NICKNAMES OF THE 1970s- "BIG E" ENOS CABELL

Today I’m adding 15-year Major League veteran Enos “Big E” Cabell to the long line of “nicknames of the 1970’s” stable, with a 1977 edition:

I always loved the man’s actual names as a kid, and adding the “Big E” makes it even better!
Cabell was just coming into his own around the time this card would have seen the light of day, coming off his first full season in the Majors, hitting .273 with 160 hits and 85 runs scored for the Houston Astros.
In 1978 he had his best season, collecting 195 hits and batting .295 with 92 runs and 71 RBIs, even getting some MVP attention at the end of the year.
He would go on to play 15 years in the Big Leagues, hitting a very respectable .277 while collecting 1647 hits and 238 stolen bases over 1688 games and 5952 at-bats between 1972 and 1986.
“Big E”!

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 ENOS CABELL

Here’s a “not so missing” 1974 card for a guy I’d forgotten had his Major League start with the Baltimore Orioles, as I so identify him with his second team in the Majors, the Houston Astros, Enos Cabell:

Cabell actually had his first Major League action in 1972, appearing in only three games before coming back in 1973 and making 32 appearances.
In that brief time he batted .213, with 10 hits over 42 at-bats for Baltimore, progressing enough to play just under half a season in 1974, where he batted .241 while playing all-over the place, both infield and outfield.
In December of 1974 he was part of the trade that brought the “Big Bopper” Lee May to Baltimore, with Cabell finding a home in Houston where he would play for the next six years, having some very good seasons.
Playing full-time for the Astros each and every year, he averaged about .275 while playing third base, along with some first base action.
He’d end up putting together a nice 15-year career in the Big Leagues, retiring after the 1986 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing up with 1647 hits and a .277 average in 1688 games and 5952 at-bats, with 238 stolen bases and 753 runs scored.