Maybe journeyman catcher Bill Fahey thought a return to his hometown of Detroit would bring his bat to life. After playing for three teams in eight years in the majors, he was purchased by the Tigers in 1981.
While he did bat .254 in 1981, his average plummeted to .149 (10 for 67) in the next year. Not only that, he didn’t even get a free pass.
He DID score seven times in 1982 which seems like a lot considering his ten hits (like I said, zero walks and no HBP… not sure how many times he reached on errors).
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Totals | 28 | 68 | 67 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .149 | .147 | .179 |
Fahey did hit two doubles and for that, he gets a 66-6. An oddity for this card, Fahey receives a 15-10 for his stolen base despite his slow rating.
Of course there are no 14s on this Bill Fahey card. meaning that if he’s facing an A pitcher, the 66 and 15 are his only ways on base (not counting the 53-18).
Ugly numbers: 25-38, 31-13, 51-13
If I were desperate for a run and my options were limited, I might consider a sacrifice squeeze with this card. Fahey’s two 13s make a pretty decent choice to do that.
