All-Time Baseball "Theme" Teams

I have searched the annals of baseball history and assembled several "all-star teams" comprised of players whose names fit particular themes. Consider this my humble gift to the baseball dork community.

I’ve invoked my creative license only where it was necessary to fill a given slot. For each player selected, I’ve tried to pick their best season. Likewise, if multiple players share a particular last name, I picked the one who turned in what I deemed to be the best single-season performance. Also note that some teams’ bullpens may be a bit understaffed.

All-Color Team

Position	Player	Year	Team	Statistical Highlights	Awards
LINEUP
C	Todd Greene	1999	Anaheim Angels	.243 avg., 14 HR, 42 RBI
1B	Pete Rose	1973	Cincinnati Reds	.338 avg., 5 HR, 64 RBI, 10 SB	NL MVP
2B	Frank White	1979	Kansas City Royals	.266 avg., 10 HR, 48 RBI, 28 SB	All-Star
SS	Bobby Wine	1965	Philadelphia Phillies	.228 avg., 5 HR, 33 RBI
3B	Chris Brown	1986	San Francisco Giants	.317 avg., 7 HR, 49 RBI, 13 SB	All-Star
OF	Darryl Strawberry	1987	New York Mets	.284 avg., 39 HR, 104 RBI, 36 SB	All-Star
OF	Tim Salmon	1995	California Angels	.330 avg., 34 HR, 105 RBI
OF	Bob Hazle	1957	Milwaukee Braves	.403 avg., 7 HR, 27 RBI
ROTATION
SP	Vida Blue	1971	Oakland Athletics	24-8, 1.82 ERA, 301 K	AL MVP; AL Cy Young
SP	Bob Lemon	1954	Cleveland Indians	23-7, 2.72 ERA, 110 K	All-Star; Hall of Fame
SP	Bud Black	1984	Kansas City Royals	17-12, 3.12 ERA, 140 K
SP	Jimmy Lavender	1912	Chicago Cubs	16-13, 3.04 ERA, 109 K
SP	Bill Steele	1911	St. Louis Cardinals	18-19, 3.73 ERA, 115 K
BULLPEN
RP	Jeff Gray	1991	Boston Red Sox	2-3, 2.34 ERA, 1 SV
RP	Jim Golden	1961	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-1, 5.79 ERA, 0 SV
RP	Carlos Silva	2002	Philadelphia Phillies	5-0, 3.21 ERA, 0 SV

All-First Name Team

Position	Player	Year	Team	Statistical Highlights	Awards
LINEUP
C	Elston Howard	1963	New York Yankees	.287 avg., 28 HR, 85 RBI	AL MVP
1B	Frank Thomas	1994	Chicago White Sox	.353 avg., 38 HR, 101 RBI	AL MVP
2B	Juan Samuel	1984	Philadelphia Phillies	.272 avg., 15 HR, 69 RBI, 72 SB	All-Star
SS	Mike Benjamin	1998	Boston Red Sox	.272 avg., 4 HR, 39 RBI
3B	George Brett	1980	Kansas City Royals	.390 avg., 24 HR, 118 RBI, 15 SB	AL MVP; Hall of Fame
OF	Hank Aaron	1957	Milwaukee Braves	.322 avg., 44 HR, 132 RBI	NL MVP; Hall of Fame
OF	Babe Ruth	1923	New York Yankees	.393 avg., 41 HR, 131 RBI	AL MVP; Hall of Fame
OF	Johnny Damon	2002	Boston Red Sox	.286 avg., 14 HR, 63 RBI, 31 SB	All-Star
ROTATION
SP	Nolan Ryan	1973	California Angels	21-16, 2.87 ERA, 383 K	All-Star; Hall of Fame
SP	Dave Stewart	1989	Oakland Athletics	21-9, 3.32 ERA, 155 K	All-Star
SP	Joey Jay	1961	Cincinnati Reds	21-10, 3.53 ERA, 157 K	All-Star
SP	Bill Lee	1973	Boston Red Sox	17-11, 2.75 ERA, 120 K	All-Star
SP	Tommy John	1979	New York Yankees	21-9, 2.96 ERA, 111 K	All-Star
BULLPEN
RP	Tom Gordon	1998	Boston Red Sox	7-4, 2.72 ERA, 46 SV	All-Star
RP	Byung-Hyun Kim	2002	Arizona Diamondbacks	8-3, 2.04 ERA, 36 SV	All-Star
RP	Bob Stanley	1983	Boston Red Sox	8-10, 2.85 ERA, 33 SV	All-Star
RP	Jorge Julio	2002	Baltimore Orioles	5-6, 1.99 ERA, 25 SV
RP	Stan Belinda	1992	Pittsburgh Pirates	6-4, 3.15 ERA, 18 SV
RP	Doug Henry	1992	Milwaukee Brewers	1-4, 4.02 ERA, 29 SV

