1977 Topps Baseball #431 - Dave Collins

• This is an uncorrected error card. The photo is actually Bobby Jones.
• Dave Collins was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1976 expansion draft.
• For the first three months of the 1977 season Collins was mostly a DH and a pinch runner. In July Dave became the starting left fielder.
• After the 1977 season Collins was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Shane Rawley.
• 1977 Stats: .239, 4 HR, 28 RBI, 25 stolen bases in 120 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• July 17 -Went 3-4 with three runs scored and  hit a 2-run homer in the 8th inning, lifting the Mariners to an 8-7 win over the California Angels
• July 31 - Got two hits and scored two runs in Seattle's 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
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