Besides Sunday’s game being a thrilling (and, with Yadier Molina’s injury, a bit costly) victory for the Cardinals, the game had the somewhat less momentous distinction of having six players drafted in the June 1999 amateur player draft; five of them actually played in the game (though the most accomplished was on the DL):

We thought it was noteworthy, though we haven’t taken the time to prove it as a record, that so many players in one draft appeared on the same field together at once. After all, only 165 players drafted that year actually have made it to the major leagues.

Here’s a breakdown by round of players from the draft who’ve made it to the majors, with a couple of late-round sleepers highlighted:

If only Bo Hart and Jimmy Journell coulda stuck.

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