A timely Terrible Card this week. I’ve been playing my 1966 replay a bit over the holidays. Tonight, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the bottom of the ninth on three straight hits from unlikely hitters… Mel Queen, Art Shamsky and Jimmie Coker.
Mel Queen was a bit of an anomaly. He came up as an outfielder in 1964. Around 1966, he started a transition to become a pitcher. By 1967, he went 14-8 with a 2.76 and his days as an outfielder were behind him. As you can see, the Reds weren’t getting much from his bat anyway.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Totals | 56 | 69 | 55 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .127 | .250 | .145 |
With only one double, Queen was struggling to get his one zero. Reds manager Don Heffner is doing his best to give him a chance in the lineup.
Ugly numbers: 11-8, 55-14, 51-40
Give it up, Coach. Mel was just lucky that Pete Mikkelsen, a BY, was pitching and I rolled a 44-9. Put him on the mound.
Hiya Tom!
Mel…Art….Jimmie. ..That’s akin to winning the POWERBALL!…Amazing!
Happy New Year, Guys!
In my ’65 replay I called Coker “Jimmy Cokehead” (of course.) Mel Queen was on my ’65 Reds–they won the World Series over the Twins–but I can’t recall if he did anything at all. I know he wasn’t very good.