Today on the blog, a rarity these days, a first post
for a player after 12 years of doing this, this time pitcher Mike
Willis and the differences between his 1977 cards by OPC and Topps:
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| OPC version |
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| Topps version |
Of
course, being that he was on the inaugural 1977 Toronto Blue Jays team,
this was big stuff for OPC, so they went and gave him his own card in
the 1977 set, as opposed to Topps who had him on one of the multi-player
rookie cards.
In 1977, his first taste of the Majors, Willis
appeared in 43 games, throwing 107.1 innings, with three starts thrown
in, going 2-6 with a decent 3.94 E.R.A., striking out 59 batters.
He
would end up pitching five years in the Big Leagues, all with Toronto,
going 7-21 over 144 games, pitching to a 4.59 earned run average in 296
innings.
He would start six games, even tossing a complete game in 1978, while also collecting 15 saves while striking out 149 batters.
