First and Last
Only players in World Series as rookies and in final seasons:
1. Joe DiMaggio in 1936 and 1951
2. Jerry Coleman in 1949 and 1957
3. Gil McDougald in 1951 and 1960
4. Jackie Robinson in 1947 and 1956
5. Jim Gilliam in 1953 and 1966
6. Paul Derringer in 1931 and 1945
7. Willie Mays in 1951 and 1973
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Source: Baseball Digest (February 2000)
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