So here’s his 1979 addition to one of my favorite sub-sets from the blog:
Stanley was a four-time Gold Glove center-fielder who played his entire career with the Tigers, from 1964 when he came up as a 21-year-old through the 1978 season.
From 1967 to 1973 he was a starter, putting in solid seasons in Motown where he twice went full seasons without an error (1968 and 1971).
By the time he retired, he finished with a .248 batting average, with 1243 hits over 5022 at-bats, with 641 runs scored and exactly 500 RBIs in 1516 games.
I have always loved the careers of guys like Stanley, Roy White, Bob Montgomery, who played for 10 or more years, never really being a super-star or even a full-timer in some cases, yet all with the same team.
Imagine that today.
