Today
on the blog we have a 1978 “traded” card for former second baseman
Jerry Remy, who found himself heading East to the Boston Red Sox after
three seasons with the California Angels:
Traded to the Red Sox for pitcher Don Aase, Boston picked up the sweet
end of this deal as Remy not only would become a productive player, but
eventually go on to becoming a baseball “lifer” of sorts as he’d move
into the Boston broadcast booth for over 30 years, something he still
does to this day.
After three really good years with the Angels between 1975 and 1977, the
Angels shipped Remy to Boston and Remy quickly paid dividends as he’d
make the only All-Star team of his career during his first season with
the Sox, hitting .278 with 87 runs scored and 30 stolen bases.
He’d go on to play seven seasons with Boston, sadly his career suffering
from injuries which led him to retire at the young age of 31 after the
1984 season.
He’d finish his 10-year career with a .275 batting average, with 1226
hits and 605 runs scored over 1154 games and 4455 at-bats., stealing 208
bases.