134 - Roberto Hernandez

Front: Pitching.

Back: Pitching.

Better side: A dull draw.

Ties to my personal collections: He'd go on to play with the Mets, and get some cards with them in the mid 2000's.

Paragraphs in wikipedia entry: 13

Wiki-facts: "Hernández’s success in the 1986 season put little known USCA on the map for professional scouts. USCA would later refurbish and rename their baseball field after him".

Google it: While the first item is for this pitcher, the main image is of the former Fausto Carmona.

How was his strike-shortened 1994?  Went 4-4, with a 4.91 ERA and 14 Saves. 

Birthday boy: November 11, 1964

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133 - Pat Hentgen

 

Front: Throwing horizontally.

Back: Throwing vertically, with almost the same pose.

Better side: The angle is so much better on the front.

Ties to my personal collections: He's a Blue Jay here.

Paragraphs in wikipedia entry: 11

Wiki-facts: "Hentgen was named to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2016." The 2022 induction ceremony took place yesterday, with one of Pat's former teammates, Duane Ward, among the inductees.

Google it: Nothing that couldn't be discovered through his wiki article.

How was his strike-shortened 1994?  13-8 with an ERA of 3.40. 

Birthday boy: November 13, 1968. Mark Kiefer of the Brewers was also born that date. Hockey has journeyman goaltender Mark Fitzpatrick. There isn't much else aside from those.

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