On the blog today, we give former slugger Jack Clack a 1977 "dedicated rookie", replacing his original multi-player card appearance in the Topps set:
Clark appeared in 26 games for the San Francisco Giants in 1976, his second taste of the Big Leagues after eight games in 1975.
Over
those handful of games, Clark hit .230 combined with 27 hits over 119
at-bats, with two homers and twelve runs batted in across 32 games.
Of
course, he would develop into an All-Star outfielder and then first
baseman over the next 16 seasons, playing through the 1992 campaign for
the Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres and
finally the Boston Red Sox.
Over 1994 games he hit .267 with 1826 hits in 6847 at-bats, with 340 homers, 1180 RBIs and 1118 runs scored.
He
had two top-5 finished for MVP, fifth place in 1978 and third place in
1987, making four All-Star teams and taking home two Silver Slugger
Awards.
