Rookie Parade: 1980-1984

Continuing new running theme where we check out some Reds rookie cards. Here are the rookie card rules. 1) The player must have played his first major league game with the Reds. 2) The card must have been issued after the player debuted in the majors, whether it be issued late in the debut year or any time the year after. None of this Bowman first year stuff. None of this multiple rookie year stuff. I'm gonna list every player who got his first major league appearance with the Reds and pray that I have his RC.

I'm doing this in groups of a few years every few days. So it should take me about a decade to finish. Rookie year stats are given. Let's roll.

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1980 Rookies

Bruce Berenyi - 6 games, 27.2 IP, 19 K, 7.81 ERA, 2-2 record

Geoff Combe - 4 games, 6.2 IP, 10 K, 10.80 ERA, 0-0 record

Paul Householder - 20 games, 46 PA, 0 HR, 7 RBI, .244 BA

Jay Howell (no RC) - 5 games, 3.1 IP, 1 K, 13.50 ERA, 0-0 record

Eddie Milner (no RC) - 6 games, 3 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .000 BA

Joe Price - 24 games, 111 IP, 44 K, 3.56 ERA, 7-3 record

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1981 Rookies

Scott Brown - 10 games, 13 IP, 7 K, 2.77 ERA, 1-0 record

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1982 Rookies

Ben Hayes - 26 games, 45.2 IP, 38 K, 1.97 ERA, 2 saves, 2-0 record

Tom Lawless - 49 games, 176 PA, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .212 BA

Brad Lesley - 28 games, 38.1 IP, 29 K, 2.58 ERA, 4 saves, 0-2 record

Gary Redus - 20 games, 89 PA, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .217 BA

Bill Scherrer (no RC) - 5 games, 17.1 IP, 7 K, 2.60, 0-1 record

Dave Van Gorder - 51 games, 154 PA, 0 HR, 7 RBI .182 BA

Duane Walker - 86 games, 275 PA, 5 HR, 22 RBI, .218 BA

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1983 Rookies

Skeeter Barnes (no RC) - 15 games, 43 PA, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .206 BA

Dann Bilardello - 109 games, 320 PA, 9 HR, 38 RBI, .238 BA

Keefe Cato (no RC) - 4 games, 3.2 IP, 3 K, 2.45 ERA, 1-0 record

Steve Christmas (no RC) - 9 games, 19 PA, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .059 BA

Nick Esasky - 85 games, 335 PA, 12 HR, 46 RBI, .265 BA

Tom Foley - 68 games, 113 PA, 0 HR, 9 RBI, .204 BA

Jeff Jones - 16 games, 58 PA, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .227 BA

Jeff Russell - 10 games, 68.1 IP, 40 K, 3.03 ERA, 4-5 record

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1984 Rookies

Tom Browning - 3 games, 23.1 IP, 14 K, 1.54 ERA, 1-0 record

Eric Davis - 57 games, 200 PA, 10 HR, 30 RBI, .224 BA

John Franco - 54 games, 79.1 IP, 55 K, 2.61 ERA, 4 saves, 6-2 record

Ron Robinson - 12 games, 39.2 IP, 24 K, 2.72 ERA, 1-0 record

Wayne Rowdon - 4 games, 7 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .286 BA

Mike Smith (no RC) - 8 games, 10.1 IP, 7 K, 5.23 ERA, 1-0 record

Jay Tibbs - 14 games, 100.2 IP, 40 K, 2.86 ERA, 6-2 record

Freddie Toliver (no RC) - 3 games, 10 IP, 4 K, 0.90 ERA, 0-0 record
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