Tuesday, November 22, 2016

no. 599 - norm cash


Who is the man: Norm Cash's career seemed to be on the decline after the 1970 season as he managed just 15 homers and a .259 average in 130 games. But he had one more great season in his holster and that would be the 1971 season.

Can ya dig it: Love the first baseman's stretch pose. The glove looks huge and Cash's back leg tiny.

Right on: It looks like someone left Cash to pick up all the equipment.

You see that cat Cash is a bad mother: Cash produced one of the best underappreciated seasons of the last 60 years. In 1961, Cash led baseball with a .361 average, hit 41 home runs, drove in 132, recorded a .662 slugging average and a 1.148 OPS. Unfortunately, someone else hit 61 home runs that year.

Shut your mouth: Cash later admitted he used a corked bat in 1961.

No one understands him but his woman: Cash was the first Tiger to hit a ball completely out of Tiger Stadium.


(A word about the back): Cash was 36 when this card came out. He doesn't look 36 in the photo.

3 comments:

  1. That 1961 year was such an outlier for him as any other major league in history. I think his 2nd highest BA is 280.

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  2. 1961 was the wrong year to have a standout year with the Maris Mantle 61/54 home run focus. Now if Norm would his career year a season later I think he wins hands down. His comeback year was impressive, finishing 2nd in home runs. Something that SABR left out that I recall was that Norm tried his hand at Professional Softball (like John Bateman)

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  3. Was Cash's home run out of Tiger Stadium hit in 1961?

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