Young man whose big league cups of coffee are finished…The Braves
organization was patient with this prospect giving four call ups between 1968 to
71…in 1972 he delivers big time hitting .321 with 17 home runs and he stays for good…Despite
many fine season some have argued that he did not live up to expectations…
Hailed as a the new Hank Aaron.... minor league performance did not indicate subsequent MLB power numbers…Was the Dodgers best home run hitters in late 70's to early 80's....A two time all star relatively late in his career…Hit 242 homers,
1013 RBI,plus a .278 AVG…. Later a manager famous for the World Series where his
young son serving as bat boy nearly got run over at home plate…Rules were
changed after that incident…It over
shadowed the fact he is a three time manager of the year and won 103 in his first
year....has managed at the big league for 19 of last 20 years...and rumored to be Tigers new skipper.
One of the more elusive cards from the high series
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