Wednesday, July 8, 2020

A 1978 DO-OVER FOR PAT SCANLON

Came across a nice photo of Pat Scanlon with the San Diego Padres and figured it’d make a great “do-over” for his classic 1978 airbrush job, so here we go:


And for those who don’t remember what the original was like, allow me:


Not the worst airbrush job by Topps in the 1970’s to be honest, but anytime I come across a solid Topps image of a player suited up in the correct uni, why not?
Ironically, Pat Scanlon would never play in the Major Leagues again after the 1977 season, closing out a 4-year career that saw him suit up for the Montreal Expos between 1974-1976, and the San Diego Padres in 1977.
He finished with a .187 career average with 41 hits in 219 at-bats over 120 games between 1974 and 1977, scoring 17 runs while driving in 38 with four homers, with the 1975 season the only campaign where he saw significant playing time, with 60 games and 126 plate appearances for Montreal.


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