Up on the blog today we have my "updated" 1974 Bert Capaneris card, with an added All-Star banner blazing across the front, just the way I would have liked as a kid way back when:
I was, and always will be a fan of base-card all-star designations, and always wished Topps stayed the course past the 1981 set.
For "Campy", it was his second straight All-Star nod, third overall, and he would have three more before he was done.
He was a consistent spark plug for the Athletics organization since
he came up in 1964 and making quite a splash by hitting two home runs
in his Big League debut off Minnesota Twins pitcher Jim Kaat.
He’d go on to lead the American League in stolen bases six times, while getting named to six All-Star teams along the way.
Of course, he would also be an important member of the three-time World Champion Oakland A’s of the mid-70s along with Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi and Catfish Hunter just to name a few.
He would end up playing 19 Major League seasons, all the way to 1983, finishing up with 2249 hits, 1181 runs scored and 649 stolen bases over 2328 games.
He’d go on to lead the American League in stolen bases six times, while getting named to six All-Star teams along the way.
Of course, he would also be an important member of the three-time World Champion Oakland A’s of the mid-70s along with Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi and Catfish Hunter just to name a few.
He would end up playing 19 Major League seasons, all the way to 1983, finishing up with 2249 hits, 1181 runs scored and 649 stolen bases over 2328 games.
I fondly remember his time with the New York Yankees in 1983, this last
action before retiring. Just seemed like a fun veteran to have around
giving tips to youngsters like Don Mattingly.
