Morales appeared in the first six games of his career with the Oakland A’s, going 4-for-14 at the plate before being purchased by the Expos on September 18th, going on to play another five games for his new team, going 2-for-5 before season’s end.
Of course if any of you remember the 1977 set, you’ll remember that Morales set a new Major League record for pinch-hits in a season in 1976 when he collected 25, breaking the record held by Dave Philley and Vic Davalillio, appearing on a “Record Breaker” card in the set.
He would play twelve seasons in the Big Leagues, finishing up with a nice .287 career batting average with 375 hits over 1305 at-bats between 1973 and 1984.
