Good day fellow SABR baseball card fanatics and welcome to my first try at a weblog sequence the place I profile baseball gamers and playing cards the place there full stats are on the again of a professional baseball card. These profiles will take a look at playing cards that had been one 12 months following the final 12 months of a professional participant’s profession that include the complete taking part in profession on the again. However I will even take a look at remaining playing cards from that people groups they performed on in the event that they got here a 12 months after their remaining season of taking part in with them and are pictured with that workforce on the cardboard. Why do this you’ll ask, as a child I’ve at all times been fascinated purchase baseball stats and the historical past behind them, that’s what obtained me into gathering baseball playing cards in the course of the notorious junk wax error. I at all times discovered it fascinating to stare at a again of a participant’s card, particularly those who had lengthy careers and admire what they had been capable of accomplish. Children of in the present day don’t understand how baseball playing cards had been at occasions the one method to see a participant’s whole profession within the days earlier than the web. I hope to have a brand new profile each week and please don’t be afraid to remark if there’s a participant you’d to see profiled on a future weblog.
My first profile goes to be on the pitcher Don Aase who was chosen by the Boston Pink Sox within the sixth spherical of the 1972 MLB Draft. He had one All-Star look in 1986 for the Baltimore Orioles. He additionally pitched in 2 video games within the 1979 postseason for the California Angels the place he received the primary postseason sport in Angels historical past in aid versus the Baltimore Orioles. On July 26, 1977 he made his main league debut for the Boston Pink Sox the place he would report (11) strikeouts in an entire sport.
Don Aase’s official rookie card is his 1976 Topps #597 who he shared with three different rookie pitchers. He didn’t formally full his rookie standing although till 1977 the place as soon as once more he would share a rookie card with three different rookie pitchers for Topps #472. His first card the place he would seem alone is his 1978 Topps #12 and this might even be his remaining card as a Pink Sox and it does include his full Pink Sox profession on the again. Aase can be traded to the California Angels on December 8, 1977 for second baseman Jerry Remy.
Don Aase performed six seasons for the California Angels (1978-1984) the place he loved essentially the most success of his profession with a Baseball Reference WAR complete of (10.5). He had three playing cards from 1985* the place he’s pictured nonetheless as an Angel together with his full stats with the Halos on the again, aside from the 1985 Donruss card which solely accommodates stats from (1980-1984).
*1985 Topps #86, 1985 Donruss #255, and 1985 Fleer #293
In December of 1984 Don Aase would signal as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles (1985-1988) for a 4 12 months deal value 2.4 million {dollars} (1). Baltimore is the place he had his greatest season in 1986 the place he had 34 saves out of 66 appearances. There are two playing cards from 1989* that characteristic him on the Orioles and have his full stats from his time there.
*1989 Score #524 and 1989 Upper Deck #450
Two brief stints with the New York Mets (1989) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990) would end Don Aase’s 13 12 months profession. The 12 months 1990 did produce 5 playing cards* with him as a Met together with his lone season on the again.
*1990 Topps #301, 1990 Fleer #196, 1990 OPC #301, 1990 Score #377, and 1990 Upper Deck #131
Don Aase retired in 1991 and he was featured in two units that 12 months Fleer #193 and Score #289. Rating does show your entire taking part in profession on the again, however Fleer is lacking the 12 months of 1977. I used to be unable to seek out an official cause as to why Don Aase was in these units apart from throughout this time of the Junk Wax Period we had been seeing ever growing set card sizes with Rating having an incredible complete of 893 playing cards so quite a lot of gamers had been getting base playing cards as a consequence of this.
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