Baseball 1977: 1977 Topps Baseball #427 - Dave Rader

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:

May 15 - Went 5 for 5 with three doubles and three RBI as the Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 15-12.
Aug 2 - Made a pinch hitting appearance and singled in the winning run in the 9th inning of the Cardinals' 6-4 win over the Braves

Other card blogs: 1973, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1976 Hostess, 1979, 1980

1 comment:

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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