One and Done: 1981-1986

This is the seventeenth part of my 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 looking at a relatively long stretch, 1981-1986. In these six years there were only 17 one-and-doners (2, 3, 5, 2, 2, and 3, respectively). My collection houses a respectable 11 of these. Not too shabby. Here's the rundown.

Scott Brown. 1 year career with 1 team. Went on to a high school coaching career.

With the Reds: 1981, 13 IP in 10 reliefs, 7 K's, 2.77 ERA, 1-0 record.

Bob Shirley. 11 year career with 5 teams. Member of the 1974 USA Amateur World Series winning team.

With the Reds: 1982, 152.2 IP in 20 starts and 6 reliefs, 89 K's, 3.60 ERA, 8-13 record.

Jim "The Amazing Emu" Kern. 13 year career with 6 teams. 3x All Star.

With the Reds: 1982, 76 IP in 50 games, 43 K's, 2.84 ERA, 3-5 record.

Rich Gale. 7 year career with 4 teams. Went on to be the pitching coach for the Red Sox.

With the Reds: 1983, 89.2 IP in 7 starts and 6 reliefs, 53 K's, 5.82 ERA, 4-6 record.

Kelly Paris. 5 year career with 4 teams. Began minor league career at 17.

With the Reds: 1983, 138 PA in 56 game, 7 RBI, 8 SB, .250 BA.

Bob Owchinko. 10 year career with 6 teams. Later pitched in the Senior League.

With the Reds: 1984, 94 IP in 4 starts and 45 reliefs, 60 K's, 4.12 ERA, 3-5 record.

Brad "Humm Baby" Gulden. 7 year career with 6 teams. One of 4 players ever to have been traded for himself.

With the Reds: 1984, 332 PA in 107 games, 4 HR, 33 RBI, .226 BA.

John Stuper. 4 year career with 2 teams. Piched a CG win the the '82 World Series. Currently the head coach at Yale.

With the Reds: 1985, 99 IP in 13 starts and 11 reliefs, 38 K's, 4.55 ERA, 8-5 record.

John Denny. 13 year career with 4 teams. Cy Young winner in 1983.

With the Reds: 1986, 171.1 IP in 27 starts, 115 K's, 4.20 ERA, 11-10 record.

Scott Terry. 6 year career with 2 teams. Hit 2 home runs as a pitcher in only 45 at bats in 1989.

With the Reds: 1986, 55.2 IP in 3 starts and 25 reliefs, 32 K's, 6.14 ERA, 1-2 record.

Chris Welsh. 5 year career with 4 teams. Currently a broadcaster for the Reds Fox Sports affiliate.

With the Reds: 139.1 IP in 24 starts. 40 K's, 4.78 ERA, 6-9 record.

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Missing from the collection:

1981
Neil Fiala

1982
Clint Hurdle

1983
Steve Christmas
Dallas Williams

1984

Freddie Toliver

1985

Bob Buchanan

1986

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Go Reds.