1977 Topps Baseball #271 - Terry Forster

• Terry Forster pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1977. After the 1976 season he was traded (with Goose Gossage) to the Pirates for Richie Zisk and Silvio Martinez. After the 1977 season Forster signed a free agent deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in part to get closer to his California home.
• I liked the White Sox uniforms of this era. They changed things up a lot and tried some different things. The shorts weren't a success, but I thought some of the others were unique and pretty cool.
• 1977 Stats: 6-4, 1 save, 4.43 ERA in 33 games (6 starts)
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 20 - Allowed no runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. After the game he was one of the players quoted in an article about Pittsburgh's attendance woes.
• May 24 - Pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless ball to get his first save of the season. The Pirates beat the New York Mets 5-2.
• Sept 29 - Allowed one run in 8 1/3 innings to win his last start of the season as the Pirates beat the Mets 5-2.
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