Next up in my on-going special 1977 sub-set celebrating the National League's 100th season of 1976, the great Dave Parker of the Pittsburgh Pirates:
An all-around super-star, Parker hit for average, for power, had a cannon for an arm, and would even steal some bases if needed.
By the time he retired after the 1991 season, a nice 19-year
career, he posted over 2700 hits, 1200 runs scored, 500 doubles, almost
1500 runs batted in, 339 home runs and over 150 stolen bases!
He was a seven-time all-star who also finished in the top-10 in
M.V.P. voting six times, with three Gold Gloves thrown in for good
measure.
The fact that Dave Parker never garnered more than 24.5% of the
BBWA Hall of Fame vote (1998) before becoming ineligible in 2011 is just
criminal in my eyes.
This man should be in the Hall of Fame. Plain and simple!
As for this "Centennial" sub-set, look for it to be issued as a two-series set in the near future!
