1977 Topps Baseball #28 - Woodie Fryman

• Woodie Fryman came over to the Cincinnati Reds in the Tony Perez deal before the 1977 season
• 1977 Stats:
• 5-5, 5.38 ERA in 17 games (12 starts)
• 1977 Highlights:
• April 6 - Was the opening day starter for the Reds and earned the win.
• April 29 - Pitched 8 2/3 innings and earned the win as the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2.
• In mid-May he was removed from the rotation. At the time Woodie was 2-3 with a 6.31 ERA in seven starts.
• June 3 - Was quoted as saying he would rather be traded than remain idle in the Reds' bullpen.
• July 12 - Retired from baseball and went back to his farm. He was on a three-game winning streak at the time of his retirement. Woodie would change his mind the next season and was traded to the Chicago Cubs. He ended up pitching until 1983.
• Woodie passed away on 4 February 2011 at the age of 70.
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• It is interesting that his 1976 (shown below) and 1977 cards were so similar. It doesn't look like the same picture, but they are very similar poses