YEAR: 1965
SIGNIFICANCE: Bert Campaneris became the 1st player in MLB history to play all 9 positions in 1 game
Kansas City Athletics SS/UT Bert Campaneris played in all nine positions in the same game for the first time in MLB history exactly 55 years ago, in a 13-inning affair vs. the California Angels. Campaneris started the game in his primary position of Shortstop, and then moved to Second base in the top of the 2nd inning before moving over to Third base in the top of the 3rd.
It was like that all game with Campaneris going around the diamond and playing one inning at each position. In the 8th inning, Campaneris came in to pitch, recording three outs, while giving up one hit, two walks, and a run. To end that inning, he got a strike-him-out throw-him-out double play. The next inning, he was behind the plate and thus ending Campaneris’ trip around the field. Since Campaneris achieved such a feat, Cesar Tovar, Scott Sheldon, Shane Halter, and, most recently, Andrew Romine are the other four players to play all nine positions in a single game.