TRADED- 1978 GEORGE HENDRICK

On the blog today, a 1978 traded card for George Hendrick, he of a very nice 18-year Major League career and  who found himself a member of the St. Louis Cardinals about two months after the 1978 season began:

Hendrick was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cardinals straight up for former pitcher Eric (Harry) Rasmussen on May 26th of the 1978 season, and he would not disappoint his new team, hitting .288 the rest of the way with 17 homers and 67 runs batted in over 102 games.
He’d stay a solid bat in the St. Louis Cardinal line-up for the next six-plus years, winning a World Series with them in 1982 and making two All-Star teams, while taking home two Silver Slugger Awards as well.
Originally up with the Oakland A’s as a 21-year-old in 1972, Hendrick would play through the 1988 campaign, finishing up with 267 homers, 1111 RBIs, a .278 batting average and 1980 hits in 2048 games and 7129 at-bats.
Apparently his nickname was “Silent George”, though I do not remember that, but perhaps I need to whip up a “nickname of the 1970’s” card for him as well!