1977 Topps Baseball #68 - Bruce Bochte

• Bruce Bochte started the 1977 season with the California Angels but was traded to the Cleveland Indians on May 11.
• Bruce's autograph on this card isn't the same as the one on his 1975 card. He got back to his "lower case" autograph on his 1980 card.
• 1977 Stats:
• California Angels: .290, 2 HR in 25 games
• Cleveland Indians: .304, 5 HR, 43 RBI in 112 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 11: Traded (with Sid Monge and $250,000) to the Cleveland Indians for Dave LaRoche and Dave Schuler.
• May 25: Singled home Jim Norris with the winning run in the 12th inning. The Indians won the game 2-1.
• Sept 5: In the first game of a doubleheader, Bruce drove in three runs as the Indians beat the New  York Yankees 4-3.
• Other card blogs: 1975, 1976, 1980, 1986