"I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh." … -Beastie Boys
Shawn Baier thought that since his 76th birthday is coming up, Sadaharu Oh would be a good choice for Monster Monday. Shawn submits this custom 1974 Oh card. Look at all the 14s!!
Oh hit 49 of his 868 career homeruns in 1974. With that, he drove in 107 runs and scored 105. He batted .332 with a .761 slugging percentage. Most impressive, he notched a .532 OBP for the Yomiuri Giants.
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 130 | 553 | 385 | 105 | 128 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 107 | 1 | 5 | 158 | 44 | .332 | .532 | .761 |
Sadaharu Oh is like Ted Williams on overdrive! Power, average, AND walks. And just like, Williams, you just don’t realize how well he hits from his APBA card. He has a 55-8 but nine 14s.
Fun numbers: 33-1, 22-5, 21-14
If you haven’t ever seen Sadaharu Oh’s stats for his 22 seasons, it’s worth a look. Quite a hitter.
Again, this is NOT an official APBA card but maybe this is a market APBA might want to consider. Thanks, Shawn!!
yeah i was laughin’ at those 14s as well. might hafta add him to my ofas for next season lol.
I don’t think I have ever seen three 14’s in a row on a card other than a pitcher or reserve player with very few at bats.
I’d quibble with the 22-5 on top of triple ones … he averages 1 double per 31 PAs, so he probably should get more like a 1-1-1-6 with a 7 at 44.
Yeah, that’s really a nitpick of a quibble. Tremendous card.
Thanks everyone, I created this card through a source, and by using a template — I actually have not created this card in solid form yet, but did a bit through screenshot and other properties. I just printed some cards yesterday, some turned out good, some turned out to be small (which were kind of cool). Trying to figure it all out, I am creating the 1894 Baltimore Orioles for those that like old-school.
Hey Shawn,
You know I am interested in this. Are you doing a replay of some kind with them?
…and that 41-28 and 24-22 are nice additions too.