New historical card category - Unsung Heros! Let's collect them! - Page 2

Bunktown Ballers · 10-11-2018, 11:36 AM

podsesc01 2005 Scott Podsednik CF

In 568 plate appearance in 2005 he hit exactly 0 Hr's & had 25 RBI, but in playoffs & World Series had 59 PA with 2 HR's & 6 RBI with 1 HR being a walkoff during playoffs

BB

Germaniac · 10-11-2018, 04:08 PM

The man that played alongside Robin Yount (ss) and Paul Molitor (3b) on these exciting Brewers teams of the late 70's/early 80's

gantnji01 1982 Jim Gantner, 2b

pstrickert · 10-11-2018, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Germaniac

The man that played alongside Robin Yount (ss) and Paul Molitor (3b) on these exciting Brewers teams of the late 70's/early 80's

gantnji01 1982 Jim Gantner, 2b

Gumby!!!

Hasta la vista pelota · 10-11-2018, 11:08 PM

How about former marginal players who went on to fame on screen:

berarjo01, 1940, Johnny Beradino, SS -- Actor, "General Hospital"
connoch01, 1951, Chuck Connors, 1B -- Actor, "The Rifleman"
garagjo01, 1952, Joe Garagiola, C -- TV personality, baseball broadcaster
ueckebo01, 1966, Bob Uecker, C -- Actor, baseball broadcaster, "Mr. Baseball"

bailey · 10-12-2018, 02:16 AM

hessmmi01 2008 Mike Hessman -- all time home run leader in the minor leagues.
greenad01 2005 Adam Greenberg -- hit in head suffering skull fracture on facing his first pitch in the Majors.
beckehe02 1945 Heinz Becker -- 1st German-born player in MLB.

GoPedro99 · 10-12-2018, 10:59 AM

2B Bill Mazeroski mazerbi01
I know he is a hall of famer, however he was never an AMAZING player. really only known for two things. his very reliable glove and possibly the greatest home run in baseball history. As many know, Maz hit a walkoff home run in game 7 of the world series against the yankees

Lukas Berger · 10-12-2018, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by GoPedro99

2B Bill Mazeroski mazerbi01
I know he is a hall of famer, however he was never an AMAZING player. really only known for two things. his very reliable glove and possibly the greatest home run in baseball history. As many know, Maz hit a walkoff home run in game 7 of the world series against the yankees

We do actually have a Mazeroski card already in PT

sansterre · 10-12-2018, 01:50 PM

I've always been a big fan of high walks players; they're invariably underrated. So with that in mind:

hattesc01, 2002, Scott Hatteberg, 1B
thomaro01, 1901, Roy Thomas, OF
huggimi01, 1910, Miller Huggins, 2B
bishoma01, 1929, Max Bishop, 2B
dunnad01, 2008, Adam Dunn, OF/1B
bellhma01, 2004, Mark Bellhorn, 2B

Probably too good, but still

stanked01, 1951, Eddie Stanky, 2B
cullero01, 1947, Roy Cullenbine, 1B : this is the year that caused him to be released by his team for batting 224, even though he OBPd 401
applilu01, 1948, Luke Appling, 3B/SS : would be a lot more popular historically if the White Sox in his era weren't complete rubbish
tenacge01, 1980, Gene Tenace, C/1B : Hall of Famer by the SABRmetrics
belanma01, 1977, Mark Belanger, SS : not a great walker, but he's like 90% of Ozzie Smith

rjl518 · 10-13-2018, 07:53 AM

coninje01, 1993, Jeff Conine, 1B

otherwise known as "Mr. Marlin"

pretty much put the FLA Marlins on the baseball map by himself

bsuball41 · 10-13-2018, 07:45 PM

A list of all non-HOFers that have thrown a perfect game (to 2000)...
richmle01, 1880, Lee Richmond, P/OF
roberch01, 1922, Charlie Robertson, SP
larsedo01, 1956, Don Larsen, SP
barkele01, 1981, Len Barker, SP
wittmi01, 1984, Mike Witt, SP
brownto05, 1988, Tom Browning, SP
martide01, 1991, Dennis Martinez, SP
rogerke01, 1994, Kenny Rogers, SP
wellsda01, 1998, David Wells, SP
coneda01, 1999, David Cone, SP

A list of all non-HOFers that had 4 HRs in one game (to 2000)...
lowebo01, 1894, Bobby Lowe, 2B
seerepa01, 1948, Pat Seerey, LF
hodgegi01, 1950, Gil Hodges, 1B
adcocjo01, 1954, Joe Adcock, 1B
colavro01, 1959, Rocky Colavito, RF
hornebo01, 1986, Bob Horner, 1B
whitema01, 1993, Mark Whiten, RF

