I was browsing through my old 1979 cards and ran across Stan Papi of the Red Sox. Papi was a true “all glove-no hit” type though in ‘79 APBA didn’t see fit to reward his fielding efforts.
1979 was Papi’s first year in the American League after three years with St Louis and Montreal. Maybe it took some adjusting because his batting average took a dive from .230 to .188. What little power he had took a hit too. He hit only one homer and eight doubles in 117 at-bats.
Stan wasn’t much of an on-base guy neither. He walked just five times with a .221 OBP. He did however, have four sac hits in 1979.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Totals | 50 | 126 | 117 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .188 | .221 | .282 |
Stan Papi’s 1979 card does have three zeros plus the standard 8-8-8-9-9 hit combination. But that’s about it. No sevens. No speed numbers. Plus he has only one 14.
On top of that he’s rated fielding Three at second and short.
Ugly numbers: 31-36, 51-13
Papi did rebound for an improved year in 1980 after getting dealt to Detroit. He batted .237 while hitting three homers and four triples in 114 at-bats. His slugging percentage even topped the .400 mark at .412.
Definitely not called BIG PAPI!