Mel M. sends me the ultimate in the all or nothing card. It’s Jim Gott’s 1987 card.
Gott split his time between the Pirates and the Giants that year and didn’t do too bad as a pitcher. He sported a 3.41 ERA and struck out 90 batters in 87 innings mostly in relief. However, he did start three games for the Pirates and accumulated 11 at-bats.
Gott did get one hit that year and looking at his card, I’ll bet you can figure out what kind of hit it was. Yes, it was a two-run homer.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Totals | 55 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .364 |
I noticed that Gott scored two runs in 1987. With no other hits or walks, I had to look up how it happened. In Gott’s only win of the year, he reached base on an error and eventually scored.
No, it wasn’t an E-3, the error was on the thirdbaseman.
thanks, Mel!
So Jim Gott as a hitter over a full season would be a 50 HR, 100 RBI, 200 KO but only hit .091 LOL