The record for most clubs played for is 12, held by Deacon McGuire and Mike Morgan. By playing an impressive 26 seasons in the bigs, McGuire actually managed to squeeze a nine-year stint with the Senators and a four-year stint with New York into his storied catching career. In his final four seasons, however, he appeared in a total of only 11 games while playing for four different clubs. The franchises he played for over his career were:
Toledo Blue Stockings 1884
Detroit Wolverines 1885
Philadelphia Phillies 1986-1988
Detroit Wolverines 1888
Rochester Hop Bitters 1890
Washington Senators 1891-1999
Brooklyn Dodgers 1899-1901
Detroit Tigers1902-1903
New York Highlanders/Yankees 1904-1907
Boston Pilgrims 1907-1908
Cleveland Indians 1908, 1910
Detroit Tigers 1912
Originally drafted fourth overall, journeyman pitcher Mike Morgan has parlayed his 23-year+ career into an unsightly 185 losses, to go along with only 139 wins. The teams he has played for are:
Oakland Athletics 1978-1979
New York Yankees 1982
Toronto Blue Jays 1983
Seattle Mariners 1985-1987
Baltimore Orioles 1988
Los Angeles Dodgers 1989-1991
Chicago Cubs 1992-1995
St. Louis Cardinals 1995-1996
Cincinnati Reds 1996-1997
Minnesota Twins 1998
Chicago Cubs 1998
Texas Rangers 1999
Arizona Diamondbacks
