A little over a year ago, reader Beau Lofgren suggested Chris Bando’s 1985 card for Terrible Card Tuesday. Now, just in time for Bando’s 59th birthday on Wednesday, Beau brought his 1989 card to my attention. It’s quite the antithesis of his ‘85 card.
As good as this card is, Bando only played in one game in 1989 to earn it. It was his last year in the majors and he was playing for the World Champion Oakland Athletics.
His only game was the last game of the 1989 regular season for the A’s. He pinch hit for Terry Steinbach in the 8th inning and stayed in the game. Later in the 11th, his walk-off hit drove home Stan Javier to win the last game of the season!
Unfortunately, Bando wasn’t rewarded with any postseason play in 1989 (though it would have been his first time in the playoffs).
| Split | G | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Count the hits! I count ten 7s, four 8s and two 9s. The 24-9, 25-7 and 26-9 combination looks very oddly satisfying.
Fun numbers: 31-7, 24-9, 26-9
Thanks Beau!
Has there ever been a card with the 12, 32, 52 result of 13 before this?