The Most Obscure Carded Baseball Player in History

[ValKehl]

Scott, did you know that "Oyster Joe" Martina did get to make one appearance for the Senators in the 1924 World Series - his "Kodak moment" consisted of pitching one inning, striking out one and giving up no runs.
Val

[ValKehl]

One of my collecting focuses is cards of all the players on the Washington Senators 1924 Championship team. Wade Lefler's MLB career consisted of 1 game for the Boston Braves and 5 games for the Senators, all in 1924. He had 5 hits in his total of 9 at bats, for a MLB career BA of.556. The only BB card of Lefler issued during his playing days that I am aware of was in Leon's auction, and I was so hoping to win it for roughly $1K, but it ended up going for $2K, which is more than I could bring my self to spend on it - I'll probably regret my decision down the road. Here's the link to this nice card:

http://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/19...umbnail-071515

[mybuddyinc]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Scott, did you know that "Oyster Joe" Martina did get to make one appearance for the Senators in the 1924 World Series - his "Kodak moment" consisted of pitching one inning, striking out one and giving up no runs.
Val

I think Martina was just one of those guys who liked to be the big fish in small pond. Also probably made comparable money, while being a home town "Gulf Coast" guy.

BTW............ ain't age a terrible thing


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[mattsey9]

Meet Blaine "Kid" Durbin, whose three year MLB career saw him feature in 32 games. He started off as a pitcher, but his arm betrayed him and he turned to the outfield. He was nothing special as an individual player, but what a good luck charm this guy was!

1907 - Durbin plays for the WS champion Cubs
1908 - Durbin plays for the WS champion Cubs
1909 - Durbin plays for the WS champion Pirates

Last man off the bench, but three for three with rings. Someone should sign his great grandchildren for good luck!