Post Season and World Series Heroes that were otherwise mediocre

[cardinalcollector]

Tom Lawless has to be mentioned here. One career home run at the time and a .080 Batting average for the season on his resume, hits a 3 run homer off Frank Viola and did a bat flip that would make Reggie Jackson proud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-rdG4u_zU

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by cardinalcollector

Tom Lawless has to be mentioned here. One career home run at the time and a .080 Batting average for the season on his resume, hits a 3 run homer off Frank Viola and did a bat flip that would make Reggie Jackson proud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-rdG4u_zU

LOL, never saw that or had forgotten about it. One of the funniest things ever..

"These kids today, no respect"

[D. Bergin]

Gene Tenace was mentioned a couple times, but I don't think he belongs in this thread. He's had people argue for him for the HOF, he's got a lifetime OBP of nearly .400, a lifetime OPS+ of 136 and is ranked by Baseball Reference as the 13th ranked catcher All-Time.

He was no underdog, even if he was under-rated in his day, before modern analytics turned him into a superstar.

[ALR-bishop]

Darrell Porter MVP 1982

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Darrell Porter MVP 1982

I think he's another one that doesn't belong. Catchers don't seem to get any respect.

4 time All-Star. He's gotten MVP votes. 41 WAR. 23rd ranked catcher All-Time via Baseball Reference.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Gene Tenace was mentioned a couple times, but I don't think he belongs in this thread. He's had people argue for him for the HOF, he's got a lifetime OBP of nearly .400, a lifetime OPS+ of 136 and is ranked by Baseball Reference as the 13th ranked catcher All-Time.

He was no underdog, even if he was under-rated in his day, before modern analytics turned him into a superstar.

+1

Yes, Tenace uncharacteristically slugged 4 HRs in the '72 World Series, despite only hitting 5 HRs in the regular season (in 227 at bats).

But I think he is arguably the best catcher not in the Hall of Fame. Steady hitter with a career OBP of .388

And in the 4 years following his breakout World Series ('73 - '76) he averaged over 25 HRs, so he did have some pop.