Up on the blog today, the next un-released 1971 "Topps Rookie All-Star" that was supposed to be part of their 1971 set, former infielder Alan Gallagher:
Gallagher had a decent rookie year in 1970, hitting .266 over 109 games for the San Francisco Giants while manning third base.
Those
numbers were good enough to tab him the rookie All-Star at third base,
leading to the beauty of a prototype card you see here.
Though
he did have another decent year in 1971, hitting .277 over 136 games,
setting career bests across the board in what turned out to be a brief
four year career, he'd never play at that level again, splitting time in
1973 with the Giants and California Angels before playing ball in
various Minor Leagues, as well as Mexico.
His final MLB
numbers: four years and 442 games, hitting .263 with 114 runs scored,
333 hits and 130 RBIs, seeing most of his time at third base.
Look for his "missing" 1974 card here on the blog in the near future!
