Super fun card to add to the WTHBALLS checklist, a "missing" 1985
Olympic sub-set card for B.J. Surhoff, who was also the 1985 #1 overall
draft pick:
The University of North Carolina
star went #1 overall in 1985, picked by the Milwaukee Brewers after a
stellar collegiate career, and it was a great pick!
All
Surhoff went on to do in the Major Leagues was put in 19 years under the
Big League sun, hitting .282 over 2313 games and 8258 at-bats,
collecting 2326 hits.
Hewould be a consistent threat at the
plate, hitting 188 homers along with 440 doubles, 42 triples and 1153
runs batted in, scoring 1062 runs himself.
Beginning his
career as a catcher, he would become incredibly versatile, playing both
the infield and outfield later on, putting in significant time at five
different positions.
Would have been great to have had a Surhoff card in that landmark 1985 Olympic sub-set!
