1977 Topps Baseball #515 - Chris Speier

• Chris Speier was disgruntled with the Giants at the start of the 1977 season. He was at an impasse on contract negotiations and he wasn't helping his own cause by struggling at the plate in 1976 and early in 1977. Speier was benched in mid April. On April 27 Chris was traded to the Montreal Expos for shortstop Tim Foli. Speier started to hit better once he went to Montreal, but his stats weren't quite up to the level of his all-star years in the early 1970s.
• 1977 Stats: 
• San Francisco Giants: .176 in 6 games
• Montreal Expos: .235, 5 HR, 38 RBI in 139 games
• TOTAL: ..234 in 145 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 3: Went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored in his first appearance in Candlestick Park since his trade to Montreal.
• May 24 - Went 3 for 6 and scored the winning run in the 13th inning of Montreal's 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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