1977 Topps Baseball #585 - Rick Burleson

• This was the first of four all-star seasons for Rick Burleson. Rick led the AL with 721 plate appearances and 663 at bats. He wasn't the kind of card that you would want in a Strat-O-Matic draft league, but he was an important part of the Boston Red Sox.
• It's funny how his 1975, 1976, and 1977 poses are so similar.
• Rick Burleson's SABR biography
• 1977 Stats: .293, 3 HR, 52 RBI in 154 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• June 13 - Went 2 for 4 and scored the winning run in the 10th inning of Boston's 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox.
• July 10 - Singled and tripled and knocked in two runs to lead the Red Sox to an 8-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
• Other card blogs: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986