1977 Topps Baseball #297 - Ken Reitz

• After spending one season in his hometown of San Francisco, Ken Reitz was traded back to the St. Louis Cardinals on December 10 for pitcher Lynn McGlothen. The Giants felt that Jack Clark was ready to come up and play third base. Eventually Clark ended up in the outfield and Darrell Evans played third for the Giants.
• Reitz had career highs in home runs (17) and RBI (79) in 1977, but his .291 on base percentage kept him at seventh (and occasionally sixth) in the St. Louis batting order.
• 1977 Stats: .261, 17 HR, 79 RBI in 157 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 27 - Hit a grand slam as the Cardinals beat the  Montreal Expos 7-3.
• June 28 - Hit two home runs and knocked in eight runs to help the Cardinals to a 13-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Aug 8 - Hit a 3-run home run in the top of the 9th inning that propelled the Cardinals to a come-from-behind 4-2 win over the New York Mets.
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