Cardinals Stint Enabled Wayne Garrett To Showcase Skills

Wayne Garrett, who had some of his best games against the Cardinals, finished his major-league playing days with them, producing a sustained stretch of solid hitting for St. Louis and positioning himself to earn an opportunity to extend his career in Japan.

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BL, TR (Part 3: The Best Left-Handed Hitting Third Basemen In MLB History)

In Part 1, we introduced the concept of the rarity of right-handed throwers who bat left handed, identifying how rare it's been over the past half-century for players at the defensive positions that nearly universally demand right-handed throwers (catcher, third base, second base and shortstop) to be left-handed hitters. We're not talking about switch-hitters (though they're rare too), but straight, full-on left-handed hitters, batting lefty even against southpaws.

In Part 2 we examined the best of these rare birds at the position of catcher. This time we'll turn our attention to The Hot Corner.

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