Did You Know?!: Major League Baseball History

Sales and Leasing Consultant, Tim Hoyt, is taking a moment to reflect on the history of the MLB World Series in this month's edition of "Did You Know?!"

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Although the 2015 MLB World Series ended several weeks ago, let's take a moment to remember some of the great players who never appeared in a World Series (1903-2014).

First, let's look at the players with the most seasons without appearing in a World Series:

• Phil Niekro, 24 years (1964-1987)
• Julio Franco, 23 years (1982-94, 1996-97, 1999, 2001-07)
• Gaylord Perry, 22 years (1962-1983)
• Ken Griffey Jr., 22 years (1989-2010)
• Andre Dawson, 21 years (1976-1996)
• Ted Lyons, 21 years (1923-42, 1946)
• Lindy McDaniel, 21 years (1955-1975)
• Frank Tanana, 21 years (1973-1993)
• Danny Darwin, 21 years (1978-1998)
• Tom Gordon, 21 years (1988-2009)
• Johnny Cooney, 20 years (1921-30, 1935-44)
• Mel Harder, 20 years (1928-1947)
• Luke Appling, 20 years (1930-43, 1945-50)
• Dutch Leonard, 20 years (1933-36, 1938-53)
• Mickey Vernon, 20 years (1939-43, 1946-60)
• Elmer Valo, 20 years (1940-43, 1946-61)
• Brian Downing, 20 years (1973-1992)
• Rafael Palmeiro, 20 years (1986-2005)

Did you know that out of the 18 players listed above, nine of them were pitchers?

On deck, we have the players who played in the most regular season games without appearing in a World Series:

• Rafael Palmeiro - 2,831 games
• Ken Griffey Jr. - 2,671 games
• Andre Dawson - 2,627 games
• Ernie Banks - 2,528 games
• Julio Franco - 2,527 games
• Billy Williams - 2,488 games
• Rod Carew - 2,469 games
• Bobby Abreu - 2,425 games
• Luke Appling - 2,422 games
• Mickey Vernon - 2,409 games
• Buddy Bell - 2,405 games

Stay tuned for next month's edition...