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Old 05-02-2018, 01:35 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift View Post
Yeah, the last left handed third baseman played in the majors in the early 1900s if memory serves, and the last regular played in the early 1890s. IRL a third of all pitchers are LHPs even though there are only around 5-10% of us in the population, so basically if a player throws well enough to play third base, he was made into a pitcher before he completed high school.
The last left handed third baseman (in very limited appearances) was Mike Squires of the White Sox, who briefly appeared in 1983, and made four starts there in 1984. Tony LaRussa trying to be a bleeping genius again? Mebbe.
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