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Red Sox all-time washed up player All-Star team (part two)

By Drew Athans

Boston Red Sox outfielder Rickey Henderson scores on a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning as New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada (L) catches the ball too late, 2 June 2002 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. AFP PHOTO/Matt CAMPBELL (Photo by MATT CAMPBELL / AFP) (Photo by MATT CAMPBELL/AFP via Getty Images)
Boston Red Sox outfielder Rickey Henderson scores on a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning as New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada (L) catches the ball too late, 2 June 2002 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. AFP PHOTO/Matt CAMPBELL (Photo by MATT CAMPBELL / AFP) (Photo by MATT CAMPBELL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, : Boston Red Sox Willie McGee (L) scores at home while beating the tag from Oakland Athletics catcher Eric Helfand during the first inning 24 August in Oakland, California. McGee scored off a RBI double from teammate John Valentin as the Red Sox defeated the Athletics, 13-6. AFP PHOTOS (Photo credit should read JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, : Boston Red Sox Willie McGee (L) scores at home while beating the tag from Oakland Athletics catcher Eric Helfand during the first inning 24 August in Oakland, California. McGee scored off a RBI double from teammate John Valentin as the Red Sox defeated the Athletics, 13-6. AFP PHOTOS (Photo credit should read JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images) /

Willie McGee

Willie McGee spent the majority of his eighteen years in the big leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals, with whom he won the 1982 World Series, the National League MVP (in 1985), three Gold Gloves, and two batting titles over thirteen seasons split between two stints with the team.

In a story that’s all too predictable, McGee was coming off of a serious knee injury at the age of thirty-six after being released by the San Francisco Giants when the Red Sox signed him as a free agent in June of the 1995 season. Robbed of the speed which contributed greatly to his successes earlier in his career, he only played in 67 games for the Red Sox.

McGee wasn’t terrible, batting .285, but he only hit 2 home runs, drove in 15 runs (he was never known for his power even in his prime), and stole 5 bases. He played in two games of the ALDS that year when the Red Sox were swept by the Cleveland Indians.

After the season, McGee signed with St. Louis for the final four years of his career and appeared in 120 or more games in each season.

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