For the fun of it today on the blog, we'll go and give former pitcher Chuck Taylor a "do-over" on his 1974 Topps card:
For those that don't remember the original, here you go:
Taylor
actually spent all of the 1973 season with Montreal, but Topps being
Topps at that time, it seems they didn't have an image of him in the
correct uni for his card, so they airbrushed him into an Expos cap while
touching up his collar.
Taylor came over to Montreal after a split season in 1972 when he suited up for both the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers.
In
his first year with the Expos, he appeared in eight games, going 2-0
with a very nice 1.77 earned run average over 20.1 innings of work out
of the bullpen.
He had a decent run as a reliever the last three years of his career
after coming up with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969 as a starter.
After spending three seasons in St. Louis, he split that year between New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers in 1972 before moving North of the border, pitching the last four years for the Expos.
He would end up at 28-20 with an impressive 3.07 ERA over 607 innings and 305 appearances, all but 21 in relief.
After spending three seasons in St. Louis, he split that year between New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers in 1972 before moving North of the border, pitching the last four years for the Expos.
He would end up at 28-20 with an impressive 3.07 ERA over 607 innings and 305 appearances, all but 21 in relief.
