# MLB trivia question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 23, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492 "2008-04-23T02:32:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![CJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492/1 "2008-04-23T02:32:32Z")

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One of the announcers on tonight’s White Sox-Yankees game made an offhand comment that “only three players have played for the Yankees, Mets, White Sox, and Cubs.” He never told us who these were (or at least I didn’t hear it), and rather than research it myself I thought I’d throw the question out here and see if anyone can give a quick answer.

I’m pretty sure one of the three is Goose Gossage (Did he play for the Mets? Vague recollection of a brief stint there). Any guesses for the other two?

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492/2 "2008-04-23T02:40:41Z")

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I never ever would have had a clue, but they figured it out at [Ask.com](http://Ask.com):

Lance Johnson, Charley Smith and Dick Tidrow.

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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492/3 "2008-04-23T15:56:19Z")

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That’s a good one. Try this one:

During the time that there were 4 divisions in MLB (AL E & W, NL E & W), only one player ever played in all four divisions in a single season. Name him and the teams he played for.

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**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492/4 "2008-04-24T17:49:35Z")

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I’d like to know the answer. It’s hard to believe that happened. Was it a pitcher?

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**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492/5 "2008-04-24T17:59:38Z")

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[QUOTE=want2know]  
That’s a good one. Try this one:

During the time that there were 4 divisions in MLB (AL E & W, NL E & W), only one player ever played in all four divisions in a single season. Name him and the teams he played for.  
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Dave Kingman, 1977, Mets, Padres, Yanks, Angels.

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**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-trivia-question/446492/6 "2008-04-24T18:55:14Z")

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[QUOTE=Marley23]  
I never ever would have had a clue, but they figured it out at [Ask.com](http://Ask.com):  
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I assume they got it from Baseball Reference - [Multi Franchise Players](http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/multifranchise.shtml). Lot of fun stuff on that website.