All-Time Team of One-Season Careers

…but played at least 100 games.  Only a few of these were from the WWII era.  There’s no doubt an interesting story behind all guys.   However, you can read those of Arlett, Elliot, and Vache right here in compact, very readable formats, done by SABR biographers  Just click on their names in this paragraph.  Most of these guys played for very bad teams.  Figueroa pitched batting practice for the Blue Jays in their championship years, so he pulls duty as the team’s pitcher.

1b -       Art Mahan (1940 Phillies)

2b -       Goat Anderson (1907 Pirates)

3b -       Hector Rodriguez (1952 White Sox)

SS -      Scotty Ingerton (1911 Rustlers)

 C -       Tom Cahill (1891 Colonels)

LF -       Charlie Hamburg (1890 Colonels)

CF -      Ernie Sulik (1936 Phillies)

RF -      Irv Waldron (1901 Brewers, Senators)

PH - (r)   Herman Reich (1949 Senators, Indians, Cubs)

PH - (l)   Buddy Blair (1942 A’s)

PH - (b) Buzz Arlett (1931 Phillies)

PR -       Carlos Bernier (1953 Red Sox)

Pitching

RH -      Jesus Figueroa (1980 Cubs)

Mgr -     SPARKY ANDERSON* (152 G, 1959 Phillies)

Reserves

Gair Allie (1954 Pirates)

Tony Bartirome (1952 Pirates)

Elliot Bigelow (1929 Red Sox)

Al Boucher (1914 Terriers)

Ben Conroy (1890 Athletics)

Jack Daniels (1952 Braves)

Dutch Hoffman (1929 White Sox)

Johnny Johnston (1913 Brown)

Bob Maier (1945 Tigers)

Charlie Malay (1905 Superbas)

Mike McCormick (1904 Superbas)

Harry Moore (1884 Nationals) [Also sometimes listed as Henry]

Moon Mullen (1944 Phillies)

Larry Murphy (1891 Statesmen)

Dutch Schliebner (1923 Dodgers, Browns)

Ham Schulte (1940 Phillies)

Johnny Sturm (1941 Yankees)

Tex Vache (1925 Red Sox)

Milt Whitehead (1884 Maroons, Cowboys)

Rasty Wright (1890 Stars, Spiders)

Key

*Hall of Fame

ALL CAPS = All-Star

Bold = Inspiration