddicker

Wade Boggs*

Bobby Bonilla

Brett Boone

Jim Bottomley*

LARRY BOWA

Ken Boyer

Eddie Brinkman

Ray Brown*

Willard Brown*

Bill Buckner

Don Buford

Jay Buhner

Al Bumbry

Smokey Burgess

Key

*Hall of Fame

ALL CAPS = All-Star

Bold = Inspiration

Underlined = Negro Leagues