Up on the
blog today we have another 1980s Topps All-Star fix, this time a 1984
All-Star card for the 1983 American League starting shortstop, Robin
Yount:
If
you remember, Topps decided to give Cal Ripken the All-Star card in
their 1984 set over the rightful player, Yount. Still a mystery as to
why Topps changed their All-Star card selection process in 1981. Never a
fan of that!
Yount
went 0-2 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI in the 1983
Midsummer Classic, the first win for the A.L. since 1971! I remember
that game vividly, as I watched it as a 14-year-old and witnessing an
A.L. win for the very first time as a young baseball fan.
A Milwaukee Brewer for life, Yount finished his great career with 3142
hits, 1632 runs scored, 251 homers and 271 stolen bases, taking home two
A.L. MVP Awards and incredibly only making three All-Star teams. How on
earth?!
Anyway, it’s amazing to realize that when he had his first true All-Star season in 1980, after what was already seven years in the Big Leagues, Yount was STILL only 24 years of age!
He was on cruise-control from then on, elevating his game to become one of the elite players in the American League, with 1982 the high point when he led the Brewers to the World Series and taking home his first MVP Award.
What a player...
Anyway, it’s amazing to realize that when he had his first true All-Star season in 1980, after what was already seven years in the Big Leagues, Yount was STILL only 24 years of age!
He was on cruise-control from then on, elevating his game to become one of the elite players in the American League, with 1982 the high point when he led the Brewers to the World Series and taking home his first MVP Award.
What a player...
