You should be able to use J.R. Richard, too, just because.
A few starters for others:
1B Lou Gehrig, SS Lou Boudreau, LF Lou Brock…
1B Fred McGriff, SS Freddie Patek, LF Fred Clarke, CF Fred Lynn,
P Eddie Plank, 2B Eddie Collins, 3B Eddie Mathews,
P Frank Tanana, 1B Frank Thomas, 2B Frankie Frisch, SS Frankie Crosetti, LF Frank Robinson, RF Frank Howard
P- Sudden Sam McDowell, OF-Sam Crawford, OF Sammy Sosa, OF Sam Rice
Eddie Gaedel, PH
NOW we’re getting somewhere!
Eddie Murray at 1B.
Hall of Famer Billy Hamilton played outfield as well. If you’re using Willies, Will Clark might be a step up from Bill Buckner.
C - Steve Yeager
1B - Steve Garvey
2B - Steve Sax
3B -
SS -
OF -
OF -
OF -
P - Steve Carlton
P - Steve Ontiveros
Man, I’m blanking big time on some of these positions – I shouldn’t do memory work on a Monday. Maybe not the greatest team of all time (and a lot of Dodgers), but a decent start.
Steve Howe, if you can keep him clean.
OF - Steve Kemp, Steve Finley
P - Steve Stone
1B/DH - Steve Balboni
Others I thought of between submitting my post and falling asleep last night:
SS (one of the several spots where I could play him): Michael Young
C: Mike Napoli (amazing neither of these Rangers came to mind so soon after the World Series)
Utility (if I were to fill out a 25-man roster): Michael Cuddyer
Player-manager: Mike “King” Kelly (Hall of Famer from the 19th century)
Additional arms: Mike Krukow, Mike Norris
1st Base: Pete O’Brien
2nd Base: Pete Orr
SS: Pee Wee Reese
3rd Base: Pete Mackanin
OF: Pete Incaviglia
OF: Pete Rose
OF: Peter Bourjos
Catcher: Petey Paramore
Pitcher: Pete Harnisch
Reliever: Peter Moylan
2B George “High Pockets” Kelly
C George Gibson
I cheated and looked guys up because of the plethora of Willies and Willys who aren’t named William. Will Clark is actually a William, so he counts. We can move Buckner to the outfield. The lineup now:
C: Bill Dickey
1b: Will Clark
2b Bill Mazeroski
ss
3b Bill Madlock
OF Sliding Billy Hamilton
OFWilliam “Swish” Nicholson
OF Willie Horton (Det)
P Bill Singer
Billy Williams of the Cubs first name was actually Billy. Same thing with Billy Grabarkewitz.
Now for the Willies/Willys
C Willy Bench
1b Willie McCovey
2b Willy Randolph
ss Willie Bloomquest
3b Willie Nettles
OF Willie Wilson
OF Willie Mays
OF Willie Musial
P
Henry/Hank
OF Hank Aaron
OF Hank Leiber
OF Hank Greenberg
3B
SS
2B Henry Mateo
1B Henry Louis Gehrig
C Hank Gowdy
P Hank Aguirre
C- Ivan Rodriguez
1B - Ivan Cruz
2B -
SS - Ivan DeJesus
3B - Ivanon Coffie (loved this name)
OF - Ivan Calderon
OF -
OF -
P - Ivan Nova
I wanted a challenge. I got one.
1B Ubaldo Rodriquez
2B Ubaldo Martinez
SS Ubaldo Sanchez
3B Ubaldo Gonzales
C Ubaldo Hernandez
LF Ubaldo Lopez
CF Ubaldo Alvarez
RF Ubaldo Cabrera
SP Ubaldo Jimenez
SP Ubaldo Guillen
SP Ubaldo Santana
SP Ubaldo Garcia
SP Ubaldo Garza
Closer Ubaldo Mendez
Jeffs:
1B Jeff Bagwell
2B Jeff Kent
SS Jeff Blauser
3B Jeff Cirillo
OF Geoff Jenkins
OF Jeffrey Leonard
CF
C
RP Jeff Reardon
RP Jeff Brantley
No idea who the starters are.
Modern-day Jeff starting pitchers could be: Niemann, Karstens, Suppan.
None are particularly awe-inspiring.