Oakland Athletics
Catcher: Terry Steinbach 9
First Base: Mark McGwire 9
Second Base: Dick Green 10
Third Base: Eric Chavez 10 (11)
Shortstop: Bert Campaneris 10
Left Field: Rickey Henderson 12
Center Field: Dwayne Murphy 8
Right Field: Reggie Jackson 8
Designated Hitter: Geronimo Berroa/Erubiel Durazo 3
Starting Pitcher: Dave Stewart 6
10+ Starts: Henderson 12, Chavez 11, Jimmy Dykes 11, Pete Suder 11, Campaneris 10, Green 10, Bob Johnson 10
It is impressive that for an organization that has been around since 1901 sees most of the players that are on this list are from the 1980s forward, specifically from the Athletics dynastical run in the late 1980s and early 1990s that produced three straight World Series appearances. The appearance of Berroa/Durazo as the top DH’s is almost comical for an organization that has seen Dave Kingman, Dave Parker, Reggie Jackson, and others start at the position on an opening day.
Toronto Blue Jays
Catcher: Ernie Whitt 9
First Base: Carlos Delgado 7 (9)
Second Base: Damaso Garcia 7
Third Base: Rance Mulliniks 7 (8)
Shortstop: Alex Gonzalez 8
Left Field: George Bell/Shannon Stewart 6 (7)
Center Field: Vernon Wells 9
Right Field: Jesse Barfield/Jose Bautista 8
Designated Hitter: Adam Lind 3 (5)
Starting Pitcher: Roy Halladay 7
10+ Starts: none
Even with an organization that’s been around just over 40 years, it’s surprising that not one position had a player who has started at least 10 Opening Days for the organization, with Carlos Delgado’s, Ernie Whitt’s, Lloyd Moseby’s, and Vernon Wells’ 9 being the most in team history.
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