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The Best of the Best – Left Fielders

Since 1970 fans have been able to vote their favorite position players and last year Giants fans accepted the challenge and as The Sporting News put it, “MLB All-Star Game 20102: Giants fans know best; their guys lead NL rout”.  Voting has started to for the 2013 game so let’s keep the tradition going!

Between John McGraw managing the first All Star Game, to Bruce Bochy managing the next one, 88 players have represented the Giants in the Mid-Summer Classic.

It’s an impressive list of Left Fielders that closes out our look back at Giants All-Stars:

  1. Lefty O’Doul
  2. Jo-Jo Moore
  3. Joe Medwick
  4. Monte Irvin
  5. Jeffrey Leonard
  6. Kevin Mitchell
  7. Barry Bonds
  8. Moises Alou
  9. Melky Cabrera

The Best of the Best – Center Fielders

Since 1970 fans have been able to vote their favorite position players and last year Giants fans accepted the challenge and as The Sporting News put it, “MLB All-Star Game 20102: Giants fans know best; their guys lead NL rout”.  Voting has started to for the 2013 game so let’s keep the tradition going!

Between John McGraw managing the first All Star Game, to Bruce Bochy managing the next one, 88 players have represented the Giants in the Mid-Summer Classic.

The Giants have had a Center Fielder at the All-Star Game for 26 of the 80 years the game has been played:

  1. Hank Leiber
  2. Bobby Thomson
  3. Willie Mays
  4. Chili Davis

The Best of the Best – Right Fielders

Since 1970 fans have been able to vote their favorite position players and last year Giants fans accepted the challenge and as The Sporting News put it, “MLB All-Star Game 20102: Giants fans know best; their guys lead NL rout”.  Voting has started to for the 2013 game so let’s keep the tradition going!

Between John McGraw managing the first All Star Game, to Bruce Bochy managing the next one, 88 players have represented the Giants in the Mid-Summer Classic.

It’s been over 25 years since a Right Fielder has worn a Giants uniform in the All-Star Game, but the list before 1987 is impressive:

  1. Mel Ott
  2. Willard Marshall
  3. Don Mueller
  4. Felipe Alou
  5. Bobby Bonds
  6. Bobby Murcer
  7. Jack Clark

The Best of the Best – Shortstop

Since 1970 fans have been able to vote their favorite position players and last year Giants fans accepted the challenge and as The Sporting News put it, “MLB All-Star Game 20102: Giants fans know best; their guys lead NL rout”.  Voting has started to for the 2013 game so let’s keep the tradition going!

Between John McGraw managing the first All Star Game, to Bruce Bochy managing the next one, 88 players have represented the Giants in the Mid-Summer Classic.

6 great Shorstops have worn Giants jerseys in the All-Star Game:

  1. Travis Jackson
  2. Dick Bartell
  3. Bill Jurges
  4. Alvin Dark
  5. Chris Speier
  6. Rich Aurilia

The Best of the Best – Third Basemen

Since 1970 fans have been able to vote their favorite position players and last year Giants fans accepted the challenge and as The Sporting News put it, “MLB All-Star Game 20102: Giants fans know best; their guys lead NL rout”.  Voting has started to for the 2013 game so let’s keep the tradition going!

Between John McGraw managing the first All Star Game, to Bruce Bochy managing the next one, 88 players have represented the Giants in the Mid-Summer Classic.

No one who has more than 5 letters in their first name has represented the Giants at Third Base:

  1. Sid Gordon
  2. Jim Davenport
  3. Jim Ray Hart
  4. Chris Brown
  5. Matt Williams
  6. Pablo Sandoval

The Best of the Best – Second Basemen

Since 1970 fans have been able to vote their favorite position players and last year Giants fans accepted the challenge and as The Sporting News put it, “MLB All-Star Game 20102: Giants fans know best; their guys lead NL rout”.  Voting has started to for the 2013 game so let’s keep the tradition going!

Between John McGraw managing the first All Star Game, to Bruce Bochy managing the next one, 88 players have represented the Giants in the Mid-Summer Classic.

5 players have represented the Giants at Second Base:

  1. Burgess Whitehead
  2. Eddie Stanky
  3. Davey Williams
  4. Robby Thompson
  5. Jeff Kent

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