1977 Topps Baseball #76 - Tim Foli

• Tim Foli was traded to the San Francisco Giants in a straight-up deal for shortstop Chris Speier on April 27, 1977. Both teams had hoped to shake things up by making the deal. At the time of the traded, Speier was batting .176 for the Giants and Foli was batting .175 for the Expos.
•  Foli lasted through the 1977 season and was sold to the New York Mets after the season.
• Montreal General Manager Charlie Fox said that he made the deal to keep the Pittsburgh Pirates from trading a pitcher he wanted to the Giants for Speier.
• 1977 Stats:
• Expos: .175 in 13 games
• Giants: .228 in 104 games
• Total: .221 in 117 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• Aug 23 - Hit a single to win the game in the 13th inning. The Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3.
• Sept 3 - Entered the game as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 14th inning and won the game with a single. The Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5.
• Sept 5 - Got upset with Atlanta pitcher Dick Ruthven and charged the mound. During the ensuing benches clearing melee, Foli bumped umpire Bruce Froemming. Tim was thrown out of the game and  Froemming recommended that Foli be suspended for the rest of the season. Tim was suspended for five days, but it looks like he didn't serve the suspension until a couple of weeks later. He didn't play between September 18 and September 25.
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