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