1977 Topps Baseball #658 - Marty Pattin

• During the first part of the 1977 season Marty Pattin had a tough time. On June 5 Marty was 0-2 and had an 8.25 ERA in 11 games. Pattin started to pitch better in June and made some spot starts from June-August. Marty made several starts in September and ended up 5-1 as a starter. 
• Pattin was the butt of many practical jokes by his teammates.
• Marty recalls his career in an article from 2011. Pattin tells a story about striking out Mickey Mantle in his rookie season and how nervous he was when the count was 3-2. It looks like the story was about Marty's first major league game, but it actually happened on August 13, 1968. It's still a cool story.
• 1977 Stats:
• Regular season: 10-3, 3.58 ERA in 31 games (10 starts)
• AL Championship Series: 0-0, 1.50 ERA in 1 game
• 1977 Highlights:
• July 1 - Pitched nine shutout innings and earned the win after starter Paul Splittorff failed to retire a batter. The Royals came back and beat the Cleveland Indians 12-2.
• Aug 7 - Had a complete game 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Pattin allowed two runs on six hits.
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