1977 Topps Baseball #298 - Charlie Hough

• Charlie Hough was in his fifth full season as a Dodger reliever in 1977. Charlie got the majority of the save opportunities for Los Angeles 
• At first I was surprised that Charlie didn't have any saves in the 1977 playoffs, but I later noticed that all of the Dodger wins but one were complete games by their starters. I kind of wonder why Hough didn't pitch in game 3 of the NLCS. The Dodgers won the game in 12 innings and used five pitchers, but Charlie wasn't one of them.
• 1977 Stats:
• Regular season: 6-12, 21 saves, 3.32 ERA in 70 games (1 start)
• NL Championship Series: 0-0, 4.50 ERA in 1 game
• World Series: 0-0, 1.80 ERA in 2 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• Jan 29 - Signed a new four-year contract with the Dodgers.
• May 14 - Pitched 2 2/3 innings of shutout ball to earn the save in the Dodgers' 5-4 win over the New York Mets
• June 28 - Shut the Braves down in the 9th inning and preserved a 3-2 Dodger win. The Dodgers had taken the lead in the top of the 9th inning.
• July 7 - Saved the game for starter Doug Rau by pitching 1 1/3 innings and allowing no runs. Charlie's wife had noticed a flaw in his pitching while watching a game on TV. Charlie heeded her advice and pitched well.
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