September 3, 200917 yr Morgan was the Reds primary #3 hitter from 1975-1979. If you take that into account his primary #4 hitter would have to be considered George Foster. During that stretch 3 people got the majority of at bats in the cleanup spots. Tony Perez appeared in 106 games there, Johnny Bench in 168 and Foster in 337 games. And that's why I first stated that it would have to be either Morgan/Bench or Morgan/Foster as the Reds 3-4 hitters in my first post. :sssh::ohbrother:
September 3, 200917 yr And that's why I first stated that it would have to be either Morgan/Bench or Morgan/Foster as the Reds 3-4 hitters in my first post. :sssh::ohbrother: I was agreeing with you but also saying that it would be Foster who would need to be considered the primary #4 hitter during that time.
September 3, 200917 yr Memory is not what it used to be but: A's Who hit in front of Reggie Jackson? Bando? Rudi? Baltimore Boog Powell and Frank Robinson ? Pittsburgh Bonilla and Bonds? Parker and Stargell? Philadelphia Schmidt and Luzinski? Just some thoughts on some of the teams. For the A's in their glory years, from a random, non-scientific sampling of box scores, it seems Sal Bando or Gene Tenace hit third most of the time. Rudi saw a lot of time in the 2 hole or the 5 hole. For the O's, Robinson and Powell were always 3-4, same with Parker and Stargell (at least in '79).
September 4, 200917 yr When both healthy and in their Primes for the Cubs, D. Lee, and Aramis Ramirez were a very good 3-4 combo. Come on now....:confused::laugh:
September 4, 200917 yr Minnesota Twins: My gut reaction is to say Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek. Those two were 3-4 for the 87 and 91 Series wins. BUT... Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau have made for a pretty powerful 3-4 over the last few years. The state of the game and the money necessary to stay competetive has prohibited the Twins from reaching the success of the late 80's and early 90's. Only time will tell, but Mauer might be the best pure hitter in the game today and Morneau is a fantastic player.
September 4, 200917 yr Author Dodgers: Garvey/Cey I'm at work so I can't look this up, but where did Snyder/Hodges/Robinson fit in for the Bums?
September 4, 200917 yr I'm at work so I can't look this up, but where did Snyder/Hodges/Robinson fit in for the Bums? Good question. I only considered the LA version. In the boxscores I was able to find, Carl Furillo batted cleanup.
September 4, 200917 yr Minnesota Twins: My gut reaction is to say Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek. Those two were 3-4 for the 87 and 91 Series wins. BUT... Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau have made for a pretty powerful 3-4 over the last few years. The state of the game and the money necessary to stay competetive has prohibited the Twins from reaching the success of the late 80's and early 90's. Only time will tell, but Mauer might be the best pure hitter in the game today and Morneau is a fantastic player. What about Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew?
September 4, 200917 yr What about Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew? I'd lean towards Morneau and Mower being the better combo by the time their careers end.
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