Saturday, June 26, 2021

1978 SPECIAL SUB-SET- "1977 30 HOME RUN CLUB" REGGIE SMITH

Next up in my on-going 1978 sub-set celebrating the "30 Home Run Club" members of the 1977 season is Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Reggie Smith:

 
Smith joined what was at the time an exclusive club when he hit the 30th home run of the 1977 season, becoming one of only a few to hit 30+ homers in a season in both the American and National Leagues, eventually settling for 32 homers.
On top of that, it was also an even MORE exclusive club when three other Dodger teammates, Steve Garvey, Ron Cey and Dusty baker, also hit 30+ homers, becoming the first team in baseball history to have four such sluggers in a season.
It's easy to forget just what a nice career "the other Reggie" put together over the course of 17 seasons.
Not only was he a legitimate home run threat (finishing his career with 314), but he hit .300 or better seven times during his run, and even managed to swipe 137 bases as a Major League player.
He'd finish his career with over 1000 runs scored, 1000 runs batted in, 300 homers and 2000 hits between 1966 and 1982, playing for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.