1977 Topps Baseball #636 - Santo Alcala

• Santo Alcala pitched in his last major league season in 1977. Alcala wasn't being used very much by the Reds and on May 21 he was traded to the  Montreal Expos for two players (Shane Rawley and Angel Torres) to be named later. Santo was placed in the rotation when he first got to the Expos, but was moved to the bullpen after going 2-5 in eight starts. 
• Alcala pitched in the minors from 1978-1982. 
• 1977 Stats:
• Cincinnati Reds - 1-1, 5.74 ERA in 7 games (2 starts)
• Montreal Expos - 2-6, 2 saves, 4.69 ERA in 31 games (10 starts)
• 1977 Highlights:
• June 13 - Pitched seven innings and earned the win as the Expos beat the Houston Astros 3-2.
• Aug 19 - Pitched four shutout innings to earn the save in Montreal's 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves.
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