On the blog today, a fun "Nicknames of the 1970s" card to add to the thread, a 1975 edition for "Mongo" Craig Kusick:
Kusick
was still a young buck in 1975, his third season in the Big Leagues,
appearing in 57 games for the Minnesota Twins and hitting .237 with six
homers and 27 runs batted in.
He would go on to put in seven seasons as a big league player, all but
24 games of them with the Twins, with those aforementioned 24 with the
Toronto Blue Jays at the end of his tenure in 1979.
All told he batted .235 for his career with 291 hits over 1238 at-bats, with 46 homers and 171 runs batted in in 497 games played.
All told he batted .235 for his career with 291 hits over 1238 at-bats, with 46 homers and 171 runs batted in in 497 games played.
I
will always remember his 1979 Topps card, with his thick 'stache and
goofy grin! I loved it from the moment I saw it. He looked like some
weekend softball player rather than a Major League first baseman.