Heres a Trivia question , who remembers this......

[Journeyman]

What player was known only as a 'designated runner'

Hint he played in the 70`s and he had a brother who was a pretty good player.....

Just came in and pinch ran

Even on his baseball card his position was listed as "designated runner"

 

[Jazz]

Herb Washington? played for the A's, right?

 

[Journeyman]

Games played 105

AB ZERO

Runs scored 33

SB 31

CS 17 (not the greatest ratio)

Modern day Moonlight Graham

Who is he?

 

[Journeyman]

Son of a beech, Jazz nailed it and quick!

 

[Jazz]

Still think it was Herb - sucker was a world-class sprinter - but I could be wrong, it's happened before

 

[vegasguy39]

Played for Chuck Finlay..

Now that was some owener...

He was making $100,000.00 annualy to pinch run.

 

[Jazz]

lol - good, I was worrying my mind was going

 

[Journeyman]

Jazz it is Herb......Moonlight Graham was the character in "Field of Dreams" never getting an oficial AB...

Who was Herb`s brother?

 

[Jazz]

Gene?

 

[Jazz]

Naw, maybe Joe? Gene played football

 

[Journeyman]

No, this guy was a very solid ML player for a good while...
Gene Washington, there were two , remember one was a niner one was a viking , both good players

 

[Chris@OlympicSports]

Herb Washington, picked off 1st base 1n 1974 WS, Herb owns some McDonalds now

 

[MadCapper]

U.L. Washington.

-MC

 

[Journeyman]

NOT U L either.....this guy was a longtime player, played for a few teams, a good outfielder, hit for some pop and decent avg.

 

[MadCapper]

Claudell?

-MC

 

[Journeyman]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/washicl01.shtml

 

[5teamparlay]

Even on his baseball card his position was listed as "designated runner"