Time to go an add another re-done 1977 A's card to my ongoing thread, this time All-Star catcher/first baseman Gene Tenace, who left the Oakland A's for some Southern air, signing with the San Diego Padres in December of 1976:
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| Original card issued by Topps |
Tenace
was as solid as they came for the juggernaut A's dynasty of the
mid-70s, giving the team a versatile leader who was an on-base machine
with some decent "pop" in his bat.
As a matter of fact in three different seasons Tenace collected more
walks than hits in full seasons where he walked over 100 times.
Part of the first big wave of Free Agency, as stated earlier he’d move on to the San Diego Padres in 1977 where he’d play for four seasons before playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981 & 1982, then one last season in the Big Leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1983.
By the time he retired he ended up with a .241 career average, with 201 homers and 674 runs batted in, with 1060 hits and 984 walks over 1555 games and 4390 at-bats, with an All-Star start in 1975.
Part of the first big wave of Free Agency, as stated earlier he’d move on to the San Diego Padres in 1977 where he’d play for four seasons before playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981 & 1982, then one last season in the Big Leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1983.
By the time he retired he ended up with a .241 career average, with 201 homers and 674 runs batted in, with 1060 hits and 984 walks over 1555 games and 4390 at-bats, with an All-Star start in 1975.