One-armed pitchers category...
abbotji01, 1991, Jim Abbott, SP

Couple of others in a different category, not sure if you'd want to go here...
grahamo01, 1905, Moonlight Graham, OF
morrija03, 2000, Jim Morris, RP

drewandpedey · 10-14-2018, 04:55 PM

This one, is much more recent than others, but I still think he is deserving.

navada01, 2013, Daniel Nava, OF

Nava batted .303 with a .385 OBP while starting over 100 games that year. He was key piece to that magical 2013 season, and often goes overlooked.

drewandpedey · 10-14-2018, 05:06 PM

cheneto01, Tom Cheney, 1962, SP

Was never really any good, but on one day in 1962, he threw 16 innings, 228 pitches, and struck out 21 batters, which happened to be 14% of all the strikeouts he had that year.

drewandpedey · 10-14-2018, 05:08 PM

whitema01, 1993, Mark Whiten, RF

Another single game one, his 4 HR, 12 RBI performance.

drewandpedey · 10-14-2018, 05:11 PM

victosh01, Shane Victorino, 2013, RF

Fan Favorite, and huge part of the 2013 Red Sox, on and off the field. Plus, he hit that huge grand slam.

drewandpedey · 10-14-2018, 05:14 PM

bradeda01, Dallas Braden, 2010, SP

Another fan favorite, and obviously threw a perfect game lmao.

this category is awesome - im going to be sure to collect plenty.

Bunktown Ballers · 10-15-2018, 12:19 AM

"One Armed" Pete Gray of the St. Louis Browns

Only played 1 year & accumulated 253 plate appearances & batted only .218 & unbelievably he only struck out 11 times but prolly had more guts than any of us....Because he played with 1 arm. Debuted at age 30 in CF & batted & threw left handed because all he had was his left arm'

graype01 1945 Pete Gray OF

JaytheGreat · 10-15-2018, 10:24 AM

galarar01, Armando Galarraga, 2010, SP

Known for the Imperfect Game, he had a perfect game stolen from him by Jim Joyce against the Indians on June 2nd 2010.

damonrusst · 10-15-2018, 10:51 PM

Dock Ellis - pitched no hitter on acid and won WS with pirates in 1971

damonrusst · 10-15-2018, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by damonrusst

Dock Ellis - pitched no hitter on acid and won WS with pirates in 1971

forgot lahman id here it is
ellisdo01

damonrusst · 10-15-2018, 11:25 PM

Mark Fidrych - won 1976 ROTY then horrible atter that, out of the majors by 1980

fidryma01

10-11-2018, 11:36 AM	#21
Bunktown Ballers All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,373 Infractions: 0/1 (2)	Scotty Pods podsesc01 2005 Scott Podsednik CF In 568 plate appearance in 2005 he hit exactly 0 Hr's & had 25 RBI, but in playoffs & World Series had 59 PA with 2 HR's & 6 RBI with 1 HR being a walkoff during playoffs BB

10-11-2018, 04:08 PM	#22
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 2,993	The man that played alongside Robin Yount (ss) and Paul Molitor (3b) on these exciting Brewers teams of the late 70's/early 80's gantnji01 1982 Jim Gantner, 2b __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947

10-12-2018, 02:16 AM	#25
bailey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,127	hessmmi01 2008 Mike Hessman -- all time home run leader in the minor leagues. greenad01 2005 Adam Greenberg -- hit in head suffering skull fracture on facing his first pitch in the Majors. beckehe02 1945 Heinz Becker -- 1st German-born player in MLB. __________________ Last edited by bailey; 10-12-2018 at 02:35 AM.

10-13-2018, 07:53 AM	#29
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,240	coninje01, 1993, Jeff Conine, 1B otherwise known as "Mr. Marlin" pretty much put the FLA Marlins on the baseball map by himself __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

10-15-2018, 12:19 AM	#36
Bunktown Ballers All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,373 Infractions: 0/1 (2)	One I learned about as a child "One Armed" Pete Gray of the St. Louis Browns Only played 1 year & accumulated 253 plate appearances & batted only .218 & unbelievably he only struck out 11 times but prolly had more guts than any of us....Because he played with 1 arm. Debuted at age 30 in CF & batted & threw left handed because all he had was his left arm' graype01 1945 Pete Gray OF

10-11-2018, 11:08 PM	#24
Hasta la vista pelota Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 137	How about former marginal players who went on to fame on screen: berarjo01, 1940, Johnny Beradino, SS -- Actor, "General Hospital" connoch01, 1951, Chuck Connors, 1B -- Actor, "The Rifleman" garagjo01, 1952, Joe Garagiola, C -- TV personality, baseball broadcaster ueckebo01, 1966, Bob Uecker, C -- Actor, baseball broadcaster, "Mr. Baseball"

