When Ken Schulz sent me this Miguel Dilone card, I thought, “I think I’ve done this Weird card before”.
Wrong. Dilone did have a Weird Wednesday card but it was for his 1984 season. This one, which I think is even stranger, came a full eight years before for Miguel’s 1976 season. Dilone was 4 for 17 but my guess is that he was used as a pinch runner (yep, he was used 10 times as a PR).
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Totals | 16 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .235 |
There just isn’t a nice way to handle pinch runners in APBA unless your name is Herb Washington. If you steal a lot of bases, you’re going to either get some 11s or asterisks (or both). And when you receive 11s, that takes away other hit numbers. If you’re Ty Cobb or Nap Lajoie, no problem. But if you’re Miguel Dilone who hits .235 in 17 at-bats, that leaves little room for other hit numbers.
Dilone earned a 14* despite no walks in 1976. He also got a rare 17*. It’s also somewhat strange that he got three 11s and a 10 but none of them are on 15 (or even 25).
thanks, Ken! Great to see you rolling last weekend!!
i had the 76 set and def rem his name. was it double-columns then? (its been so long eh.)
Hello everyone, I never had the original set, but based on 17 at bats did they card players with that few in the old days?
Since this might be a reissue set this may be his first time being carded for the 76 set (sorry if I am wrong). FYI I didn’t know he had been playing that long. I always thought that he debuted in 84, so I learned something.
Yeah, I struck by how long he played too.
Tom