Today on the blog we take a look at the image variation for Marty Perez and his 1977 OPC and Topps cards:
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| OPC version |
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| Topps version |
I
always liked that 1977 Topps Perez card with him suited up with the San
Francisco Giants, out in the field on a nice sunny day.
As
for OPC, they quickly airbrushed him into a New York Yankees uniform ,
or should I say, cap, to reflect his trade in March of 1977 for Terry
Whitfield.
Sadly all that airbrushing work was for nothing, as
Perez made one single appearance for the Yankees that Spring before
getting traded to the Oakland A's along with Dock Ellis and Larry Murray
for pitcher Mike Torrez.
In that one game for the Yanks Perez
went 2-for-4 with time out at third base, before going on to play 115
games for the A's the rest of the way.
Turns out the following
season, he'd only appear in 16 games for Oakland before getting
released, ending his playing career after 10 seasons.
Between 1971 and 1976 he was a regular player for the Atlanta Braves,
putting in extensive time in the infield, averaging around .250 at the
plate.
Overall, he hit .246 in 931 games between 1969 and
1978, with 771 hits in 3131 at-bats, with 313 runs scored and 241 runs
batted in.