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pp2 · 04-29-2005, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister D

Chicago White Sox

C Carlton Fisk - 11-time All-Star, 1972 AL Rookie of the Year, 1 Gold Glove, hit one of the most famous Homeruns in Game 6 of 1975 World Series (not with Chicago), elected to Hall of Fame in 2000, 376 career homeruns

1B Frank Thomas - 5-time All-Star, 2-time AL MVP, 1997 AL Batting champ, 436 career homeruns, 40+ homeruns 5 times, batted .353 in 1994

2B Eddie Collins - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1939, 1914 AL MVP, 744 career Stolen Bases, 4 World Series championships (one with Chicago), Batted above .300 19 times, 81 stolen bases in 1910

SS Luke Appling - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1964, Batted over .300 16 times, batted .388 in 1936, career .310 hitter, 2-time AL batting champ, 7-time All-Star

3B Robin Ventura - 2-time All-Star, 6 Gold Gloves, 34 homeruns and 105 RBIs in 1996, 294 career homeruns

RF Harry Hooper - Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1971, batted over .300 3 times in 5 years with Chicago, 4 World Series Championships (none with Chicago), 375 career Stolen bases

CF Johnny Mostil - Career .301 hitter, 30+ Stolen bases 3 times, 40+ stolen bases twice, 135 runs scored in 1925

LF "Shoeless" Joe Jackson - career .356 hitter, Batted over .400 in 1911, 168 career triples, 41 Stolen Bases in 1911, 121 RBIs in 1920

DH Harold Baines - 384 career homeruns, 2866 hits, 6-time All-Star

SP Ted Lyons - Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1955, 260 career wins, 3.67 career ERA, 2.10 ERA in 1942, 1 All-Star appearance, 2-time AL wins leader

SP Red Faber - Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1964, 254 career wins, 3.15 career ERA, ERA below 2.00 twice, ERA below 3.00 8 times, 1 World Series championship

RP Bobby Thigpen - 201 career saves, 57 saves in 1990, ERA below 2.00 twice, 1 All-Star game

Yay, no Albert Belle! Good choice on 3B, I was curious as to whether or not you would go with Bill Melton. Nicely put together. Ventura always got the shaft when it came to AllStar balloting, he had incredible range over there and was a clutch hitter.

Here's a case where stats are misleading: Bobby Thigpen. I always said that if he were an Indian his tribe name would be Hanging Slider. The 57 save year was mostly luck and very misleading as he was hit hard but it was always right at somebody, and a lot of his walks were erased on double plays. Their setup man that year, Barry Jones, probably could have had 60 saves if they reversed the roles.

Carlton Fisk actually used to live in a town near me when I was a teenager. One day I pulled up next to him at a stoplight and caught a dirty look from him as he was rolling up the window of his pickup truck due to my loud car stereo.

Another fun (for me anyway heh) tidbit that I just thought of, and maybe Simon remembers this guy. Jim Dwyer, played a couple years with the BoSox in the late 70s...he used to live behind me and was from Chicago to begin with I think. Every time we played Boston and Dwyer made a play, Harry Caray always used to say "They're dancing in the streets of Tinley Park tonight!" Which of course? Not so much.