Today’s TCT selection comes from my 1934 set. He’s Dan McGee, an unknown shortstop who started seven games for the Boston Braves and was never seen again. Considering he was a New Yawker, perhaps it was for the best.
21-year old McGee didn’t make much of an impression filling in for regular Boston SS Billy Urbanski in ‘34. He went 3 for 22 with three walks.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Totals | 7 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .136 | .240 | .136 |
I will say this for this card. It’s probably the best card you’re going to see by a player who hit .136 and slugged .136. By virtue of his three walks, McGee’s has five automatic chances to get to first base. For comparison, 2012 Ryan Zimmerman has seven.
Of course, the comparison ends there. McGee has no power (a 66-7) and almost all his offensive threat comes from his walks unless he’s facing lower graded pitching. McGee’s 7 is supplanted by just three 8s and two 9s leaving his unusual numbers at 15 and 25.
Ugly numbers: 66-7, 15-23, 25-39
Bit o’ Trivia: As bad as this card looks, there was a time during 1934 when Dan McGee seemed to be on his game. All three of his hits came in the same series against the Pirates. The last two were on the same day during a double header.
“I’m on top of the world!”, I’m sure he was thinking as his batting average soared to .200.
