This kind of like the tree in the forest question. What happens when a player doesn’t get a hit in a season… does he get a hit number??
When APBA published Charles ‘Chick’ Fullis’ 1930 card in 1989, they said yes. They gave him two 11s and a 10 but no other hit numbers. So Fullis ended up with a painful 33-13.
In 1930, 5’9” outfielder Fullis came to bat six times for the New York Giants and struck out once. He also appeared six times as a pinch runner and stole one base and scored two runs.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Totals | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
What’s interesting to me about Fullis’ card is the placement of his two 11s and one 10. Instead of placing his speed numbers at the normal 15, 25 and 51 locations, APBA chose to place them at 15, 66 and 11. Since those were his ONLY hit numbers on his card (actually, the only numbers of any offensive value with the possible exception of the 53-15), I suppose it only made sense to do that.
Chick Fullis trivia: Unlike some of my other Terrible Card Tuesday entries, Fullis did come back to have a few good years. His season in 1933 in particular was a great year for him. That year after being traded from the Giants to the Phillies, he not only led the league in at-bats with 647 but also collected an even 200 hits and batted .309.
well a 33-13 says it all and what’s with the 11-10 but a 15-11? odd for sure and another 1930 ‘terrible’ card. makes me wonder what the worst card is for a j-0 or a j-1?
To answer your question about worst card for a J-0 I would volunteer John Ganzel of the 1901 Giants. he had 562 AB and a .215 batting avg. He had a 51 39 or 37 if I remember right. I had nominated him when this column first started.
Oddly enough this was sandwiched between two seasons where he hit over .270. He was rated a 1B4 so I would guess that is why he played so much.
edit, I found the scan I sent to Tom. It was a 31 37.