Showing posts with label Atlanta Braves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atlanta Braves. Show all posts
Saturday, August 24, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #615 - Phil Niekro

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Phil Niekro had a hard time winning games for the awful Atlanta Braves teams of the late 70s. Niekro led the NL in losses (20), comp...
Saturday, August 3, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #594 - Biff Pocoroba

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Biff Pocoroba was the starting catcher for the 1977 Braves. It was by far Biff's best offensive season. His fielding was slightl...
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Monday, July 15, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #575 - Dick Ruthven

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Dick Ruthven had injury problems for the Braves -- he missed two months with torn ligaments. Dick was 3-3 before going on the disab...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #549 - Jerry Royster

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Jerry Royster started the 1977 season as the Braves' third baseman. In May he moved to shortstop and played there until mid June...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #524 - Rowland Office

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Rowland Office started 99 games in center field for the Atlanta Braves. Rowland was a good defensive outfielder with an above averag...
Saturday, April 20, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #499 - Pablo Torrealba

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Pablo Torrealba was sold to the Oakland A's in late March 1977. Pablo was a reliever until late July. He was placed in the rotat...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #479 - Rookie Outfielders - Brian Asselstine / Wayne Gross / Sam Mejias / Alvis Woods

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Brian Asselstine Debut: September 14, 1976 1977 Stats : Richmond Braves (AAA): .276 in 27 games Atlanta Braves: .210 in 83 gam...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #476 - Rookie Catchers - Gary Alexander / Rick Cerone / Dale Murphy / Kevin Pasley

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Gary Alexander Debut: September 12, 1975 1977 Stats :  San Francisco Giants - .303, 5 HR, 20 RBI in 51 games Phoenix Giants (A...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #475 - Rookie Pitchers - Chris Batton, Rick Camp, Scott McGregor, Manny Sarmiento

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Chris Batton Debut : September 19, 1976 1977 Stats : Shreveport Captains (AA): 6-5, 3.14 ERA in 14 starts Columbus Clippers: 1-...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #442 - Atlanta Braves / Dave Bristol

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The post-Henry Aaron Atlanta Braves of the late 1970s must have been hard to watch. Braves fans didn't have a whole lot to get ex...
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Friday, January 18, 2013

1977 Topps Baseball #432 - Buzz Capra

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This was Buzz Capra's last season in the majors, and it was a tough one. He had a shoulder injury in 1975 and was never the same ...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

1977 Topps Baseball #410 - Willie Montanez

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Willie Montanez represented the Atlanta Braves in the 1977 All Star Game ( he was 0 for 2 with a strikeout ). He had better power nu...
Monday, November 26, 2012

1977 Topps Baseball #384 - Darrel Chaney

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After starting as shortstop for the Braves in 1976, Darrel Chaney was a part-time 2B and SS in 1977. He missed the first month of th...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

1977 Topps Baseball #364 - Vic Correll

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Vic Correll started 46 games as the backup to starting catcher Biff Pocoroba. This was Vic's last year as a member of the Atlant...
Friday, October 12, 2012

1977 Topps Baseball #339 - Adrian Devine

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Adrian Devine was one of the players traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Jeff Burroughs before the 1977 season. The Ranger...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

1977 Topps Baseball #312 - Rob Belloir

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Rob Belloir was drafted from Mercer University in Macon, GA by the Cleveland Indians in 1969. Rob was a rarity because he was born i...