This card comes courtesy of Ken Schulz. It’s German Barranca who played for four seasons for the Royals and the Reds. This is his 1979 card, his first year in the majors.
Barranca only came to the plate five times but attempted four steals in 1979. He was successful three of those times. He also went 3 for 5 with a double. Suffice to say it is good chance that with this card, if he gets on, safely, Barranca won’t stay on first.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .800 |
For the record, I count four 11s, one 10, three 6*s and one 14*s on Barranca’s card.
Barranca pinch ran in four games in 1979. The one game he started at second base for KC, he went 3 for 4 with a double and scored three runs. Of course, that was September 29th, the second to last day of the season. Needless to say, he appeared in the next game as well.
thanks, Ken!
Any chance of someone posting Matt Alexander’s card from the same set?
tada!
http://www.apbablog.com/card-analysis/weird-card-wednesday-1979-matt-alexander