The above post beats out what was always head scratcher for me: Steve Larkin, who pitched a total of 6 innings over 2 games for the 1934 Tigers (0-0 with a career 1.50 ERA!), managed to find himself on a '34 Goudey card. I never researched Larkin's pre-MLB prospects, but have to imagine that people foresaw a much brighter future ahead for him if Goudey decided to give him a card in a relatively small set.
If you want a one-gamer with an absolutely beautiful nickname, you need not look farther than Larkin's 1934 Tiger teammate, Icehouse Wilson. I have loved that name since I first read it on the back of a TCMA card as a kid. I've never learned the origins of the nickname.
Another great name that just rolls off the tongue is Kewpie Pennington, who pitched a lone inning for the 1917 Browns. Or how about Pembroke Finlayson, who pitched 7.1 innings over two games/seasons with Brooklyn? He is recorded in his debut game as having pitched 0.1 innings! Can somebody please break down that statistic for me? How many actual pitches add up to 0.1 innings?
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