MLB players who played for their hometown teams:
Dick Bartell: Cubs: 1939
Pete Rose: Reds: 1963 - 1978, 1984 - 1986
Barry Larkin: Reds: 1986 - 2004
Bill Doran: Reds: 1990 - 1992
Ron Oester: Reds: 1978 - 1990
Jerry Reuss: Cardinals: 1969 - 1971
Bernard Gilkey: Cardinals: 1990 - 1995
Bob Purkey: Pirates: 1954 - 1957, 1966
Neil Walker: Pirates: 2009 - 2015
Jim Gantner: Brewers: 1976 - 1992
Dave cobra Parker for Cincinnati
ReplyDeleteJoe Nuxhall for Cincinnati
Don Zimmer for Cincinnati
David Bell for Cincinnati
Parker - Mississippi
DeleteNuxhall - Hamilton, Ohio
Zimmer - only 63 games
Bell - didn't play for the Reds