Some of best things are found when cleaning your office. I had this week’s Monster Card chosen already chosen when I ran across this baby when doing some spring cleaning Sunday afternoon. The other one will have to wait till next week.
Enter 1989 Cris Carpenter of the St Louis Cardinals (not the Cardinals’ “Chris” Carpenter of today). Cris Carpenter was a reliever and occasional spot starter who pitched between the years of ‘88 and ‘96 for St L, FL, Tex and Mil. For his career, he had a 27-22 record with a decent 3.91 ERA.
For the year 1989, he received an XB card (though he pitched a good 68 innings). He struck out 35 and walked 26 and had a 3.18 ERA. His record was 4-4 for the 3rd place Cardinals. For his work, APBA gave him a D(C)Z grade for the year.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .444 | .444 |
Pitching, Pitching… what we care about how he got that amazing card. As long as I’ve done this feature, I don’t think I’ve run across anyone who’s had a 53-9. He has a 13-9 to along with that too. Carpenter has an incredible total of ten 7s on his card that stretch out to 51-7.
Carpenter’s stats were quite simple in 1989. Four singles in 9 at-bats. He scored once and drove in a run. No walks for Cris and ABPA appropriately didn’t give him any 14s.
Interestingly, Carpenter batted .333 twice in a season later in his career. Both times he went 1 for 3.
Fun card …. I have a humble suggestion for you as I played my 1916 replay.
Limb McKenry, Cincinnati. 2-5, 2 triples. The card has 13 2s including the only 61-2 I’ve ever seen. I hit it twice in a game against Pittsburgh.