Re: Old Professor's post, part having to do with 2nd base.....
Interesting....interesting enough that I couldn’t remember who all the guys who played 2nd were, so I looked them up. Here are some of the guys who played 2nd on the teams you mentioned. I didn’t list all the players who overlapped at 2nd, but listed a guy if there was a significant platoon....but, with the exception of STL, you right . . . its was a revolving door at 2nd....
I also added others teams to your list to see if perhaps this was just a trend of the time period, and because I was looking at 20 years (1960-1980). Seems as if 7-9 was not unusual. The 11 for Giants, White Sox and Astros were high, and the 4 for STL and Pirates were low. To give you more to think about, maybe this has something to do with a team’s record?
Below is a summary of # of 2nd basemen and then a list for each team.....
Summary: Oakland/KC (8); Brewers (7); Indians (9); Giants (11); Dodgers (9); STL (4); additional: Red Sox (9); LA Angels (7); White Sox (11); Phillies (6); Cubs (9); Detroit (8); Braves (9); Twins (7); orioles (6); Reds (6); Pirates (4); Astros/Colts (11).
Oakland...well, in the 1960s, they were the KC Athletics.....these guys could also play other positions: 1959-1963, Jerry Lumpe; 1964-1974, Dick Green/John Donaldson (67-68), Tim Cullen (72); 1976-77, Phil Gardner; 1977, Marty Perez; 1978-79, Mike Green; 1980, Jeff Cox.....
Brewers....who in 1969 were the Seattle Pilots....1969, John Donaldson (who was in Oakland later); 1970-71, Ted Kubiak; 1972, Ron Theobald; 1973-1975, Pedro Garcia; 1976, Tim Johnson; 1977, Don Money ; 1978-1980, Paul Molitor (who then moved to 3b and DH in 1981 on).
Indians....1960, Ken Aspromonte; 61-62, Johnny Temple; 1963-64, Woody Held; 1965-67 Pedro Gonzalez (former Yankee); 1966-1968, Chico Salmon; 1967-1969, Vern Fuller; 1970-1973, Eddie Leon; 1972-1975, 1980, Jack Brohamer; 1975-80, Duane Kuiper
SF Giants....1960-61, Don Blasingame; 1962-64, Chuck Hiller; 1964-66, Hal Lanier (who became SS); 1967, 1970-74 , Tito Fuentes; 1968-70, Ron Hunt; 1975-77, Derrel Thomas; 1976, Marty Perez; 1977, Bob Andrews; 1978, Bill Madlock; 1979, Joe Strain; 1980, Rennie Stennett
LA Dodgers.....1960-61, Charlie Neal; 1960- 66, Jim Gilliam; 1964, Nate Oliver; 1965-1972, Jim Lefebvre; 1967, Ron Hunt; 1968, Paul Popovich; 1969-71, Ted Sizemore; 1972, Lee Lacy; 1973-1981, Davey Lopes.
STL Cardinals....1960-1971, Jullian Javier; 1971-1975, Ted Sizemore; 1976-79, Mike Tyson; 1979-1980, Ken Oberkfell (who then moved to 3b).
OTHER TEAMS.....
Red Sox....1960, Pete Runnels; 1961-63, Chuck Schilling; 1964, Daulton Jones; 1965, Felix Mantilla; 1966, George Smith; 1967-70 Mike Andrews; 1971-75, Doug Griffin; 1976-77 Denny Doyle; 1978-1983, Jerry Remy
LA/California Angles....1961, Ken Aspromonte; 1962-63, Billy Moran; 1964-68, Bobby Knoop; 1969-73, Sandy Alomar; 1974, Denny Doyle; 1975-77, Jerry Remy; 1978-86, Bobby Grich
White Sox.....1960-63, Nellie Fox; 1964, Al Weiss; 1965-67 Don Buford; 1967, Wayne Causey; 1968, Sandy Alomar; 1969-70, Bobby Knoop; 1971-72, Mike Andrews; 1973-75, 1977-78, Jorge Orta; 1976, Jack Brohamer; 1979, Alan Bannister; 1980, Jim Morrison
Phillies....1960-1966, Tony Taylor; 1965-69 Cookie Rojas; 1970-73, Denny Doyle; 1974-76, Dave Cash; 1977-78, Ted Sizemore; 1979-82, Manny Trillo
Cubs....1960, Jerry Kindall; 1961, Don Zimmer; 1962-63, Ken Hubbs; 1964, Joey Amalfitano; 1965-1973, Glenn Beckert; 1974, Vic Harris; 1975-79, Manny Trillo; 1979, Ted Sizemore; 1980, Mike Tyson
Braves....1960, Chuck Cottier; 1961-1965, Frank Bolling; 1966-67, Woody Woodward; 1968-72, Felix Milan; 1973-74, Davey Johnson; 1975, Marty Perez; 1976-77, Rob Gilbreath; ;1978, Jerry Royster; 1979-1987, Glen Hubbard
Detroit....1960, Frank Bolling; 1961-63, Jake Wood; 1964-66, Jerry Lumpe; 1967-73 , Dick McAuliffe; 1974-75, Gary Sutherland; 1976, Pedro Garcia; 1977, Tito Fuentes; 1978-1992, Lou Whitaker
Twins/Senators....1960, Billy Gardner; 1961, Billy Martin; 1962-64, 1966, Bernie Allen; 1965, Jerry Kindall; 1967-1975, Rod Carew; 1976-77, Bob Randall; 1978-1981, Rob Wilfong
Orioles....1960, Marv Breeding; 1961-65, Jerry Adair; 1966-1972, Davey Johnson; 1973-76, Bobby Grich; 1977, Billy Smith; 1978-1984, Rick Dauer
Reds.....1960, Billy Martin; 1961-62, Don Blasingame; 1963-1966, Pete Rose; 1967-71, Tommy Helms; 1972-1979, Joe Morgan; 1980, Junior Kennedy
Pirates....1960-1970, Bill Mazerowski; 1971-73, Dave Cash; 1974-79, Rennie Stennett; 1980-Phil Gardner
Colts/Astros....1962, Joey Amalfitano; 1963, Ernie Fazio; 1953, Jerry Temple; 1964, Nellie Fox; 1965-1971, Joe Morgan; 1972-1974, Tommy Helms; 1975-76, Rob Andrews; 1977-79, Art Howe; 1979-80, Rafael Landestoy; 1979, Julio Gonzalez; 1980, Joe Morgan