The February 7 birthday team doesn't have any Hall of Famers but it does have depth: 12 players with ten years of major league service and 13 more with five years.
Lineup:
1 Charlie Jamieson, LF
2 Tom Daly, 2B
3 Al Smith, RF
4 Carney Lansford, 3B
5 Mel Almada, CF
6 Spike Shannon, 1B
7 Damaso Garcia, SS
8 Pat Moran, C
Bench: Endy Chavez, OF; Andy Reese, OF-IF; Adrian Brown, OF; Charlie Reipschlager, C-OF; Benny Ayala, OF; Eliezer Alfonso, C; Humberto Cota, C;
Rotation:
1 Earl Whitehill
2 Burt Hooton
3 Juan Pizarro
4 Scott Feldman
Bullpen: Dan Quisenberry, Brad Hennessey, Dave Borkowski, Charlie Puleo, Seth McClung.
Playing Garcia out of position at SS, and Shannon out of position (he's an OF) at first. So, a lot of players/depth, but not always at the positions you need. Decent lineup, very good rotation, this team would be a contender, especially with a near-Hall of Fame ace reliever. posted by Shawn Weaver at 5:19 PM
The February 6 birthday team will not be very deep, with just 11 players holding five years in the majors, but it does feature the best player in baseball history.
Lineup:
1 Frank LaPorte, 2B
2 Smoky Burgess, C
3 Babe Ruth, RF
4 Richie Zisk, LF
5 Dale Long, 1B
6 Glenn Wright, SS
7 Pedro Alvarez, 3B
8 Chad Allen, CF
Bench: Goldie Rapp, IF.
Rotation:
1 Babe Ruth
2 Bobby Mitchell
3 Mike Morrison
4 Travis Wood
Bullpen: Bob Wickman, Bill Dawley, Mark Hutton, Walt Hutzinger, Kanekoa Texeira.
Not sure what to do on those days when Ruth has to switch over to be the ace of the staff as well as RF; maybe one of the pitchers can play the outfield. Pretty good lineup, though. posted by Shawn Weaver at 5:02 PM
