Up on the blog today, we take another look at OPC to
Topps image variations, this time the difference for Alvin Woods and
his 1977 cards:
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| OPC version |
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| Topps version |
While Topps inserted Woods onto
a multi-player rookie card, OPC gave him a dedicated rookie card in the
set since he was representing a Canadian team, the newly formed Toronto
Blue Jays.
Woods ended up having a decent seven year MLB
career, starting off with a nice 1977 rookie year when he hit .284 over
122 games, collecting 125 hits in 440 at-bats.
He'd play
through the 1982 season with the Blue Jays before putting in four years
in the Minors, eventually making it back to a Big League field in 1986
as a member of the Minnesota Twins when he hit a robust .321 over what
turned out to be the last 23 games of his career, going 9-for-28 at the
plate.
Overall, he finished with a career .271 batting
average, with 538 hits in 1986 at-bats over 618 games, driving in 196
runs while scoring 233 himself.