1977 Topps Baseball #417 - Wayne Garrett

• Wayne Garrett was originally slated to split time at 3B with young Larry Parrish and Pete Mackanin. Wayne started slowly (a low point of .133 on June 26), but he started hitting at the end of  June and brought his average up to .270.
• Garrett's season came to an end on August 10 when he suffered ligament damage sliding into second base.
• Wayne Garrett's SABR biography
• 1977 Stats: .270, 2 HR, 22 RBI in 68 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 21 - Appeared as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 12th inning and homered to tie the game. The game went 21 innings and the Expos lost to the San Diego Padres 11-8.
• June 28 - Hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game 2-2. The Expos were unable to score another run and they lost the game 4-2 in 10 innings.
• July 23 - Knocked in four runs to help the Expos beat the LA Dodgers 6-4.
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