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Baseball players appearing on television shows is nothing new for Major Leaguers\u2026past or present.<\/p>\n

And while they can\u2019t all be recruited to play outfield for the Springfield Isotopes (\u201cit\u2019s like there\u2019s a party in my mouth\u2026and everyone\u2019s invited\u201d<\/a><\/strong>) or pitch soap for Zest<\/a><\/strong>, some do bit roles on television shows.<\/p>\n

One of the first times I remember seeing a former big leaguer playing himself on TV was when Hall of Famer skipper Leo Durocher<\/a><\/strong> had a chance encounter with the hard throwing Jethro Bodine on \u201cThe Beverly Hillbillies\u201d.<\/p>\n

But my favorite involved Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell.<\/p>\n

The legendary Detroit Tigers double play combo appeared in a 1983 episode of \u201cMagnum PI\u201d<\/a><\/strong>. The middle infielders were sharing a drink at a Motor City watering hole when they overheard Thomas Magnum complaining about not getting tickets to the last game of a sold out homestand.<\/p>\n

The rest, as they say, is television history.<\/p>\n[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Oc_yETYratI]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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