Good day everyone!
Up on the blog today, we take a look at the images variation between Dock Ellis' Topps and OPC cards from 1977:
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| OPC version |
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| Topps version |
Nothing
really too earth-shattering here, with the Topps image much nice in my
humble opinion, showing the iconic starter posed at the Stadium rather
than some Spring Training shot.
Ellis
has one full season with the New York Yankees, posting a very fine
season in 1976 and helping them make the World Series for the first time
in 12 years before losing to the "Big Red Machine" Cincinnati Reds.
He posted a record of 17-8 over 32 starts with a 3.19 ERA, tossing 211.2 innings while completing five and throwing one shutout.
By
the time he left the game after the 1979 season, Ellis would post a
final record of 138-119 over 345 games, 317
of them as a starter, tossing 14 shutouts and striking out 1136, while
famously throwing a no-hitter in 1970 allegedly while tripping on LSD,
and also starting the 1971 All-Star game, giving up the towering home
run to Reggie Jackson that struck a light tower at Tigers' Stadium.
Eventful career to say the least!