Up on the blog today, we take a closer look at the unreleased 1971 Topps Rookie All-Star card of Dave Cash, part of a fun sub-set that I wish Topps went ahead with way back when:
These
were never released to the public, and were paste-up oversized designs
on poster board, with some "leaking out" and making their way out for us
to see.
Nice time-specific design and coloring!
Cash
appeared in 18 games as a 21-year-old in 1969, hitting .279 with 17 hits over
61 official at-bats, with eight runs scored and four RBIs.
But in 1970 he'd show the Pirates what he'd end up doing throughout
his career, HIT, as he'd put up a .314 batting average over 64 games.
He'd head over to the “City of Brotherly Love” in October
of 1973 in a trade for pitcher Ken Brett, and did not disappoint the
Phillie faithful, having his three best years as a Major Leaguer between
1974-1976.
In those three seasons Cash averaged over 200 hits a season, along with a .300 average while playing pretty much every single game, even setting the MLB record (since broken) of 699 at-bats during the 1975 season.
He’d sign with the Montreal Expos in the Winter of 1976 as a Free Agent, and would have one more very good year in 1977 before quickly having his career turn South.
After an injury-plagued 1979 season he found himself with the San Diego padres in 1980, where he hit .227 over 130 games, before retiring at only 32 years of age.
All told, Cash finished with a very nice .283 career average, with 1571 hits over 5554 at-bats and 1422 games between 1969 and 1980, stealing 120 bases and scoring 732 runs.
In those three seasons Cash averaged over 200 hits a season, along with a .300 average while playing pretty much every single game, even setting the MLB record (since broken) of 699 at-bats during the 1975 season.
He’d sign with the Montreal Expos in the Winter of 1976 as a Free Agent, and would have one more very good year in 1977 before quickly having his career turn South.
After an injury-plagued 1979 season he found himself with the San Diego padres in 1980, where he hit .227 over 130 games, before retiring at only 32 years of age.
All told, Cash finished with a very nice .283 career average, with 1571 hits over 5554 at-bats and 1422 games between 1969 and 1980, stealing 120 bases and scoring 732 runs.
