Baseball: Oracle of Baseball - try it!

Find a chain of teammates.

Link any two major league players by a shortest possible list of teammates.

Example - Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds

Babe Ruth played with Waite Hoyt for the 1923 New York Yankees

Waite Hoyt played with Bert Haas for the 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers

Bert Haas played with Minnie Minoso for the 1951 Chicago White Sox

Minnie Minoso played with Jim Morrison for the 1980 Chicago White Sox

Jim Morrison played with Barry Bonds for the 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates


5 links is about the most you'll see.

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Similar to an "Oracle of Bacon" thread by TRD some time ago, with actors.

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Babe Ruth to Pete Rose


Babe Ruth played with Ray Mueller for the 1935 Boston Braves

Ray Mueller played with Wally Post for the 1949 Cincinnati Reds

Wally Post played with Pete Rose for the 1963 Cincinnati Reds


Only 3

I found one with 6...

Honus Wagner played with Babe Adams for the 1913 Pittsburgh Pirates

Babe Adams played with Paul Waner for the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates

Paul Waner played with Gil Hodges for the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers

Gil Hodges played with Ed Kranepool for the 1963 New York Mets

Ed Kranepool played with Jesse Orosco for the 1979 New York Mets

Jesse Orosco played with Joe Mays for the 2003 Minnesota Twins

HAHAHa I got 7


Hugh Duffy played with Dad Clarke for the 1888 Chicago White Stockings

Dad Clarke played with Nick Altrock for the 1898 Louisville Colonels

Nick Altrock played with Buddy Myer for the 1929 Washington Senators

Buddy Myer played with Early Wynn for the 1939 Washington Senators

Early Wynn played with Tommy John for the 1963 Cleveland Indians

Tommy John played with Rickey Henderson for the 1986 New York Yankees

Rickey Henderson played with Eric Gagne for the 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers

Here's a 7 banger for Cy Young to Hank Blalock

Cy Young played with Nick Altrock for the 1903 Boston Pilgrims

Nick Altrock played with Buddy Myer for the 1929 Washington Senators

Buddy Myer played with Early Wynn for the 1939 Washington Senators


Early Wynn played with Luis Aparicio for the 1958 Chicago White Sox

Luis Aparicio played with Dwight Evans for the 1972 Boston Red Sox

Dwight Evans played with Anthony Telford for the 1991 Baltimore Orioles

Anthony Telford played with Hank Blalock for the 2002 Texas Rangers

Well i got a 9 !!!!!


Candy Cummings played with Jack Remsen for the 1875 Hartford Dark Blues

Jack Remsen played with Joe Quest for the 1879 Chicago White Stockings

Joe Quest played with Sam Thompson for the 1885 Detroit Wolverines

Sam Thompson played with Charley O'Leary for the 1906 Detroit Tigers

Charley O'Leary played with Rollie Hemsley for the 1934 St. Louis Browns

Rollie Hemsley played with Curt Simmons for the 1947 Philadelphia Phillies

Curt Simmons played with Steve Carlton for the 1966 St. Louis Cardinals

Steve Carlton played with Bobby Bonilla for the 1986 Chicago White Sox

Bobby Bonilla played with Albert Pujols for the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals

* Candy Cummings is credited for throwing the first curve ball. *