Pitchers At The Bat?

[Robs70sCards]

1972 Topps Ron Bryant In Action

[The-Cardfather]

Here's 4 more from the modern era:
1997 Fleer - Greg Maddux
2000 Topps - Greg Maddux
2000 Upper Deck - Orel Hirshiser
2000 Upper Deck - Randy Johnson

[David W]

Originally Posted by Robs70sCards

1972 Topps Ron Bryant In Action

Here ya go

[OsFan]

Opening up a pack and finding a Greg Maddux or Randy Johnson batting card had to suck as much as opening up a pack of 55 Bowman’s and finding an ump card or opening a pack of 59s and finding the Ford Frick or Warren Giles card.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by OsFan

Opening up a pack and finding a Greg Maddux or Randy Johnson batting card had to suck as much as opening up a pack of 55 Bowman’s and finding an ump card or opening a pack of 59s and finding the Ford Frick or Warren Giles card.

Or those 72s that just have a trophy!

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[The-Cardfather]

Here's a couple more:

1981 Fleer - Bruce Sutter
2007 Upper Deck - Roger Clemens

[The-Cardfather]

And two more..........

[Volod]

Man, Lindell had a strange career path. Played eight seasons with the Yankees as strictly a position guy - actually hit .300 with 18 dingers and 103 RBI in 1944. After NY dropped him in 1950, he sat out two years, then came back with the Pirates in '53 as a pitcher. Appearing in 27 games, won 5 lost 16, and hung it up for good. The Bucs were really hard up for pitchers that year.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by The Cardfather

Here's a couple more:

1981 Fleer - Bruce Sutter
2007 Upper Deck - Roger Clemens

Sutter looks as if he had never seen a bat before, and was told 10 seconds before this picture was taken to hold and pose with one, LOL.

[JollyElm]

I wonder when in the earlier days of baseball it became universally accepted that a pitcher's lack of skill with a bat was a complete and utter non-factor in assessing his value to the team or in the overall game. Surely, in the dawning days of the sport, all nine players were expected to skillfully wield the leather (or flesh, since they didn't use mitts) and the lumber alike. But at some point, someone determined that who cares if Henry only gets a hit once a month, he hurls the ball phenomenally well, so screw it if he's an automatic out...and then every other team said, "Heck yeah! We agree 100%!"