OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

[LastingsMilledge85]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

1999 Mets, there's no question.

[suave1477]

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Joelsabi I must say I am a bit surprised you would put Cano into that company of best ever. After all the big mistakes he was made.
As for the other 3 No Argument here.

I would throw into this category maybe not the best ever but pretty damn close
Moose Skowron - Tony Kubek - Bobby Richardson (Gold Glove) - Clete Boyer (Gold Glove)

[joelsabi]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Cleveland Indians:

Ss Omar Vizquel
2 Base Roberto Alomar
3 Base Travis Fryman
1 Base Jim Thome

Wow. Thats a good all around infield

[joelsabi]

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The mid 80's Cardinals might not have been the best ever, but they sure were an exciting bunch to watch.

Pendleton, Ozzie, Herr and Clark (Clark is the defensive exception because of the power he carried. He was Mac before McGwire was here)

Did Hernandez ever play togther with Pendleton and Ozzie?

[MUSEOVEN]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Cleveland Indians:

Ss Omar Vizquel
2 Base Roberto Alomar
3 Base Travis Fryman
1 Base Jim Thome

[joelsabi]

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Totally agree!

You guys sure know your baseball.

Three years in a row, 1973 to 1975, Grich, Robinson, and Belanger won golden gloves.

Twice Johnson, Robinson and Belanger won Golden Glove in the same year. Powell never won a Gold Glove but how tough can it be when Belanger and Robinson are throwing bullets at you.

If Cano wins a Golden Glove this year, then all four Yankee infielders have won the award at some point in their careers. Granted, Rodriguez has not done it at third base yet.

[cjclong]

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One of the better ones was Moose Skowron, Bobby Richardson, Tony Kubek and Clete Boyer with the 1961 Yankees.

[sox83cubs84]

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I won't go far as to say they were the best of all-time, but the late 1960s Cubs had a pretty talented bunch with Ron Santo (3B), Don Kessinger (SS), Glenn Beckert (2B) and Ernie Banks (1B). If you want to throw in the catcher, add Randy hundley, MLB recordholder for most games caught in a single season. He was THE iron man of post WW-2 catchers until his knees went bad.

Dave M.
Chicago area

[shoremen44]

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Statistically it is the 1999 Mets... fewest errors by an infield

1B - John Olerud
2B - Egardo Alphonzo
SS - Rey Ordonez
3B - Robin Ventura


But I have to agree with some of the others and go with the 1969 Orioles... they had the fewest error record... and just having Brooks at third I have to image he made some outs that if he didnt get to wouldnt go as errors, but hits

1B - Boog Powell
2B - Davey Johnson, Gold Glove
SS - Mark Belanger, Gold Glove
3B - Brooks Robinson, Gold Glove

[bigtruck260]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

The mid 80's Cardinals might not have been the best ever, but they sure were an exciting bunch to watch.

Pendleton, Ozzie, Herr and Clark (Clark is the defensive exception because of the power he carried. He was Mac before McGwire was here)

[nomarmauerfan]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

How about Rose, Trillo, Bowa, and Schmidt? They were my favorites in the late 70/s and the WS year of 1980. That was a heckuva infield. And, you could add Boone to it as well.

Mike

[joelsabi]

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They played together approx. 8 years

thats longevity there.

i cant help but notice your avatar pick. murray - burleson - ripken - knight is pretty solid defensely.

[3arod13]

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Brooks Robby/Belanger/D. Johnson or Grich/Powell

Totally agree!

[ironmanfan]

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how long did they play together?

im not counting the current yankee lineup since this their first year together as a unit.

They played together approx. 8 years

[joelsabi]

Re: OT: Best All Around Infield Ever

Infield Defensively.

1993 Giants

Matt Williams 3b (gold glove), Robby Thompson 2B(gold glove), Will Clark 1B (former gold glove winner), Kurt Manwaring catcher (gold glove), and Royce Clayton at SS

interesting. does manwaring count? seems like catchers aren't counted in the equation even tho they are in the infield. from other posts, you'd have to add posada, bench, yeager, and dempster into the mix.