1969 Topps - Chuck Essegian

Chuck played six years in the big leagues for six different teams. His stay in Baltimore was so short, that the card has him playing for the Kansas City Athletics. Apparently he was in Baltimore long enough to have his photo taken for this card, and have exactly 1 AB in 1 game with zero hits for the O’s before being traded to Kansas City, where he would play in only 4 games with 6 AB. He was then traded to Cleveland to finish out the 61’ season where he had a respectable year as a pinch hitter batting .289 in 181 plate appearances. 

His big moment came in the 1959 World Series while playing for the Las Angeles Dodgers when he hit 2 pinch hit home runs setting a Series record that would stand until 1975. 

Another interesting Chuck Essegain fact, he is one of only two men to have played in both a World Series and the Rose Bowl. The 59’ Series mentioned above and the 52’ Rose Bowl while at Stanford University.

Major League Career Stats:   BA: .255    HR: 47    Hits: 260    RBI: 150    AB: 1018