While on vacation in the Shenandoah Valley, I was a little worried I wouldn’t have a Weird Wednesday card this week. Never fear, I happened to bring along my NL 1966 in case there was time to play some of my replay. There are plenty of weird cards to choose from this set published in 2009.
One such card is Ted Savage from the St Louis Cardinals. He only had 33 plate appearances but he did a lot in that time. He batted .172 but hit two doubles and one triple. He also stole four bases and walked four times.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Totals | 16 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .172 | .273 | .310 |
Despite just having seven hit numbers (2-6-6-8-8-9-11), it a fun card. Along with the 11, Savage’s card has seven asterisks. And while his OBP his only .273, he gets on safely a respectable eight times against an grade A pitcher.
interesting bit about Ted Savage… he was born with the name Ephesian Savage.
Nelly,
The sick person inside of me wonders what kind of stats this card could produce over the course of a full season. Let’s see 60-70 steals
30 doubles 15 triples and 1 homer together with an atrocious average but still pretty cool. Mr. Savage was to go on to play with the Cubs in either ’67 or ’68 if I recall- too lazy to look up on Baseball reference.
Maybe after the “Terribles” get through with getting drubbed by the Monsters…how about the Weird All Stars getting a shot at either of them? I’d put Teddy Savage on this team!
Hiya Tom!
How’s the 1966 replay goin’?..Big fan of that season.
Have a great weekend!
Rollin’!
Jim
Hey Jim, Brando and I played four ’66 games before I left for vacation. I just finished the entering stats today for them.
The Cubs win one but still languish in last place. The Mets also win one behind Kranepool’s two homers. Right now they’re tied for fourth!
After his baseball career, Ted Savage earned a PhD from Saint Louis University. He then was athletic director at Harris Stowe college.
Never knew that. DonS, you are a font of knowledge.
SLU home of the Billekens.