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Old 10-18-2022, 02:47 PM
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Default Post Season and World Series Heroes that were otherwise mediocre
It is not uncommon for an unexpected player with a low WAR or a high ERA to play a pivotal in the World Series and resume his mediocrity thereafter.

Examples to consider would be Dusty Rhodes in 1954, whose heroics defeated the highly favored Indians and earned him the #1 card in the 1955 Topps Set.

Leaving out Don Larsen, who compiled a 3-21 record for Baltimore in 28 starts in 1954 before pitching a perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 WS, would be an error.

More recently we cannot ignore Randy Arozarena and his 29 post season hits including 10 homers in the 2020 post season.

In 1978 Bucky Dent would qualify, breaking Beantown's heart in the AL playoff game before getting ten hits in the World Series.

Not looking for HOFers in this thread but the guys who surprised everyone for one play, one game or one series and then returned to obscurity for the remainder of their career.

Have at it. Let's find them all.
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