Thread: Fewest AB's with a card for a Vintage major leaguer
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Old 09-07-2005, 07:47 PM
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Default Fewest AB's with a card for a Vintage major leaguer
Posted By: Jeff Obermeyer

Ok, it's not quite vintage... but Herb Washington has a card in the 1975 Topps set. What's so interesting about him? He appeared in 105 regular season games with the A's in 1974 and 1975... all as a pinch runner! That's right, no ABs, and he never played even a half an inning in the field defensively. He was Charley Finley's great experiement - take a world class track star and make him a full time pinch runner. Imagine keeping someone on the roster just for that reason.

Jeff

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