Here's a "traded" card for former slugger Richie Zisk, who was
traded from the Pirates to the White Sox during the 1976-1977
off-season.
Check it out:
Zisk arguably had his best Major League season in 1977, slamming 30
home runs along with a .290 batting average, with 101 runs batted in
and 78 runs scored, giving him a starting all-star berth and some MVP
consideration.
That 1977 White Sox team was a good one, based in large part to the
fire power they had in their line-up, as they finished 90-72 for the
season.
Besides Zisk and his 30 homers, they also got strong contributions
from Oscar Gamble (31 homers), Eric Soderholm (25 homers), Chet Lemon
(19 homers), Jim Spencer (18 homers), and Lamar Johnson (18 homers).
As a team the ChiSox ended up hitting 192 homers for the year, very nice muscle display!
As for Zisk, he'd end up playing for 13-years, hitting 207 home
runs with 792 RBI's and 681 runs scored with a surprisingly nice .287
batting average over 1453 games and 5144 at-bats.
He started two consecutive all-star games for the American League
in 1977 and 1978, and us card-nuts all know how he was "robbed" of an
all-star designation on his 1978 Topps card.
