tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post399904927964347466..comments2023-11-10T22:02:17.299-06:00Comments on The 1972 Topps Baseball Set:: #482 Joe Hoerner Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-58439877653225598542017-12-23T15:12:43.738-06:002017-12-23T15:12:43.738-06:00Fergie Jenkins too, (although you may not want me ...Fergie Jenkins too, (although you may not want me to bring that one up) I think the greatest all time steal in Rule 5 was the Pirates picking Roberto Clemente from the Dodgers. Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-30229444570152317822017-12-16T13:40:32.587-06:002017-12-16T13:40:32.587-06:00Hoerner was a Rule 5 pickup by the Cardinals prior...Hoerner was a Rule 5 pickup by the Cardinals prior to the 1966 season, and led the Cards in saves for the next 4 years!<br /><br />They really had some steals in the mid-1960s: Brock, Cepeda, Hoerner!Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-77140224157989197472016-04-18T12:58:19.772-05:002016-04-18T12:58:19.772-05:00Correction Phillies had 36 saves in 1970.Correction Phillies had 36 saves in 1970.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-23142376438108699342016-04-18T12:55:53.032-05:002016-04-18T12:55:53.032-05:00Together they Dick and Joe were very good in 1970 ...Together they Dick and Joe were very good in 1970 although Selma was the front man for a very impressive 54 saves. Hoerner had a better ERA in 1971 but the Phillie's saves total were down considerably. The Phillies weren't alone in that respect, Yankees, Twins, and Cubs had large scale drops in saves from one year to the next. <br /><br />This shows up in MLB team averages. In 1970 the league average number of team saves was 37, whereas in 1971 it dropped to 27, a 28% decrease.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050857323785108411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763856598750589911.post-18075955767537317502016-04-18T00:57:56.803-05:002016-04-18T00:57:56.803-05:00Joe was the go-to southpaw in the Phillies' bu...Joe was the go-to southpaw in the Phillies' bullpen in '70 and '71. He teamed up with righty Dick Selma (also acquired prior to the 1970 season) to give them a decent back-end of the bullpen for those years.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.com