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LOYALTY FROM THE STARS LAST SEASON TONY GWYNN BECAME THE 17TH PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY TO PLAY AT LEAST 20 years and spend his entire career with one club. Barry Larkin of the Reds is the leading active player who has spent his entire career with one team. See charts below. CAREER LEADERS Player, Team Yrs. Seasons Brooks Robinson, Baltimore 23 1955-1977 Carl Yastrzemski, Boston 23 1961-1983 Cap Anson, Chicago (NL) 22 1876-1897 Al Kaline, Detroit 22 1953-1974 Stan Musial, St. Louis 22 (+) 1941-1963 Mel Ott, New York Giants 22 1926-1947 George Brett, Kansas City 21 1973-1993 Walter Johnson, Washington 21 1907-1927 Ted Lyons, Chicago White Sox 21 1923-42, 1946 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh 21 1962-1982 Cal Ripken, Baltimore 21 1981-2001 Luke Appling, Chi. White Sox 20 * 1930-1950 Red Faber, Chicago White Sox 20 1914-1933 Mel Harder, Cleveland 20 1928-1947 Alan ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Loyalty from the stars.(baseball players)(Brief Article)