With the thanks to the Baseball Oracle it is now easy to link Kevin Maas to any Yankee Immortal…
The Incomparable Yankee Great Kevin Maas
In 1929 Babe Ruth played with Hank Johnson on the New York Yankees. Ten years later, Johnson played with back-to-back No Hit Pitcher Johnny Vander Meer on the Reds. The Cleveland Indians 1951 dugout included Vander Meer and Minnie Minoso. The 1980 Chicago White Sox fielded Minnie Minoso and Claudell Washington. The far from legendary 1990 Yankees included Claudell Washington and…Kevin Maas!
Iconic Yankee 1st Baseman Lou Gehrig and Leo Durocher were teammates on the 1929 New York Yankees. Durocher would play with Pee Wee Reese on the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1958, Ron Fairly and Pee Wee would play for the Dodgers in L.A. Fairly and Rick Cerone would play in the inaugural 1977 season for the Toronto Blue Jays. Rick Cerone was also a part of the not-so-magical 1990 New York Yankees with…Kevin Maas.
Happy Jack Chesbro holds the single season record for most wins by a Yankee pitcher with 41. In 1909 he was a teammate with fellow Hall of Famer Tris Speaker on the Boston Red Sox. Speaker played with Sam West on the 1927 Washington Senators who would play with Early Wynn on the 1939 Sens. Early Wynn, who pitched forever to compile 300 wins, was on the 1963 Indians with “Tommy John surgery legend” Tommy John. John and Mike Gallego played for the 1985 A’s. Gallego warmed the same 1993 Yankee bench as …Kevin Maas.
In 1925, pre 7-time World Series winning Yankee Manager Casey Stengel played with Johnny Cooney for the 1925 fifth place Boston Braves. Cooney who ultimately lingered on the team until 1942 played with Warren Spahn who eventually played with Sandy Alomar version 1.0 on the 1964 Milwaukee Braves. In 1973 the elder Alomar was teammates with Frank Tanana on the California Angels. In the later stages of his just above average career Tanana would be part of the not so above average 1993 New York Yankees and.. Kevin Maas.
Prior to the Scooter’s 1950 MVP season, Phil Rizzuto and Gene Woodling were teammates on the 1949 New York Yankees. Woodling would later play on the first Mets squad in 1962 with Chris Cannizzaro. Cannizzaro traded in Mets orange and blue to wear those putrid brown uniforms with future Hall of Famer Dave Winfield in 1974. By 1990, Winfield was of course Yankee teammates with…Kevin Maas.
George Mogridge tossed the first Yankee no-hitter in history and more importantly he played with Ossie Bluege on the 1923 Washington Senators. Bluege would later team up with 300 game winner Early Wynn for the 1939 Washington club. In 1963 Wynn played with Pompeyo Davalillo’s little brother Vic and the Cleveland Indians. Vic Davalillo would later play for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980 which happened to be Pitcher Steve Howe’s rookie season. Howe who battled demons throughout his career and was suspended by MLB several times was a member of the 1991 New York Yankees club along with… Kevin Maas.
The Great Satchel Paige at Yankee Stadium.
Satchel Paige, who played many home games at Yankee Stadium and was a legendary pitcher for the K.C. Monarchs, was teammates with fellow HOF’er Catfish Hunter during the Athletics brief time in Kansas City in 1965. During Hunter’s final season in 1979 with the Yankees a young Dave Righetti saw action in three games. Rags last season with the Yankees was in 1990 when he was teammates with…Kevin Maas.
