1977 Topps Baseball #510 - John Candelaria

• John Candelaria was at the beginning of a nice 19 year pitching career in 1977. John led the NL with a 2.34 ERA and won 20 games. It's interesting that he also led the NL with 29 home runs allowed. A lot of those home runs must have been solo shots.
• Candelaria was named to the NL All Star team, but he didn't pitch in the game. It was the only season that John was an All Star.
• 1977 Stats: 20-5, 2.34 ERA in 33 starts
• 1977 Highlights:
• Aug 19 - Allowed one run on five hits and got a complete game 6-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
• Sept 20 - Allowed one earned run on six hits as the Pirates beat the New York Mets 4-2. It was Candelaria's 18th win of the season.
• Other card blogs: 1976, 1976 Hostess, 1978,  1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988