Baseball 1977: 1977 Topps Baseball #531 - Lyman Bostock

Saturday, June 1, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #531 - Lyman Bostock

Lyman Bostock had the best season of his tragically short career in 1977. Most of his totals would have led the team (or even the league) in most years, but this was Rod Carew's huge season. Bostock got a few MVP votes, but he was overshadowed by Carew.
Bostock left the Twins as a free agent after the season and signed with the California Angels.
Lyman Bostock's SABR biography
1977 Stats: .336, 14 HR, 90 RBI, 104 runs
1977 Highlights:

April 21 - Went 3 for 5 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored as the Twins beat the Texas Rangers 11-4.
July 24 - Hit a home run in the 12th inning to lead the Angels to a 10-9 win (and a doubleheader sweep) over the Oakland A's. Bostock had three hits in game 1 and two hits in game 2.
Aug 1 - Went 3 for 4 with a home run and knocked in 4 runs as the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5.

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1 comment:

DouglasJune 2, 2013 at 4:58 AM
I was at July 24th Twins game. if I ever could re-live going to a game I've seen it would be this one. It was a 8 hour marathon of just about everything a person can experience in baseball, it hot, cold, rainy (OK not snowy) it was dramatic. extra innings. Bostock's walk off home run is still clear memory. After the Lyman became and will always be my favorite player.
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