Today's TRIVIA....Name 3 successive HOFers at a given position....and ?

[Boomer]

Capone, Mastro, Allen

[FrankWakefield]

George Kelly was at 2nd for the New York Giants for 108 games in 1925.
In 1926 the Giants had Frankie Frisch at 2nd in 127 games.
And Rogers Hornsby was at 2nd for the Giants for 155 games in 1927.


This surprises me... not Frisch and Hornsby, but Kelly. I'd always thought of him as a big first baseman. I'm surprised he was at second base.

[Jacklitsch]

Is Williams, Yaz and Rice supposed to be the answer?

If so Rice is not in the Hall, at least not until induction next week.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Ted can you clarify the question? I don't understand why Williams Yaz Rice is not correct.

[tedzan]

SAYHEY24 gave the correct answer....which, will be true when Rice is officially inducted next week.

The real question is....have any other trio of ballplayers achieved this exact fete of directly succeeding
each other on a given position that are in the HOF ?


TED Z

[FrankWakefield]

Let me try another grouping


Brooklyn's shortstops....

Leo Durocher, 1939, 113 games at short
Pee Wee Reese, 1940 to 1942
Arky Vaughan, 1943, 99 games at short


I think there are more trio's than we suspect...

[tedzan]

Technically, Frank you are correct....when Reese served in WWII, Vaughn replaced him at SS for the Dodgers.

This succession is valid, but not quite the same as rookies succeeding veteran players.

Great research, guy.

TED Z

[barrysloate]

Since Ted's trivia is answered (unless someone finds another trio), let me throw out a pair:

1) Who is the only player to have identical batting average, home run, and R.B.I. totals in two consecutive seasons?

2) Who is the only player to hit exactly 40 home runs for four consecutive seasons?

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

George Kelly was at 2nd for the New York Giants for 108 games in 1925.
In 1926 the Giants had Frankie Frisch at 2nd in 127 games.
And Rogers Hornsby was at 2nd for the Giants for 155 games in 1927.


This surprises me... not Frisch and Hornsby, but Kelly. I'd always thought of him as a big first baseman. I'm surprised he was at second base.

Frank

Thanks for this. In all the times I've looked at the Macmillan Baseball Encyclopedia and now www.baseball-reference.com, I never noticed Kelly played 2B for significant games.

[tedzan]

Hey you Trivia guys, you're slipping tonite.

I thought one of you would get this one. Anyhow, there are more such HOF "trio connections" out there.


TED Z

[Peter_Spaeth]

I thought Ott took over right field from Ross Youngs.

[tedzan]

Harper replaced Youngs in RF.


TED Z