The player, in brief: Darrel Chaney was a weak-hitting, decent-fielding middle infielder for the Reds and Braves from 1969 to 1979. In 915 games he hit .217 with 14 HR and 190 RBI. As a member of the Big Red Machine he played in 19 postseason games and was even worse - 3 hits in 35 at bats for an .086 average.
Post-playing career, in brief: Chaney has gone in to a long career in sales and public speaking. In 2010 the terrific blog Cardboard Gods ran a long, funny, foul-mouthed post with Chaney's card, though it was mostly about non-baseball matters. The next year I emailed Chaney with the questions I often ask former players, and he said he would not participate because he was offended by the other blog. I wasn't mad about that, I actually thought it was pretty funny.
My collection: I have 14 of his cards, from 1969 to 1979. I would be interested in trading for 1977 Hostess #57.
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