Where does Lance Parrish rank among baseball greats?
Lance Parrish ranks #21 among the Top 50 all-time at C. Rankings ⇒ Lance Parrish Teammates Darren Daulton John Olerud Lou Whitaker Mike Schmidt Alan Trammell Dave Winfield Ken Griffey Jr. Kirk Gibson Paul Molitor Jack Morris Chuck Finley Dan Petry Randy Johnson Kevin Gross Willie Hernandez Aurelio Lopez Sparky Anderson Best Season: 1982 Though he missed a few weeks with injuries, Parrish blasted 32 home runs – a new AL record for a catcher. Parrish posted a career-high .529 slugging mark and batted .284 – well above his career average. He made the All-Star team and established himself as the finest defensive catcher in the AL. Factoids Lance Parrish once served as Tina Turner’s bodyguard. On Friday the 13th (April 13, 1984), Lance Parrish – wearing #13 – scored the 13th run in Detroit’s 13-9 victory over Boston. The Tigers vs. Rickey Parrish was behind the plate on April 28, 1991, for the Angels, when Rickey Henderson stole his 938th base, tying Lou Brock for the all-time mark. In 1982
