- Jose Cardenal's days as a full time player were over at this point in his career. Jose had injury problems and was used mainly as a pinch hitter and a backup outfielder in 1977. After the 1977 season Cardenal was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- I wonder how many times Topps did the Cal McLish cartoon. It seems like it came up every year.
- 1977 Stats: .239, 3 HR, 18 RBI in 100 games
- 1977 Highlights:
- July 26 - Hit a home run and a double and scored twice in Chicago's 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
- Aug 7 - Hit a three-run home run and knocked in four runs in all as the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 9-4.
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This blog covers all things baseball in 1977. Baseball cards from that year is a main focus of the site.
Monday, August 19, 2013
1977 Topps Baseball #610 - Jose Cardenal
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This is quite possibly my favorite card from the '77 set. 'Fros don't get much better than that!
ReplyDeleteThis 'Fro occasionally shared an outfield with Garry Maddox and Bake McBride in 1978-79.
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