Thursday, March 22, 2012

1977 Topps Baseball #137 - Jeff Terpko


  • Jeff Terpko was drafted by the Washington Senators in 1968. Terpko spent several years in the minor leagues and finally got a September call-up in 1974. Jeff pitched in three games and had a 1.29 ERA in seven innings.
  • In 1975 Terpko was in AAA again. He made the Texas Rangers in 1976 and had a good season (3-3, 2.29 ERA in 32 games).
  • Jeff was traded to the Montreal Expos for Rodney Scott during spring training in 1977.
  • Terpko spent the 1978 season pitching for AAA Rochester. He appeared in 18 games and was 3-3 with a 5.00 ERA. Jeff retired after the 1978 season.
  • 1977 Stats
    • Montreal Expos: 0-1, 5.56 ERA in 13 games
    • Denver (AAA):  6-2, 3.83 ERA in 19 games (4 starts)
  • 1977 Highlights:
  • Other card blogs: Cardboard Gods
  • While I was looking for news articles about Jeff Terpko I found a great picture of my all-time favorite Phoenix Suns player -- Alvan Adams. He is shown scoring two of his 47 points against the Buffalo Braves.


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