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What baseball team has had the most 20 year loyal players than any other team in history?
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#63458. Asked by drewdown23.
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gtho4
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Chicago White Sox with 3 players.
Baltimore and Detroit have 2 players each with 20+ years.
years/seasons
23 1955-1977 Brooks Robinson, Baltimore
23 1961-1983 Carl Yastrzemski, Boston
22 1876-1897 Cap Anson, Chicago (NL)
22 1953-1974 Al Kaline, Detroit
22 1941-1963 Stan Musial, St. Louis
22 1926-1947 Mel Ott, New York Giants
21 1973-1993 George Brett, Kansas City
21 1907-1927 Walter Johnson, Washington
21 1923-42,46 Ted Lyons, Chicago White Sox
21 1962-1982 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh
21 1981-2001 Cal Ripken, Baltimore
20 1930-1950 Luke Appling, Chi. White Sox
20 1914-1933 Red Faber, Chicago White Sox
20 1928-1947 Mel Harder, Cleveland
20 1977-1996 Alan Trammell, Detroit
20 1974-1993 Robin Yount, Milwaukee
20 1982-2001 Tony Gwynn, San Diego
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/stories/2001-04-06-gwynn-ripken.htm : http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/stories/2001-04-06-gwynn-ripken.htm"> www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball
Players still active when the above list was prepared in April 2002 who, if they're still with the same club, may have since reached the 20 years mark (or may do so next year, or the year after):
16 1986- Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds
15 1987- Edgar Martinez, Seattle Mariners
15 1987- Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves
14 1988- Craig Biggio, Houston Astros
13 1989- John Smoltz, Alanta Braves
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_4_61/ai_83790842"> www.findarticles.com
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bigponder
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Larkin and Martinez are retired and Glavine now pitches for the Mets so your list of potential 20-year, one-team men is down to Biggio and Smoltz. Both of them do have a real shot at it.
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