NICKNAMES OF THE 1970's: "CHICKEN" FRED STANLEY

On the blog today, a card that I should have tackled a long time ago, a "Nickname" card for former infielder Fred Stanley, aka "Chicken":

 

Now, why he was tagged with that nickname I have no idea, but it was a nickname I remember as a kid during his time with the New York Yankees in the late-70's/early-80s.

But for fun, I created a 1973 card of him for this, showing him as a member of the San Diego Padres, for whom he played only the second half of the 1972 season.

Stanley originally came up with the Seattle Pilots in their lone 1969 season, moving with them to Milwaukee in 1970 before playing for the Cleveland Indians in 1971,
He’d start the year with the Indians, but get shipped off to San Diego after only nine games, appearing in another 39 games for the mustard and brown clad Padres where he’d bat an even .200 with 17 hits over 85 at-bats.
Of course, by the time the new season started in 1973 he found himself as a member of the New York Yankees, where he would go on to play the next eight years, including two championship seasons in 1977 and 1978.
He’d finish off his 14-year career with two seasons in Oakland, playing through the 1982 campaign before retiring with a career .216 batting average, along with 356 hits over 1650 at-bats while generally playing short and second with some third base work thrown in through the years.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1970 FRED STANLEY

On the blog today is a card many before have also created, a 1970 edition featuring Fred “Chicken” Stanley, who made his Big League debut during the 1969 season with the one-year Seattle Pilots:

The 21-year-old played in 17 games and hit a very respectable .279 over that time, with 12 hits in 43 at-bats, scoring two runs and driving in four.
Though he would only play in six games the following year after the team moved to become the Milwaukee Brewers, he would go on to play 14 seasons as a Major league infielder.
Over that time he was a part of the “Bronx Zoo” New York Yankees teams that won back-to-back World Championships in 1977/1978, playing in the Bronx from 1973 to 1980.
After his New York tenure he found himself close out his career with two seasons with the Oakland A’s in 1980 and 1981, suiting up for former manager Billy Martin.
By the time he retired, he finished with a career .216 batting average, with 356 hits over 1650 at-bats in 816 games between 1969 and 198, scoring 197 runs and driving in 120.

MISSING IN ACTION- 1973 FRED STANLEY

Here’s a card that I actually created a while ago, as well as a card subject many others have done before, the “missing” 1973 Fred Stanley card:

Stanley, aka “Chicken”, originally came up with the Seattle Pilots in their lone 1969 season, moving with them to Milwaukee in 1970 before playing for the Cleveland Indians in 1971,
He’d start the year with the Indians, but get shipped off to San Diego after only nine games, appearing in another 39 games for the mustard and brown clad Padres where he’d bat an even .200 with 17 hits over 85 at-bats.
Of course, by the time the new season started in 1973 he found himself as a member of the New York Yankees, where he would go on to play the next eight years, including two championship seasons in 1977 and 1978.
He’d finish off his 14-year career with two seasons in Oakland, playing through the 1982 campaign before retiring with a career .216 batting average, along with 356 hits over 1650 at-bats while generally playing short and second with some third base work thrown in through the years.