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There are more righty than left MLB 1B, although I agree with you that OF, 1B and P are the only places you should ever find a lefty.Pujols, when he first came up, played 1b/23b/OF and I bet he could have pulled off SS or 2B in a pinch.
The best guy who can play the position gets the job, righty or lefty. There is no affirmative action in baseball.
Paul Byrd disagrees and latter day David Cone is right behind him.
Mike Squires.
Good call.
from wiki:On May 4, 1980, Squires became the first left-handed-throwing catcher in Major League Baseball since Dale Long in 1958 when he was shifted from first base in the ninth inning of an 11–1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Comiskey Park. He would go behind home plate one more time three days later on the same homestand, coming off the bench in the ninth inning of a 12–5 defeat to the Kansas City Royals. He replaced Bruce Kimm in both instances.He became the first left-handed-throwing third baseman in at least 50 years on August 23, 1983 when he entered the game for Vance Law in the bottom of the eighth inning in a 10–2 loss to the Royals in Kansas City. He would play thirteen more games at third base the following season, including four starts at the position.Squires currently works as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds.
Lefty too. I played SS/2B in LL. Got moved to 1B because lefty (and did not have great arm for OF), but I was too short to be solid at 1B. Most of my later value came as pitcher, throwing mostly 45 MPH sinkers.
Benny Distefano
I bet this is the first time that Vance Law has been mentioned in two different threads on the front page at the same time.
