Don Mattingly Second Base
Donnie baseball is certainly the second name that jumps to mind in any discussion of yankees first basemen.
Don mattingly second base. Playing for reitz memorial high school s baseball team the tigers mattingly led the school to a state record 59 straight victories through the 1978 79 season. After stealing second base with none out tauchman was sent back to first. In american legion baseball for funkhouser post 8 mattingly played at second base throwing right handed. Left 6 0 175lb 183cm 79kg born.
April 20 1961 in evansville in us. He routinely topped baseball in various offensive categories. Mattingly played second base for only 1 3 of an inning in his career but it was a fairly notable 1 3 of an inning. Mattingly also helped make some baseball history on august 18 1983 when he played second base as a left handed thrower in the finish of the george brett pine tar game a contest that had begun almost a month earlier.
The miami marlins 4 3 10 inning victory clinched an nl playoff spot for manager don mattingly s surprising club. First baseman and outfielder bats.