Who is the American former professional baseball shortstop, manager and coach who played over a decade with the Detroit Tigers and achieved the longest running "double play" combination in the major league history?
Lou Whitaker Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr. (born May 12, 1957), nicknamed "Sweet Lou", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player. Whitaker was a second baseman for the Detroit Tigers from 1977 to 1995. Along with teammate Alan Trammell, Whitaker was part of the longest running "double play" combination in major league history.
Jim Snyder (second baseman) James Robert Snyder (born August 15, 1932) is a retired American professional baseball player, coach and manager, best known for his 105-game stint as pilot of the 1988 Seattle Mariners, from June 6 through the end of the season. The former second baseman, born in Dearborn, Michigan, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 ft tall and weighed 185 lb during his 12-year playing career, which included 41 games played at the Major League level over three terms with the Minnesota Twins (1961–62; 1964).