All-Occupation Team

Position	Player	Year	Team	Statistical Highlights	Awards
LINEUP
C	Damian Miller	1992	Arizona Diamondbacks	.249 avg., 11 HR, 42 RBI	All-Star
1B	Joe Judge	1928	Washington Senators	.306 avg., 3 HR, 93 RBI, 16 SB
2B	Billy Gardner	1957	Baltimore Orioles	.262 avg., 6 HR, 55 RBI, 10 SB
SS	Ozzie Smith	1987	St. Louis Cardinals	.303 avg., 0 HR, 75 RBI, 43 SB	All-Star; Hall of Fame
3B	Ray Knight	1980	Cincinnati Reds	.264 avg., 14 HR, 78 RBI	All-Star
OF	Tris Speaker	1912	Boston Red Sox	.383 avg., 10 HR, 90 RBI, 52 SB	AL MVP; Hall of Fame
OF	Tommy Harper	1970	Milwaukee Brewers	.296 avg., 31 HR, 82 RBI, 38 SB	All-Star
OF	Brett Butler	1991	Los Angeles Dodgers	.296 avg., 2 HR, 38 RBI, 38 SB	All-Star
ROTATION
SP	Dizzy Dean	1934	St. Louis Cardinals	30-7, 2.66 ERA, 195 K	NL MVP; Hall of Fame
SP	Catfish Hunter	1974	Oakland Athletics	25-12, 2.49 ERA, 143 K	AL Cy Young; Hall of Fame
SP	Bill Singer	1969	Los Angeles Dodgers	20-12, 2.34 ERA, 247 K	All-Star
SP	Steve Barber	1963	Baltimore Orioles	20-13, 2.75 ERA, 180 K	All-Star
SP	Nels Potter	1944	St. Louis Browns	19-7, 2.83 ERA, 91 K
BULLPEN
RP	Mike Marshall	1974	Los Angeles Dodgers	15-12, 2.42 ERA, 21 SV	NL Cy Young
RP	Eddie Fisher	1965	Chicago White Sox	15-7, 2.40 ERA, 24 SV	All-Star
RP	Billy Taylor	1998	Oakland Athletics	4-9, 3.58 ERA, 33 SV
RP	Dennis Cook	1998	New York Mets	8-4, 2.38 ERA, 1 SV
RP	Roger Mason	1992	Pittsburgh Pirates	5-7, 4.09 ERA, 8 SV

