Today we take a look at the airbrushed image used on former batting champ Ralph Garr’s 1976 Topps “Traded” card:
Really not that bad when you look at the shadowing on the cap! The “Sox” logo really looks great as well.
Just two seasons removed from his batting champion year of 1974 when he
hit .353 with the Atlanta Braves, Garr found himself in the South Side
of Chicago when he was dealt along with Larvell Blanks for Ken
Henderson, Dick Ruthven and Dan Osborn.
He wouldn’t really disappoint, though he didn’t reach the lofty numbers
of his batting title campaign, Garr still hit .300 his first two seasons
with the club, followed by a .275 mark in 1978.
The following year he’d start off by hitting .280 before the California
Angels purchased him on September 20th of 1979, hitting .125 for the
Halos over six games.
Though still only 34, Garr was hitting only .190 over the first 21 games
in 1980 before getting released in June, ending his Big League tenure
rather quickly considering he was still a career .306 hitter.
Nevertheless, the “Road Runner” left the game with that .306 mark,
collecting 1562 hits over 5108 at-bats in 1317 games, topping 200 hits
three times while also leading the league in triples twice.