1977 Topps Baseball #233 - 1976 Record Breaker Jose Morales

• As the card mentions, Morales set two pinch hitting records on 16 September 1976 -- most pinch hits in a season and most pinch hitting appearances in a season.
• Jose  Morales is 8th in all-time pinch hits
• Morales no longer holds this record. The current record holder is John Vanderwal. He had 28 pinch hits in 1995.

1977 Topps Baseball #102 - Jose Morales

• After a couple of good seasons in 1975 and 1976, Jose Morales fell off in 1977. Morales made only 16 appearances in the field in 1977 (he was a pinch hitter in 49 other games).
• 1977 Stats: .203, 1 HR, 9 RBI in 74 at bats
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 24 - Won the game with a pinch single in the 13th inning. The Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4.
• July 8 - Had a pinch sacrifice fly in the 7th inning to break a 2-2 tie. The Cubs eventually beat the New York Mets 5-4.
• Other card blogs: 1976, 1980