All-Geography Team

Position	Player	Year	Team	Statistical Highlights	Awards
LINEUP
C	Benito Santiago	1991	San Diego Padres	.267 avg., 17 HR, 87 RBI	All-Star
1B	Tyler Houston	2001	Milwaukee Brewers	.289 avg., 12 HR, 38 RBI
2B	Ray Durham	1998	Chicago White Sox	.285 avg., 19 HR, 67 RBI, 36 SB	All-Star
SS	Adam Everett	2003	Houston Astros	.256 avg., 8 HR, 51 RBI
3B	Mike Lowell	2003	Florida Marlins	.276 avg., 32 HR, 105 RBI	All-Star
OF	Fred Lynn	1975	Boston Red Sox	.331 avg., 21 HR, 105 RBI, 10 SB	AL MVP
OF	Brian Jordan	1999	Atlanta Braves	.283 avg., 23 HR, 115 RBI, 13 SB	All-Star
OF	Daryl Boston	1990	New York Mets	.272 avg., 12 HR, 45 RBI, 19 SB
ROTATION
SP	Jose Lima	1999	Houston Astros	21-10, 3.58 ERA, 187 K	All-Star
SP	Mark Portugal	1993	Houston Astros	18-4, 2.77 ERA, 131 K
SP	Tim Wakefield	1995	Boston Red Sox	16-8, 2.95 ERA, 119 K
SP	Reggie Cleveland	1973	St. Louis Cardinals	14-10, 3.01 ERA, 122 K
SP	Brian Lawrence	2002	San Diego Padres	12-12, 3.69 ERA, 149 K
BULLPEN
RP	Jeff Montgomery	1993	Kansas City Royals	7-5, 2.27 ERA, 45 SV	All-Star
RP	Al Holland	1984	Philadelphia Phillies	5-10, 3.39 ERA, 29 SV	All-Star
RP	Arthur Rhodes	2001	Seattle Mariners	8-0, 1.72 ERA, 3 SV
RP	Max Macon	1942	Brooklyn Dodgers	5-3, 1.93 ERA, 1 SV
RP	Don Florence	1995	New York Mets	3-0, 1.50 ERA, 0 SV

All-Outdoors Team

Position	Player	Year	Team	Statistical Highlights	Awards
LINEUP
C	Simon Pond	2004	Toronto Blue Jays	.163 avg., 1 HR, 6 RBI
1B	Pete Rose	1973	Cincinnati Reds	.338 avg., 5 HR, 64 RBI, 10 SB	NL MVP
2B	Homer Bush	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	.320 avg., 5 HR, 55 RBI, 32 SB
SS	Eddie Lake	1945	Boston Red Sox	.279 avg., 11 HR, 51 RBI
3B	Hubie Brooks	1986	New York Mets	.340 avg., 14 HR, 58 RBI	All-Star
OF	Tim Raines	1987	Montreal Expos	.330 avg., 18 HR, 68 RBI, 50 SB	All-Star
OF	Curt Flood	1968	St. Louis Cardinals	.301 avg., 5 HR, 60 RBI	All-Star
OF	Mickey Rivers	1976	New York Yankees	.312 avg., 8 HR, 67 RBI, 43 SB	All-Star
ROTATION
SP	Wilbur Wood	1971	Chicago White Sox	22-13, 1.91 ERA, 210 K	All-Star
SP	Chan Ho Park	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	15-11, 3.50 ERA, 218 K	All-Star
SP	Ken Hill	1994	Montreal Expos	16-5, 3.32 ERA, 85 K	All-Star
SP	Ernie Shore	1915	Boston Red Sox	19-8, 1.64 ERA, 102 K
SP	Josh Fogg	2002	Pittsburgh Pirates	12-12, 4.35 ERA, 113 K
BULLPEN
RP	Steve Reed	1995	Colorado Rockies	5-2, 2.14 ERA, 3 SV
RP	David Weathers	2003	New York Mets	1-6, 3.08 ERA, 7 SV
RP	Ricky Stone	2002	Houston Astros	3-3, 3.61 ERA, 1 SV
RP	Jack Spring	1962	Los Angeles Angels	4-2, 4.02 ERA, 6 SV
RP	Doug Creek	2000	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1-3, 4.60 ERA, 1 SV

