Monday, December 12, 2011

1977 Topps Baseball #37 - Steve Hargan



  • Steve Hargan pitched for three different teams in 1977. It was his last major league season.
  • Here is a link to his SABR biography.
  • 1977 Stats:
    • Toronto Blue Jays: 1-3, 5.22 ERA in 6 games (5 starts)
    • Texas Rangers: 1-0, 8.76 ERA in 8 games
    • Atlanta Braves: 0-3, 6.87 ERA in 16 games (5 starts)
  • 1977 Highlights:
    • April 11 - Pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless ball and earned the win.
    • May 9 - Traded to the Texas Rangers (with Jim Mason and $200,000) for Roy Howell
    • June 15 - Traded to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. In baseball reference, it shows that he was purchased instead of traded.
    • Aug 29 - Walked in the winning run in the bottom of the 14th inning as the Braves lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2
    • Dec 13 - Released by the Braves. Steve pitched for two minor league clubs in 1978 but never made it back to the majors.
  • Other card blogs: 1976, 1975, 1972,  1971

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