That Eric Show Christmas Album You Never Knew You Wanted

Eric Show never wanted to be become a footnote to baseball history.

But, thanks to two pitches…he did.

On September 11, 1985, while with the San Diego Padres, Show would surrender Pete Rose’s record-breaking 4192nd career hit. Then, two years later, it was an errant 90-mile-per-hour fastball that caught future Hall of Famer Andre Dawson in the face and the vicious bench-clearing brawl that followed.

Both made the lanky, mustached righty memorable, but not for the reasons Show would have wanted.

Had Show had his choice, he would’ve ditched baseball in a heartbeat and become a famous guitar player. Incidentally, long before Bernie Williams became the go-to guy when it comes to baseball players-turned-musicians, the pitcher visited Mad Hatter Studio in Los Angeles and recorded, of all things, a Christmas album.

And it is fantastic.

Unfortunately, “Oh Holy Night” would be the only entry in Show’s discography. Even more tragic…the 101 game winner never really got to experiences any successes as a musician.

Eric Show was found dead in his room at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in 1994. He was 37.