Nominated by: Mike Mroz

Why did Mike Mroz nominate Mickey Stanley for the HOM?

I would like to nominate Mickey Stanley for the Hall of Mediocrity. While playing among fellow Tigers of the 60's such as Kaline, Horton, Cash, Lolich, Freehan and McLain, he managed to rack up a career batting average of .248. He helped the 1968 Tigers win the World Series by moving to shortstop to fill in for the weak-hitting Ray Oyler and allow Al Kaline to return to right field. He led the league that year by grounding into 22 double plays and finished 25th in MVP voting with 2 points. He played a total of 15 seasons, all while wearing the Old English "D". A truly mediocre, but totally memorable, ballplayer.

Card Checklist

YEAR / SET                               CARD

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1966 TOPPS                                198

1967 TOPPS                                607

1968 TOPPS                                129

1969 TOPPS                                013

1970 TOPPS                                383

1971 TOPPS                                524

1972 TOPPS                                385

1973 TOPPS                                088

1974 TOPPS                                530

1975 TOPPS                                141

1976 TOPPS                                483

1977 TOPPS                                533

1978 TOPPS                                232

1979 TOPPS                                692

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