- Judging from the stats on the back of this card, it would have been hard to imagine that Marc Hill would have a 14-year career in the majors. Hill started most of the Giants' games behind the plate in 1977.
- 1977 Stats:
- .250, 9 HR, 50 RBI in 108 games
- 1977 Highlights:
- May 6 - Hit a 3-run homer to help the Giants to a 5-3 win over the New York Mets.
- July 11 - Drove in two runs to help the Giants to a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres.
- Aug 18 - Broke up a no-hit bid by Don Sutton with a single in the 8th inning. It was the only hit in the game for the Giants. It was Sutton's fifth career one-hitter.
- Other card blogs: 1985, 1980, 1976, 1975
- 35 years ago today (1 January 1977)
- Pitcher Danny Frisella was killed in a dune buggy accident near Phoenix, AZ. Frisella's death was hard on fellow pitcher Ray Sadecki, who was a teammate of Danny both with the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.
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