Up on the blog today we have a "not so missing" 1978
card for former third baseman Ken Oberkfell of the St. Louis Cardinals,
who made his Big League debut with nine games the previous year:
Oberkfell
hit .111 in his first taste of Major League pitching, collecting a
single along with a run batted in over nine plate appearances.
The following season he would go on to appear in two-dozen games for the St. Louis, hitting a disappointing .120 with six hits
in 50 at-bats, scoring seven runs while collecting his first
extra-base-hit, a double.
Of course as you know, he would go on to play 16 seasons in the Big Leagues, the first eight with the Cardinals before moving on to the Atlanta Braves for five years, before playing out his career with four others between 1988 and 1992.
Oberkfell gave St. Louis a solid few seasons between 1979 and 1983, never hitting below .289 while admirably manning third base, including their 1982 championship season.
By the time he retired after the 1992 season, he finished with a .278 career average, with 1354 hits over 4874 at-bats and 1602 games, with 558 runs scored and 446 runs batted in.
Of course as you know, he would go on to play 16 seasons in the Big Leagues, the first eight with the Cardinals before moving on to the Atlanta Braves for five years, before playing out his career with four others between 1988 and 1992.
Oberkfell gave St. Louis a solid few seasons between 1979 and 1983, never hitting below .289 while admirably manning third base, including their 1982 championship season.
By the time he retired after the 1992 season, he finished with a .278 career average, with 1354 hits over 4874 at-bats and 1602 games, with 558 runs scored and 446 runs batted in.
