On the blog today, another 1977 OPC image variation spotlight, this time for pitcher Dan Warthen of the Montreal Expos:
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| OPC version |
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| Topps version |
Seems to definitely be a more "current" image used for the lefty on the OPC card as opposed to the Topps version.
Warthen
came up in 1975 and had a nice rookie year, going 8-6 with a 3.11
earned run average over 167.2 innings of work, making 40 appearances, 18
of those starts, with three saves and two complete games.
In
1976 he was generally used as a starter, but didn't have the same
success, going 2-10 over 23 games, tossing a shutout while throwing 90
innings.
He'd split the 1977 season with Montreal and the
Philadelphia Phillies going 2-3 over 12 appearances, while playing what
was to be his last Big League season in 1978 with the Houston Astros,
appearing in only five games, going 0-1.
All told, Warthen
finished up a four-year career in the Majors with a record of 12-21 over
83 appearances, with a 4.32 ERA in 307 innings, throwing one shutout
while saving three games.
