Have you ever wondered how the Sultan of Swat and Rusty Greer are linked in MLB history? Today is your lucky day.

Allow me to break it down for you…

-Babe Ruth played with Frankie Crosetti for the 1934 New York Yankees

-Frankie Crosetti played with Yogi Berra for the 1947 New York Yankees

-Yogi Berra played with Tug McGraw for the 1965 New York Mets

-Tug McGraw played with Kevin Gross for the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies

-Kevin Gross played with Rusty Greer for the 1996 Texas Rangers

I know. It’s not exactly as exciting as being linked to Ruth because of the number of home runs the former Ranger great hit. In my estimation, it is still interesting nonetheless.

Consider how long the game has been around (1876) and how many players have suited up for a big-league club (19,690.) Would you have guessed Mr. Greer would be linked to the Babe by only four players?

Pretty wild…

If you want a nice way to kill some time, here you go: https://www.baseball-reference.com/oracle

Stats and references.