Since then a couple of better Topps images were released, and we updated the card, yet I never posted it here on the blog, so here goes:
Here’s the original write-up on Sharon as well:
“After appearing the previous two years in Topps sets as a Detroit Tiger, Sharon was left out of the 1976 set, even though he played in 91 games for the Padres, good for 191 plate appearances.
His numbers for the year: a .194 batting average, with 31 hits in 160 at-bats.
Among his hits were seven doubles and four homers to go along with 14 runs scored and 20 runs batted in.
As it turned out it would be the final year of Sharon's brief three-year career, and he finished up with a lifetime .218 batting average with 13 homers and 102 hits over 242 games.
But his story doesn't end there!
I came across this article on Sharon as I was looking over his career for this post.
Seems he was one of those characters that graced the game in the 1970's, and the article is an entertaining read for those interested:
http://blog.detroitathletic.
He even commented on the article! (scroll down to the bottom of the article for his post).
You have to love a guy like this!”
Just one more step to getting my all-time favorite set fully represented!