Good day all!
On the blog today, we take a closer look at
another OPC to Topps image variation, this one the 1977 cards of former
Montreal Expos first baseman Mike Jorgensen:
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| OPC version |
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| Topps version |
Seems
OPC decided to crop in a bit on the photo Topps used of Jorgensen
swingin, with the Topps image more to my liking to be honest.
Jorgensen
put in 17 years as a Major League player, originally coming up with the
New York Mets in 1968 at the age of 19, and playing through the 1985
season with the St. Louis Cardinals.
In between, he had his best years with the Expos between 1972 and 1976, even taking home a Gold Glove in 1973.
In 1975 he pretty much set career bests with 116 hits, 18 homers and 67
runs batted in over 445 at-bats, hitting .261 while also collecting 79
walks.
Never truly a full-time player, he finished up with a .243 batting average, with 833 over 3421 at-bats in 1633 games.
