Eddie Lopat had great success in one five-year chunk.
Helped Yanks win five series with a vast array of junk.
Charlie Moore spent many Brewers years behind the dish.
Now he’s less well known than Charlie Moore who catches fish.
Rick Sutcliffe won Rookie of Year, later won a Cy.
Then went to the broadcast booth, where pitchers go to die.
Donovan Osborne came to Cards as lefty wunderkind.
But shoulder injuries left him to try and catch the wind.
"Cuno" Barragan caught two years with the Cubs and that was that.
His only highlight was his only homer in his first at-bat.
Dickie Thon played short for fifteen years and for six teams.
A fastball to the eye derailed a good career, it seems.
David Nelson, second baseman, was not Ricky’s bro’.
Currently he can be heard on Brewers pre-game show.
Phil Huffman pitched for just two years and had very few tricks,
Which was well evidenced by an E.R.A. over six.
Lou Gehrig was the "Iron Horse," until felled by disease.
The Yankee great first baseman saw six series victories.
Jerry Reuss pitched twenty-two years and with teams aplenty.
Won over two hundred games without once winning twenty.
Johnny LeMaster played shortstop during Giants lean years.
Once wore a shirt with "BOO" on back, responding to fans’ jeers.
Doug Mientkiewicz helped the Red Sox finally win it all.
Caught the last out at first but would not give up the ball.
Lou Brock was a Cardinal star and two-time champion.
His steal records were both broken by Rickey Henderson.
Andres Galarraga was a "Big Cat" at first base.
He moved from team to team with grace, a big smile on his face.
Sandy Alomar just couldn’t match his brother’s hitting.
But, unlike Roberto, he was never known for spitting.
Dave Leiper spent two stints each with the Expos and the A’s.
And in between, he hurled for both the Phillies and Padres.
Willard Nixon spent nine years upon the Red Sox hill.
Turned out it was only Yankees that the righty’d kill.
Dave Concepcion played nineteen years for Reds at short.
He was a cog in the Machine that one time ruled the sport.
Joe Charboneau played great his rookie year, then disappeared.
He still ranks high upon the list of Baseball’s All Time Weird.
Shawn Abner was picked number one in nineteen eighty-four.
Eleven homers later, he was closing baseball’s door.