10-12-2018, 10:59 AM	#26
GoPedro99 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 857	2B Bill Mazeroski mazerbi01 I know he is a hall of famer, however he was never an AMAZING player. really only known for two things. his very reliable glove and possibly the greatest home run in baseball history. As many know, Maz hit a walkoff home run in game 7 of the world series against the yankees

10-12-2018, 01:50 PM	#28
sansterre Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 248 Blog Entries: 2	I've always been a big fan of high walks players; they're invariably underrated. So with that in mind: hattesc01, 2002, Scott Hatteberg, 1B thomaro01, 1901, Roy Thomas, OF huggimi01, 1910, Miller Huggins, 2B bishoma01, 1929, Max Bishop, 2B dunnad01, 2008, Adam Dunn, OF/1B bellhma01, 2004, Mark Bellhorn, 2B Probably too good, but still stanked01, 1951, Eddie Stanky, 2B cullero01, 1947, Roy Cullenbine, 1B : this is the year that caused him to be released by his team for batting 224, even though he OBPd 401 applilu01, 1948, Luke Appling, 3B/SS : would be a lot more popular historically if the White Sox in his era weren't complete rubbish tenacge01, 1980, Gene Tenace, C/1B : Hall of Famer by the SABRmetrics belanma01, 1977, Mark Belanger, SS : not a great walker, but he's like 90% of Ozzie Smith

10-13-2018, 07:45 PM	#30
bsuball41 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 9	A list of all non-HOFers that have thrown a perfect game (to 2000)... richmle01, 1880, Lee Richmond, P/OF roberch01, 1922, Charlie Robertson, SP larsedo01, 1956, Don Larsen, SP barkele01, 1981, Len Barker, SP wittmi01, 1984, Mike Witt, SP brownto05, 1988, Tom Browning, SP martide01, 1991, Dennis Martinez, SP rogerke01, 1994, Kenny Rogers, SP wellsda01, 1998, David Wells, SP coneda01, 1999, David Cone, SP A list of all non-HOFers that had 4 HRs in one game (to 2000)... lowebo01, 1894, Bobby Lowe, 2B seerepa01, 1948, Pat Seerey, LF hodgegi01, 1950, Gil Hodges, 1B adcocjo01, 1954, Joe Adcock, 1B colavro01, 1959, Rocky Colavito, RF hornebo01, 1986, Bob Horner, 1B whitema01, 1993, Mark Whiten, RF One-armed pitchers category... abbotji01, 1991, Jim Abbott, SP Couple of others in a different category, not sure if you'd want to go here... grahamo01, 1905, Moonlight Graham, OF morrija03, 2000, Jim Morris, RP

10-14-2018, 04:55 PM	#31
drewandpedey Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Location: Boston Posts: 158 Blog Entries: 1	This one, is much more recent than others, but I still think he is deserving. navada01, 2013, Daniel Nava, OF Nava batted .303 with a .385 OBP while starting over 100 games that year. He was key piece to that magical 2013 season, and often goes overlooked.

10-14-2018, 05:06 PM	#32
drewandpedey Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Location: Boston Posts: 158 Blog Entries: 1	cheneto01, Tom Cheney, 1962, SP Was never really any good, but on one day in 1962, he threw 16 innings, 228 pitches, and struck out 21 batters, which happened to be 14% of all the strikeouts he had that year.

10-14-2018, 05:08 PM	#33
drewandpedey Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Location: Boston Posts: 158 Blog Entries: 1	whitema01, 1993, Mark Whiten, RF Another single game one, his 4 HR, 12 RBI performance.

10-14-2018, 05:11 PM	#34
drewandpedey Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Location: Boston Posts: 158 Blog Entries: 1	victosh01, Shane Victorino, 2013, RF Fan Favorite, and huge part of the 2013 Red Sox, on and off the field. Plus, he hit that huge grand slam.

10-14-2018, 05:14 PM	#35
drewandpedey Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Location: Boston Posts: 158 Blog Entries: 1	bradeda01, Dallas Braden, 2010, SP Another fan favorite, and obviously threw a perfect game lmao. this category is awesome - im going to be sure to collect plenty.

10-15-2018, 10:24 AM	#37
JaytheGreat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 47	galarar01, Armando Galarraga, 2010, SP Known for the Imperfect Game, he had a perfect game stolen from him by Jim Joyce against the Indians on June 2nd 2010. Last edited by JaytheGreat; 10-15-2018 at 10:25 AM.

10-15-2018, 10:51 PM	#38
damonrusst Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 464	Dock Ellis - pitched no hitter on acid and won WS with pirates in 1971

10-15-2018, 11:25 PM	#40
damonrusst Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 464	Mark Fidrych - won 1976 ROTY then horrible atter that, out of the majors by 1980 fidryma01