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Charles Radbourn, an Uncommon card
Charles Gardner Radbourn, nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 38,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Charles Radbourn quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Charles Radbourn card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He played for Buffalo, ______, Boston, Boston, and Cincinnati.
Answer
Providence. He played for Buffalo, Providence, Boston, Boston, and Cincinnati. From the Charles Radbourn article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born in New York and raised in Illinois, Radbourn played semi-professional and minor league baseball before making his major league debut for Buffalo in ____.
Answer
1880s. Born in New York and raised in Illinois, Radbourn played semi-professional and minor league baseball before making his major league debut for Buffalo in 1880. From the Charles Radbourn article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Takamoto Katsuta. Takamoto Katsuta 69 · Billy Gilbert 66 · Charles Radbourn 63 · Cocktail dress 53 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He played for Buffalo, Providence, Boston, Boston, and Cincinnati.
- Born in New York and raised in Illinois, Radbourn played semi-professional and minor league baseball before making his major league debut for Buffalo in 1880.
- After a one-year stint with the club, Radbourn joined the Providence "Grays." During the 1884 season, Radbourn won 60 games, setting an MLB single-season record that has never been broken, or even seriously approached.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charles Radbourn article was read about 38,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Charles Radbourn
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charles Radbourn (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
