One and Done: 1996-1997

I'm beginning a new running theme, unimaginatively dubbed 'One and Done'. Here, I focus on cards of Reds players who, whether it be their only year in the bigs or their only year with the club, found themselves on the Cincinnati roster for only one season, yet long enough to sneak onto a card donning the Cincinnati red. That was a very convoluted sentence that I am choosing not to edit.

Today, we're gonna check out the 1996 and 1997 seasons. These two seasons featured 17 players (9 and 8, respectively) in their only Red year. Of these 17, my collection houses 9 of them emblazoned in red.

Lee Smith: 18 Year Career, 8 Teams, 7x All Star, Former All-Time Saves Leader.
With the Reds: 1996, 44.1 Innings in Relief in 43 Games, 4.06 ERA, 35 K's, 2 Saves, 3-4 Record.

Terry Pendleton: 15 Year Career, 5 Teams, All Star, 1991 NL MVP, 3x Gold Glove.
With the Reds: 1997, 125 PA in 50 Games, .248, 1 HR, 17 RBI.

Pete Rose Jr.: 1 Year Career, 1 Team, Totally Not a Publicity Stunt.
With the Reds: 1997, 16 PA in 11 Games, .143, 2 Hits, 2 Walks, 2 Runs.

Vince Coleman: 13 Year Career, 6 Teams, 1985 Rookie of the Year, 2x All Star, Stolen Base Artisan.
With the Reds: 1996, 94 PA in 33 Games, .155 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 12 SB

Chad Mottola: 5 Year Career, 4 Teams.
With the Reds: 1996, 85 PA in 35 Games, .215, 3 HR, 6 RBI.

Marcus Moore: 3 Year Career, 2 Teams.
With the Reds: 1996, 26.1 Inning in Relief in 23 Games, 5.81 ERA, 2 Saves, 3-3 Record.

Curt Lyons: 1 Year Career, 1 Team
With the Reds: 1996, 16 Innings Pitched in 3 Starts, 4.50 ERA 14 K's, 2-0 Record.

Roger Salkeld: 3 Year Career, 2 Teams
With the Reds: 1996, 116 IP in 19 Starts and 10 Relief Apperances, 5.21 ERA, 82 K's, 8-5 Record.

Tim Belk: 1 Year Career, 1 Team.
With the Reds: 16 PA in 7 Games, .200, 3 Hits, 1 Walk, 2 Runs.

One and Dones Missing from The Collection:

Keith Mitchell
Derek Lilliquist
Ozzie Timmons
Jeff Tabaka
Felix Rodriguez
Richie Lewis
Joey Eischen
Jim Crowell

Go Reds.