The back: Is leading a low minor league in sacrifice bunts impressive? Ramsey's 12 were five more than teammate Tommy Herr. In fact, of the seven players in the league with 4+ sac bunts, six were Johnson City Cardinals. This was clearly an organizational strategy. A successful strategy, I guess, as they had the best record in the league.
The player: A good fielder with little power, Ramsey didn't contribute much offensively, but was a fine backup to Ozzie Smith, filling in well went the Hall-of-Famer was injured for two weeks in September of 1982. He also hit his first big league home run that year, a three-run game-winner off of Hall-of-Famer Don Sutton. He was one of several important bench players on that year's World Champions. Overall in 394 games over seven seasons, mostly with the Cardinals, he hit .240 with 2 HR, 57 RBI and 14 SB. He had 15 sacrifice bunts, 11 of them in 1982.
The man: He was a minor league manager and high school baseball coach for many years, but now appears to be retired.
My collection: I have 14 of his cards, from 1981 to 1985. I would be interested in trading for 1984 Nestle #467.
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