Can you name some obscure All-Star players from the past?

[heavy_hitter]

 

[olerud363]

KC catcher, Salvador Perez - 2013
He may be hitting .300, but most fans outside of Kansas City probably never heard of him, including me.

I didn't know who he was until AJ Pierzynski got hurt earlier this year and I picked up Perez from the waiver wire.

For the original question, Damian Easley immediately comes to mind. Represented Detroit in 1998 and even participated in the HR Derby.

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[heavy_hitter]

 

[AmishDave]

Josh Johnson - 2009

 

[heavy_hitter]

Josh Johnson - 2009

He was good enough to warrant a patch auto in 2010....

 

[gpenko826]

I always think of jack armstrong from the early 90s

Jack Armstrong will always be my favorite answer to this question - name the pitcher that started the All Star Game one year, and was pitching long relief for another league out of the bullpen the next.

Greg

 

[nkdbacks]

I could give you a whole starting lineup from the '02 ASG when Bob Brenly took half the D-backs on the team. Damian Miller, Byung-Hyun Kim, and this guy:

 

[nosterbor]

Jim Hickman. Was in one of the most famous plays in All Star history! No cheating! Do not google it. 99.999% of you will have no clue without cheating. One of my favorite trivia questions of all time.

 

[joey12508]

Glenn Beckert, CHC 1969, gold glove in 68, batted .342 in 71

 

[ral72]

Jon Lieber - 2001
Lance Carter -2003, Pitcher, Tampa Bay

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Nice!

Next I'm going to go with a two-time all-star:

Scott Cooper - Red Sox, 1993 and 1994.

Those were bad years to be a Sox fan. Unless you enjoyed seeing Rob Deer strike out 600 times in half a season.

Bill Caudill was an AL All Star in 1984. Bill Caudill.

 

[sawmillthug]

Aaron crow for my royals

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Glenn Beckert, CHC 1969, gold glove in 68, batted .342 in 71

He was a really good player for a short time in the 60's. Made the AS team every year 69-72, but certainly got lost among all his HOF teammates (Santo, Jenkins, Billy Williams).

 

[Gwynn545]

Jose Lopez, Mariners, 2006

 

[AmishDave]

Ron Coomer had to be a Twins all-star in the late 90's ...

 

[Austin]

Bill Caudill was an AL All Star in 1984. Bill Caudill.

He wasn't too obscure. He had a great season in '84, and in '82 he came in 7th in Cy Young voting. He was one of the best relievers for a few years in the '80s.

 

[JackLondon]

For some reason Randy Winn comes to mind. Not sure what kind of season he had that year.

 

[All The Hype]

Shea Hillenbrand in 2005

 

[Dmscards]

Ceasar Izturis in 2005!
He signed a ball for me though!!

 

[pootshwan]

Ed Sprague!