Today
we take a look at the original airbrushed photo used for former pitcher
Bill Singer’s last Topps card, a 1977 card as a member of the inaugural
Toronto Blue Jays team:
I always found it odd when the artists at Topps did all the work on a
cap, like this one which was excellently executed, then for some reason
or another decided not to quickly paint-in the collar to a correct
color.
Odd no?
You can clearly see that he was wearing a Minnesota Twins jersey, for
whom he finished the 1976 season for after starting the year with the
Texas Rangers.
Combined, he went 13-10 with an ERA at 3.69 over 36 appearances, all starts, which included four shutouts.
Sadly for him though, 1977 was a bad year for him, as he’d go 2-8 with
the new organization, posting an ERA at 6.79 over 13 appearances, all
but one of them starts.
Still only 33 years old, it turned out to be his last year as a Major
League pitcher, finishing up with a record of 118-127 with an ERA of
3.39 with 24 shutouts in 322 appearances, 308 of those starts.
Of course he’s remembered for tossing a no-hitter in 1970, while also
posting 20-win seasons in BOTH the American and National Leagues, going
20-12 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1970 and 20-14 in 1973 for the
California Angels, for which he was named to the All-Star teams each
season, the only two times he’d make the team.