#48T Pete Incaviglia
In some cases, this card is almost like a draft pick card. Pete was taken eighth overall by the Expos in the 1985 draft. But, he refused to play in the minor leagues and never played a game with the Expos. Montreal ended up trading him to the Rangers after the '85 season and Pete spent the entire '86 season with the big league club. Because of that fiasco, there are no stats on the back of this card.
For never playing a pro game before his Major League debut, Pete did not do too bad. He hit .250 and had a career high of 30 home runs. It's pretty bad when you max out your dingers during your rookie season. The one drawback was that he lead the league in strikeouts with 185.
Pete ended up playing five seasons with the Rangers before getting released. He hit .248 during the tenure and he had at least 21 home runs each season.
For the record, Pete would eventually play in the minors. It wasn't until 1997 that it first occurred, though.
I got this card signed by Pete at a Wichita Wingnuts game 2014. Pete was the manager of the Laredo Lemurs.
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