This is the second 1981 Monster Card in as many weeks but I couldn’t resist. Courtesy of Scott Fennessy, it’s Mickey Klutts’ 1981 APBA card and from the look of it, it is an XB card still unperforated from the stack.
Purists may scoff as Mickey Klutts was not a star. In fact, he only batted 48 times in 1981. However, Klutts has been a repeated request for Monster Monday. Thanks to Scott, I can deliver.
In 1981, Klutts went 17 for 46 and hit five homeruns for Oakland. He walked twice and struck out nine times.
His stat line was .370/.396/.696
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Totals | 15 | 48 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .370 | .396 | .696 |
Klutts has Ruthian power numbers on his APBA card sans the 5s and 6s. In other words, he has 1-1-1.
It doesn’t stop there. Klutts has a total of five 7s all the way to 25. He also has four 8s to go with his two 9s. Interestingly, APBA put one of his 8s at 61 and gave him a 42-9.
APBA gave Mickey two 14s and six 13s. That was probably a boatload of 13s back in 1981 but by today’s standards, not so much. Fortunately for any Klutts rollers, one 13 was at 41. No 24s for Klutts!
For what it’s worth, Mickey was a 3B-4. Mickey wasn’t a Klutts with the glove!
For his eight-year career, Mickey Klutts hit a total of 14 homeruns in 536 at-bats. Yet over a span of three months, he was Babe Ruth.
thanks again, Scott!
