Mike Coon reached out to me with a suggestion for Monster Monday. It’s Curtis Granderson’s from 2007. Granderson is an Illinois native and an alum of University of Illinois-Chicago, the sister campus of my alum and current employer.
Granderson’s card is definitely a strong one but also a little unusual too.
Granderson played a full season for the Tigers in 2007 (158 games). In that time, he hit .302 with 38 doubles and 23 homers. Most impressively, he also had 23 triples! He led the AL, of course, surpassing the #2 spot by 13.
Speedy Curtis scored 122 runs and stole 26 bases. How many times did he get caught? Just once.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Totals | 158 | 676 | 612 | 122 | 185 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 74 | 26 | 1 | 52 | 141 | .302 | .361 | .552 |
Some comments from Mike:
I like your selections for weird cards and monster cards. I think I have one that qualifies as both. 2007 Curtis Granderson. He is the only card I think I have ever seen with a 1-2-0-0-0 for a card. Occasionally I have seen a 1-6-0-0 type of card but this is definitely different.
Also no 24s, 1-11 and a (F) OF(3) all make for something quite fun to play with.
I agree with Mike. I also have not seen a card with power numbers 1-2-0-0-0.
I’ll note that not only are there no 24s on Granderson’s 2007 card but there isn’t a 25 either! Granderson sports a 12-29. He grounded into three double plays that year. Throughout his 676 plate appearances, he will most likely hit that number. With the two 29s alone (with runners on first and second), he should reach three.
Worth mentioning… I’d be curious what Granderson’s Master Game steal symbols are. He has a fair amount of steals and his success rate would give him a huge advantage.
Granderson was known as a whiffer in his day. In 2006, he led the league with 174 strikeouts. He brought that total down to 141 in 2007 still good for 7th in the AL. As I’ve re-iterated before, times have changed and APBA cards today have so many more. Granderson’s six 13s pale to them so much so that it is barely worth mentioning.
This is why Granderson is rated OF-3
Thanks Mike for suggesting this card!
Fun card! I love those first column 2s and 3s! 2007 was the year that both Granderson and Rollins had 20+ doubles, triples, homers, and steals, which is a rare feat in the history of MLB. I wonder what Rollins’ card looks like.
Anyhow, I went to Steve’s card computer and when I forced single column, it gave Grandy a 1-3-3-6-6 power combination. Two first column 3’s–can you believe it?! Thanks for profiling these cards!
I hadn’t noticed the no 25 when I submitted it. Definitely a good card