All-President Team

Position	Player	Year	Team	Statistical Highlights	Awards
LINEUP
C	Gary Carter	1982	Montreal Expos	.293 avg., 29 HR, 97 RBI	All-Star; Gold Glove; Hall of Fame
1B	Reggie Jefferson	1997	Boston Red Sox	.319 avg., 13 HR, 67 RBI
2B	Homer Bush	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	.320 avg., 5 HR, 55 RBI, 32 SB
SS	Ron Washington	1982	Minnesota Twins	.271 avg., 5 HR, 39 RBI
3B	Charlie Hayes	1993	Colorado Rockies	.305 avg., 25 HR, 98 RBI, 11 SB
OF	Hack Wilson	1930	Chicago Cubs	.356 avg., 56 HR, 191 RBI	Hall of Fame
OF	Trot Nixon	2003	Boston Red Sox	.306 avg., 28 HR, 87 RBI
OF	Craig Monroe	2005	Detroit Tigers	.277 avg., 20 HR, 89 RBI
ROTATION
SP	Walter Johnson	1913	Washington Senators	36-7, 1.14 ERA, 243 K	AL MVP; Hall of Fame
SP	Whitey Ford	1961	New York Yankees	25-4, 3.21 ERA, 209 K	AL Cy Young; Hall of Fame
SP	Mudcat Grant	1965	Minnesota Twins	21-7, 3.30 ERA, 142 K	All-Star
SP	Billy Pierce	1956	Chicago White Sox	20-9, 3.32 ERA, 192 K	All-Star
SP	Vern Kennedy	1936	Chicago White Sox	21-9, 4.63 ERA, 99 K	All-Star
BULLPEN
RP	Ace Adams	1943	New York Giants	11-7, 2.82 ERA, 9 SV	All-Star
RP	Grant Jackson	1969	Philadelphia Phillies	14-18, 3.34 ERA, 1 SV	All-Star
RP	Billy Taylor	1998	Oakland Athletics	4-9, 3.58 ERA, 33 SV
RP	Mike Lincoln	2003	Pittsburgh Pirates	3-4, 5.20 ERA, 5 SV

All-Jewish Team

NOTE: I did my best to ascertain the Jewishness of these players but please correct me if you know otherwise.

Position	Player	Year	Team	Statistical Highlights	Awards
LINEUP
C	Brad Ausmus	1999	Detroit Tigers	.275 avg., 9 HR, 54 RBI	All-Star
1B	Hank Greenberg	1935	Detroit Tigers	.328 avg., 36 HR, 170 RBI	AL MVP; Hall of Fame
2B	Rod Carew	1977	Minnesota Twins	.388 avg., 14 HR, 100 RBI, 23 SB	AL MVP; Hall of Fame
SS	Buddy Myer	1935	Washington Senators	.349 avg., 5 HR, 100 RBI	All-Star
3B	Al Rosen	1953	Cleveland Indians	.336 avg., 43 HR, 145 RBI	AL MVP
OF	Shawn Green	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	.309 avg., 42 HR, 123 RBI, 20 SB	All-Star
OF	Sid Gordon	1948	New York Giants	.299 avg., 30 HR, 107 RBI	All-Star
OF	Gabe Kapler	2001	Texas Rangers	.267avg., 17 HR, 72 RBI, 23 SB
ROTATION
SP	Sandy Koufax	1963	Los Angeles Dodgers	25-5, 1.88 ERA, 306 K	NL MVP; NL Cy Young; Hall of Fame
SP	Steve Stone	1980	Baltimore Orioles	25-7, 3.23 ERA, 149 K	AL Cy Young
SP	Ken Holtzman	1973	Oakland Athletics	21-13, 2.97 ERA, 157 K	All-Star
SP	Jason Marquis	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	15-7, 3.71 ERA, 138 K
SP	Blake Stein	2000	Kansas City Royals	8-5, 4.68 ERA, 78 K
BULLPEN
RP	Larry Sherry	1966	Detroit Tigers	8-5, 3.82 ERA, 20 SV
RP	Al Levine	2001	Anaheim Angels	8-10, 2.38 ERA, 2 SV
RP	Syd Cohen	1937	Washington Senators	2-4, 3.11 ERA, 4 SV
RP	Scott Schoeneweis	2005	Toronto Blue Jays	3-4, 3.32 ERA, 1 SV
RP	Bo Belinsky	1965	Philadelphia Phillies	4-9, 4.84 ERA, 1 SV
RP	Keith Glauber	1998	Cincinnati Reds	0-0, 2.35 ERA, 0 SV

--NationInChicago 09:50, 2 February 2006 (PST)