Good day all!
On the blog today, we take a look at the image variations between Jesse Jefferson's 1977 Topps and OPC cards:
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| OPC version |
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| Topps version |
As
usual, the OPC version shows an updated posed image of the player in
the Toronto Blue Jays uniform as opposed to the Topps, which was per the
usual, an airbrushed image.
Jefferson was drafted by the Blue Jays from the Chicago White Sox in the
Expansion Draft, for whom he pitched in 1976 and part of the 1975
season.
In the first season of Major League play for Toronto, he pitched pretty well, posting an earned run average of 4.31 with eight complete games over 33 starts, with 217 innings pitched.
Of course, as with any club just starting out, he wouldn’t get any support as evidenced by his final record of 9-17.
He would put together a nine-year career in the Big Leagues, finishing with a record of 29-81 along with an E.R.A. of 4.81 over 237 appearances, 144 of those starts, with four shutouts and 522 strikeouts in 1085.1 innings pitched.
In the first season of Major League play for Toronto, he pitched pretty well, posting an earned run average of 4.31 with eight complete games over 33 starts, with 217 innings pitched.
Of course, as with any club just starting out, he wouldn’t get any support as evidenced by his final record of 9-17.
He would put together a nine-year career in the Big Leagues, finishing with a record of 29-81 along with an E.R.A. of 4.81 over 237 appearances, 144 of those starts, with four shutouts and 522 strikeouts in 1085.1 innings pitched.