Thought it'd be fun to give former outfielder Bobby Tolan a "do-over" on his 1974 Topps card, since the original had him hilariously airbrushed into a San Diego Padres uni after four solid seasons with the Cincinnati reds:
For those that need a refresher on the original, take a gander at this:
Tolan
was traded to the Padres on November 9th of 1973 with pitcher Dave
Tomlin for starter Clay Kirby, a trade that didn't work particularly
well for either sides.
His best years were with the Cincinnati Reds between 1969 and 1973,
topping .300 a couple of times and leading the league in stolen bases
in 1970 with 57 and even slamming 21 home runs in 1969 with 93 runs
batted in.
Sadly for him, the trade to the Padres had him miss out on the tremendous
"Big Red Machine" run the next few years, and being a part of two world
champion teams.
In all he'd finish with a .265 average with 193 steals and 1121
hits over 1282 games and 4238 at-bats between 1965 and 1979, as well as a World Series ring as
a member of the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals, when they defeated the Boston
Red Sox.
