Prior to the 1995 season, the Rockies acquired free-agent outfielder Larry Walker, previously of the Montreal Expos, who replaced Kingery as the 4th member of the " Blake Street Bombers "— named after the street on which the new ballpark ( Coors Field ) was located — along with Galarraga, Bichette, and third baseman Vinny Castilla, who had played sparingly with the major-league club during the previous season.

Due to an injured hip, Sam Cassell played only sparingly during the series with the Lakers.

Gagné played sparingly in 2005 and 2006 due to injury, undergoing elbow surgery in 2005 and back surgery in 2006.

Sawchuk spent his final season with the New York Rangers, where he played sparingly.

Cafu earned his first cap in a friendly against Spain on 12 September 1990, and played sparingly for Brazil in the early 1990s, making the 1994 World Cup roster as a substitute.

Things worsened when he sprained his right shoulder in March and played sparingly for the remainder of the regular season, while hoping to recover in time for the playoffs.

However, he played sparingly for the Giants in his first MLB seasons, appearing in only 17 games in 1915 and 49 games in 1916.

He played sparingly in the first two months of the season, primarily pinch hitting and starting occasionally as a DH.

He played sparingly as a rookie, averaging only 1. 2 points per game in 19 appearances while playing behind Reggie Miller.

These stations, however, did play current product sparingly ( one or two per hour ) throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s ; WCBS-FM, for example, played current hits under the moniker " Future Gold " as late as the late 1980s, and WLNG on nearby Long Island featured a roughly 50 / 50 mix of current hits and oldies from the early 1960s until about 1999.

The Colts only played their starters sparingly in the last two games.

In his first five seasons, despite earning a Super Bowl ring with the 1986 Giants, he played sparingly, rarely making an appearance as he was the third string quarterback behind both Simms and Jeff Rutledge.

He played sparingly for much of 2003 and 2004.

Between 1983 and Daulton played sparingly, due much to the presence of all-star catchers Ozzie Virgil and Lance Parrish.

Cook played sparingly in his rookie campaign as a backup to superstar center Shaquille O ' Neal, and mostly was an interior player, notching only five three-point attempts out of 141 total field goal attempts.

He played sparingly his first three seasons, and sought the help of retired basketball coach Pete Newell before his fourth season.

Until 2001, Farrior played sparingly as a reserve outside linebacker, playing in only 27 games from 1997 through 2000.

He was also a cricketer, but only ever played sparingly for Hampshire.

He stayed with Borussia until 1999, conquering back-to-back titles ( although he played sparingly in 1995 – 96 due to injuries ) and adding the following season's UEFA Champions League, where he scored three in 10 games during the victorious campaign.

In 1992, a healthy Aikman had a breakout season, and Beuerlein played sparingly but still managed to appear in all 16 games.

He suffered leg cramps later and played sparingly in the second half, finishing with 3 receptions for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns

He played sparingly as a rookie, with Nate Newton playing right tackle.

He played sparingly at DH, but his trademark blend of power and speed were gone, rendering him mostly a light-hitting pinch hitter.

Luke played sparingly his rookie season, but became the starting point guard for the Sonics in the 2004 – 05 season.

During his rookie season, he played in two games where he amassed a record of 5 passing attempts with 0 receptions and 2 interceptions.

After his lowest point output since his rookie season, Federko decided to retire after the 1989 – 90 season, having played exactly 1, 000 NHL games.

The 1983 season marked the rookie debut of Darrell Green, selected in the 1983 NFL Draft along with Charles Mann, who played for twenty more seasons.

In Game Six, rookie Magic Johnson played center for the Lakers in place of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( who was out because of a sprained ankle sustained in Game Five ) and scored 42 points.

In 1951-52, Bernie Geoffrion played his rookie season with the Canadiens, scoring 30 goals to outscore Richard, who played only 48 games due to injury.

All teams played at the " D " league level, a defunct minor-league classification that represented the entry or " rookie " level in the minors.

He played shortstop for six different teams in his twelve-year career in Major League Baseball, beginning his rookie year on May 11, 1929 with the New York Yankees.

Various recurring characters came and went, notably Dennis Paladino as a mob boss named Donnie " Dogs " DiBarto ; John Byner as Cotton Dunn, a cunning but likable con artist ; Scott Atkins as Officer Perry, a rookie cop ; Kim Morgan Greene as Mellisa Cassidy, a late night radio talk show host, sex therapist, and old flame of Chris's ; Danny Gans as Roger, a coroner who frequently ( and unsuccessfully ) tried to get Rita to go out with him ; Marie Marshall as Solange, a local photographer with a faux French accent who crossed paths with Chris and Rita in the second season ; and Lucy Lin, who played forensic expert Dr. Noriko Weinstein.

Hawke played rookie cop Jake Hoyt, alongside Denzel Washington, as one of a pair of narcotics detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department spending 24 hours in the gang neighborhoods of South Los Angeles.

During his rookie season, he played on a line with Stephan Lebeau and Shaun Van Allen.

The latter fact was perhaps most prominent when in 1979 – 80, first-year phenom Wayne Gretzky was not eligible to win the Calder Trophy despite scoring 137 points ( the previous rookie record at the time being 95 ), because he had played a full season the previous year in the World Hockey Association.

In 1996 – 97, he improved on his rookie totals and played in the All-Star Game again.

During his rookie season in the NHL, Lyashenko played center on the Stars second line, earning praise from coach Ken Hitchcock, " His game has risen beyond his years.

He played with them for seven games at the end of the 1946 NBL season, scoring an impressive 16. 5 points per game in his rookie games.

Jack Elliot is an aging American baseball player put on the trading block by the New York Yankees in favor of a rookie first-baseman ( played by former Chicago White Sox player Frank Thomas ), and there's only one taker: the Nagoya Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Hillenbrand played 139 games for the Sox in his rookie season, mostly at third base, but a. 263 batting average failed to hide his failure to hit with power and get on base adequately ( he had one of the lowest walks-to-plate appearances rates in the MLB ).

With the Gulf Coast Cubs of the rookie league in 1997, Carter played in 55 games and hit. 215 The following year, he was promoted to the Rockford Cubbies of Single-A and hit. 211 in 105 games.

Aebischer played 26 games during his rookie season with Colorado.

He was drafted 69th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and played his rookie NHL season in 1999 – 2000, scoring 34 points in 65 games, while also playing in 15 games with the Sabres ' American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

He left the club as the longest-serving Sabre on the previous season's roster, having played for the club since his rookie season in 1999 – 2000.

In 1993-94, as a rookie, Arnott played 78 games as a left winger, scored 68 points and was the runner-up to future teammate Martin Brodeur for the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year.

Excluding his rookie season, the shortened lockout season and his half season with the Vancouver Canucks, Sundin scored at least 70 points in every season of his career, played at least 70 games in every season, and led the Leafs in points in every year he was with the team except 2002 – 03, when Alexander Mogilny beat him by seven points.

In 1995 – 96, he played his rookie season with the Islanders.