San Diego Padres – Chris Cannizzaro (1969)
The 1969 San Diego Padres lost more than 110 games in their inaugural season. Their first All-Star was also their worst. They had catcher Chris Cannizzaro as their lone Midsummer Classic representative. Cannizzaro was strong defensively, but his bat was terrible. He finished the season with a .587 OPS and a 68 OPS+ (100 is considered league average). Cannizzaro was so terrible at the plate that he had a batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage all below .300. Tom Haller of the Dodgers and Tim McCarver of the Cardinals are just two players who would have been a far better choice than Cannizzaro.
San Francisco Giants – Chris Speier (1974)
Chris Speier made three consecutive All-Star games from 1972 to 1974 for the San Francisco Giants. However, he was arguably only worthy of one of them. Speier was a light-hitting middle infielder with a .250/.336/.361 line. He was known for his defense, but his bat usually didn’t justify himself a spot in the lineup, especially not for the Midsummer Classic. Speier had a very strong 1972 season that saw him get some MVP votes. Guess nobody paid too much attention to him after that until after his 1974 season. His .697 OPS was only good for an OPS+ of 92. He would never go to another All-Star game after his 1974 season.
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