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few years ago I created a “missing” 1977 card for former White Sox
player Buddy Bradford, “cheating” a little with an image that showed him
in the (then) outdated classic red-and-white uniform instead of the
newly adopted blue and white threads.
Since then I found a perfect image to use with appropriate attire, so here we go, a “fixed” 1977 card. But first, the original:
And now the corrected card:
Nevertheless, regardless of the uni, Bradford appeared in 55 games
during 1976, with 184 plate appearances and a .219 batting average based
on his 35 hits over 160 official at-bats.
He closed out a respectable 11-year career which saw him suit up for the
White Sox three separate times, the Cleveland Indians, The Cincinnati
Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.
He hit .226 for his career with 363 hits in 1605 at-bats, with 50
doubles, eight triples and 52 homers on top of his 224 runs scored and
175 runs batted in.
Man, I do love that red and white White Sox uniform of the early 1970’s! Such a classic!