Who Am I? #4

[frankbmd]

I played a lot for over 8 years so don't get me wrong, but the highlight of my career occurred after I retired one might say.

[molenick]

I won't go into all the rabbit holes I went down without finding anyone who met all the clues.

But Emil Verban meets some of the clues. More famous after he played (because of the Emil Verban Society) and played in the 1944 World Series with Augie Bergamo (and Augie struck out three times in game two).

But game two was not the last game they played together (they were both in game three); they did not retire the same year; Emil played 7 years in the majors (not 8) and 17 years including the minors; and the only thing he led the league in was games played one year.

[judsonhamlin]

Dizzy Dean played for over 8 years but only very well for some of those, leading in several categories. He played on the Cubs with Augie Galan on the 1938 Cubs who lost to the Yankees in the WS. And, he achieved fame as a broadcaster.

[Peter_Spaeth]

If all the clues don't fit
Your guesses ain't worth (*&&^

[molenick]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If all the clues don't fit
Your guesses ain't worth (*&&^

Oh, I knew I was wrong. I was hoping I could coax some more clues from Frank. I had also thought of Van Lingle Mungo and Leo Durocher at the start (for reasons I don't recall now) but further clues eliminated them.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by molenick

Oh, I knew I was wrong. I was hoping I could coax some more clues from Frank. I had also thought of Van Lingle Mungo and Leo Durocher at the start (for reasons I don't recall now) but further clues eliminated them.

Not sure Augie Galan is going to get anyone there, but seems obvious place to start.

[molenick]

Yeah, I started with Augie Galan. I think that's where Brian's Taffy Wright answer came from. But I couldn't find any three strikeout games in his last season, let alone his last game. But I may be misinterpreting that clue.

[frankbmd]

Emil Verban is not the answer.

If Dizzy Dean was correct, you know that one of the clues would include the Wabash Cannonball and it will not.

[frankbmd]

I was not a musician, but this clue could be misleading.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Until the musician clue, Dixie Walker met all the parameters, even standing near to Taft Wright in the outfield!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Until the musician clue, Dixie Walker met all the parameters, even standing near to Taft Wright in the outfield!

Dixie played for 18 years.