Today we take another look at a Topps & OPC image variation in
their 1977 sets, this one of Gary Woods, who appeared on a multi-player
rookie card for Topps, while he got his out "dedicated rookie" North of
the border:
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| OPC version |
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| Topps version |
As we all know, with OPC putting
extra emphasis on the Canadian teams in their sets, it stands to reason
they would go ahead and give a player their own card, so here we have
Woods on a nice card for himself, though his Topps card where he
appeared alongside future stars Steve Kemp and Tony Armas wasn't too
shabby!
Woods actually made his MLB debut in 1976 as a member
of the Oakland A's, appearing in six games and hitting .125 over that
limited time.
With Toronto in their inaugural season, he would
get into 60 games, playing centerfield and hitting .216 with 49 hits
over 227 at-bats, scoring 21 runs while driving in 17.
He'd
only appear in eight games the following year, while spending all of
1979 in the Minors before making it back to the Big Leagues in 1980 with
the Houston Astros for 19 games, hitting a blistering .377 over that
time.
He'd put in one more year with Houston before heading to
the Chicago Cubs in 1982, where he would play the next four years, the
last of his nine-year career, generally as a fourth outfielder at all
three slots.
All told, Woods hit .243 over his career, with
251 hits in 1032 at-bats, with 117 runs scored and 110 RBIs, hitting 13
homers while stealing 19 bases.
