Bobby Grich, one of the best second basemen in the history of Major League Baseball, was actually a six-time All-Star—thrice with the Orioles and thrice with the Angels. The thing is, there is a running theme of getting overlooked that runs through Grich’s baseball career: he was a once and done on the 1990 Hall of Fame balloting; his name has yet to appear on a veteran’s committee Hall of Fame ballot; and twice he was jobbed out of an All-Star selection.
The first All-Star snub came in 1973, when Grich was having in all likelihood the greatest defensive season any second baseman has ever had.