Rodney Woodward suggested this juicy 2013 Hanley Ramirez card.
Any time a shortstop hits well with power, he’s a valuable asset, especially if he has speed. Hanley Ramirez has all of these things. Though his time was a bit limited at 304 at-bats, he hit .345 for the Dodgers. He managed to hit 20 homers with 25 doubles. He stole 10 bases and walked 27 times.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Totals | 86 | 336 | 304 | 62 | 105 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 57 | 10 | 27 | 52 | .345 | .402 | .638 |
Hanley has nice power on his 2013 card with power numbers 1-1-4-6-6. In addition to his 55-7, he also has a 15-11. His last hit number is a 42-9.
Even with just 27 walks, Ramirez has three 14s plus he also gets a 61-22 for his three HBPs.
Fun numbers: 33-4, 44-6, 42-9
Story time: My friend Brando had Hanley Ramirez on his Rising Road Bamm Beanos team in the Illowa APBA League. When the APBA card came out with nickname “Shadez” on it, he misread it as “Sha-dez” as called him that when he was up. He realized his mistake soon after but the name took and he kept calling Ramirez that all season. Kids these days and their nicknames!
thanks, Rodney!
This reminds me of another limited Ramirez card — this one in Manny Ramirez, I remember Manny’s 2008 card in which he split time with the Red Sox & Dodgers, had some big numbers as well. Going back to Hanley, he had a pretty good card in 2008 as well, and was a member of the 30/30 club.