Saturday, January 4, 2014
#747 Jim Stewart
In the world of utility players…This guy was consistently described as Infielder-Outfielder in four out seven cards in his career….Full body photograph was rare for position players…Started in Cubs system and was a regular in 1964 but could not stick to regular duty…Spent all of 1968 in the minors which made him eligible for rule 5 draft…Offensive numbers in Hawaii were mediocore Probably benefited from the increased demand for player by the 1969 expansion...Picked by Cincy who in turn was required to keep him for the season…responded by hitting .253 which kept him in the bigs for next several years… the only time he was acquired by trade was in Joe Morgan blockbuster..Jim did play every position but pitcher.
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Not to quibble here, but you misspelled his name in the title. Love the blog. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteGood fix! I love this blog. It was the first year I ever bought packs of cards. And I really enjoy the count backwards. Good on you!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks sometimes my proofreading is not what it should be. My writing style is based on the complete pro baseball handbook series that were popular in the 70's. These paperbacks also did focused on football,hockey,basketball, and soccer
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ReplyDeleteI noticed that. Good stuff! Keep up the outstanding effort!!
ReplyDeleteYes! the NY Times did a article about the books last August.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/sports/for-true-sports-fans-before-the-internet-there-were-the-complete-handbooks.html?_r=0
I was kind of addicted to them especially the Pro Hockey Guides.