Sgt. Dan Velderrain delivers a nice Monster Monday card in 1930 Gabby Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs.
Double ones? Check.
15-7? Check.
Top fielding? Check.
No 24s? Well, no one’s perfect.
Hartnett fit in perfectly with the Chicago lineup in 1930. That year, he added some protection for Hack Wilson, Riggs Stephenson and Charlie Grimm as he batted a nifty .339 with 37 homers and 123 rbis.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Totals | 141 | 577 | 508 | 84 | 172 | 31 | 3 | 37 | 123 | 0 | 55 | 62 | .339 | .404 | .630 |
Unless you just love steal numbers (or despise 24s), Hartnett’s 1930 card has everything else going for it. He has nice power with 1-1-6-6 numbers. His overall hit numbers are what current catchers can only dream about:
1-1-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-9
He also has four 14s which only add to his overall offense. Hartnett is slow but his top fielding (Catcher-9) more than makes up for that.
Fun numbers: 15-7, 26-14, C-9
I encourage baseball history buffs to read Hartnett’s bio on SABR. Lots of good info including how he got the nickname “Old Tomato Face”.
Thanks Sgt. Dan!!
