On the blog today we have a re-do for Joe Lis and his 1977 Topps card, which was originally part of the expansion madness that led to some memorable airbrushing.
However with the benefit of time I used a proper image of Lis as a Mariner, so here goes:
For those that do not remember the original, here you go:
Lis
was about to play what turned out to be his final Major League season
in 1977, as an inaugural member of the Seattle Mariners after two-plus
seasons as a Cleveland Indian.
He ended up appearing in nine games for Seattle, hitting .231 with three hits over 13 at-bats.
He would eventually put in eight seasons in the Major Leagues, batting
.233 with 182 hits in 780 at-bats over 356 career games, with 32 homers,
92 runs batted in and 96 runs scored.
The most he ever played in any one season was in 1973 while with the Minnesota Twins when he appeared in 103 games, hitting .245 over 286 plate appearances, with nine homers and 25 RBIs.
He’d eventually end his career with nine games playing fore the inaugural 1977 Seattle Mariners before playing a season in Japan in 1978, returning for one last Minor League season in 1979, his last as a pro.
The most he ever played in any one season was in 1973 while with the Minnesota Twins when he appeared in 103 games, hitting .245 over 286 plate appearances, with nine homers and 25 RBIs.
He’d eventually end his career with nine games playing fore the inaugural 1977 Seattle Mariners before playing a season in Japan in 1978, returning for one last Minor League season in 1979, his last as a pro.