Sunday, January 13, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #427 - Dave Rader


  • Dave Rader came over from the Giants after the 1976 season. The trade was early enough for Topps to get an airbrush job done on Dave's picture.
  • Rader backed up Ted Simmons  behind the plate in 1977. Dave started only 23 games at catcher. Simmons had a streak of seven straight seasons (1972-1978) of 150 or more games.
  • Rader was traded to the Chicago Cubs in December 1977.
  • 1977 Stats: .263, 1 HR, 16 RBI in 66 games
  • 1977 Highlights:
  • Other card blogs: 1973, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1976 Hostess, 1979, 1980


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  1. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    I like it. Sincere and trustworthy shot.

    Hey, Baseball 1977! I just finished building my first, after a 20+ break away from the hobby. It's the 1977 Topps, year of my birth. I just made a few posts (with a couple more to go) and would love it if you'd check it out.

    http://theunderdogcardcollector.blogspot.com/

    Cheers.

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