Word: stapleton
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Dave Stapleton is a late-blooming, 27-year-old infielder whose .460 batting average last spring was not good enough to earn him a spot with the squad. A fast start with Boston's AAA affiliate in Pawtucket showed the organization the error of its ways, however, and he was called up in late...
With Remy slowed by injuries, Stapleton stepped in at second and saw duty at first base, third base, designated hitter and left field as well. When Remy was lost for the season, second base became his trailer camp for the summer...
...second base (only 12 errors in 106 games), all the talk in camp would be about how much better Remy's knee looks. Had he not slammed 33 doubles and knocked in 45 runs, rapping out 144 hits in his first 449 at bats in the major leagues. Dave Stapleton would be fighting it out with Chico Walker for the right to carry Remy's golf clubs...
...Stapleton did all of those things, almost winning the Rookie of the Year award (which went to Cleveland's Super Joe Charboneau and his media machine) in the process, and a spot will have to made for him somewhere in the lineup. With the traffic jam of erstwhile designated hitters and ex-Angels at first base, the keystone sack is the obvious choice...
...trying to make the starting nine this year," Stapleton said, comparing it to last spring's fight to make the ball club. "Training camp is a little easier for me because I'm pretty much assured a spot on the squad, but I'm working just as hard, And," he adds, "I want to show the new manager what...