When I went over to my friend Brando’s to help him with his 1930 replay, I got a chance to use this Chuck Dressen card. Managing the Cincinnati Reds, my thirdbaseman, Chick Cuccinello got himself hurt and I needed a replacement. No better guy than the man from down the road (Decatur is just an hour or so from where we live).
Alas, Dressen had seen better days as a player (he was third in doubles with 36 in 1927). By 1930, he his playing time was quite limited. Dressen played 33 games but didn’t start any of them. He batted .211 going 4 for 19 with 1 rbi.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Totals | 33 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .211 | .250 | .211 |
His 1930 card isn’t bad if you’re going bunt with it. He only has two 13s on his card. However, Chuck v. 1930 has no power numbers skipping directly to 66-7. Overall, Dressen has hit numbers 7-7-7-8-8-8-9-9.
Of course, Dressen made his mark in baseball as a manager. While he had a 214-282 overall record, he is most noted for winning the NL pennant twice for the Brooklyn Dodgers in both 1952 and 1953.
A note of trivia: Chuck Dressen was also a quarterback for the 1920 Decatur Staleys, two years before they became the Chicago Bears.
