Wow, I ran across this Bennie Tate card in my 1934 set. Yikes!
Turns out a much more palatable 1925 Bennie Tate card was featured for Weird Wednesday courtesy of Tom Zuppa in the past. The one you see above was Tate’s last year in baseball and he was just barely hanging on. He went 3 for 25 for the third place Cubs and didn’t do much else unless you happen to notice his two double plays he grounded into.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Totals | 11 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 | .160 | .125 |
When I see a 51-13 for a position player, I take notice. It doesn’t help that Tate’s 1934 card doesn’t have any power numbers (66-7) and has four 24s also.
Ugly numbers: 51-13, 31-13, 15-36
Tate played ten years in the majors and the only position he played was catcher. Never used as a primary starter, he averaged around 170 at-bats per season. As I’ve mentioned before, catchers always seem to find a place in baseball and their careers are extended because of it.
