Here’s
a card created for the ongoing “1976 Project” a while back featuring
former infielder Ed Goodson, who actually appeared in the 1976 set as a
Los Angeles Dodger, with the team he finished the 1975 season with, the
Atlanta Braves:
Goodson would go on to play the final two years of his eight-year career
with the Dodgers in 1976 and 1977, but since “Reader Jim” shares my
feelings that a set represents more of what happened the previous
season, sort of like a “yearbook”, he asked me to create a Braves card.
Originally a San Francisco Giant between 1970 through midway 1975,
Goodson found himself in Atlanta for the final 47 games before moving on
to L.A.
Basically a catcher off the bench his entire career, he had a very nice
1973 season for San Fran when he batted .302 with 12 homers and 53 runs
batted in over 102 games, easily his best season in the Major League.