After the american league overturned the umpire s ruling in the infamous pine tar.
Don mattingly second base.
Donnie baseball is certainly the second name that jumps to mind in any discussion of yankees first basemen.
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.
Drafted by the new york yankees in the 19th round of the 1979 mlb june amateur draft from reitz memorial hs evansville in.
First baseman and outfielder bats.
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.
He routinely topped baseball in various offensive categories.
In american legion baseball for funkhouser post 8 mattingly played at second base throwing right handed.
After stealing second base with none out tauchman was sent back to first.
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.