OPC IMAGE VARIATION: 1977 JOSE MORALES

The next OPC image variation we take a look at is the 1977 card for pinch-hitter extraordinaire Jose Morales of the Montreal Expos:

 

Nothing earth-shattering between the two cards, but the OPC edition is indeed slightly nicer, and I suspect more up-to-date, image of Morales.
Never a full-time player, he'd find his groove as a bat off the bench, specializing as a pinch-hitter with some success in the role.
Of course if any of you remember the 1977 set, you’ll remember that Morales set a new Major League record for pinch-hits in a season in 1976 when he collected 25, breaking the record held by Dave Philley and Vic Davalillio, appearing on a “Record Breaker” card in the set.
He would play twelve seasons in the Big Leagues, finishing up with a nice .287 career batting average with 375 hits over 1305 at-bats between 1973 and 1984.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 JOSE MORALES

Today the blog offers up a 1975 "not so missing" card for former pinch-hitter extraordinaire Jose Morales of the Montreal Expos, who appeared in just over two dozen games during the 1974 season:

 

Morales was in his second taste of the Big Leagues in 1974, collecting seven hits over 26 at-bats for a .269 batting average while putting in some time behind the plate for the Expos after splitting his initial Major League season with Oakland and Montreal the year prior, playing in eleven games.

Never a full-time player, he'd find his groove as a bat off the bench, specializing as a pinch-hitter with some success in the role.

Of course if any of you remember the 1977 set, you’ll remember that Morales set a new Major League record for pinch-hits in a season in 1976 when he collected 25, breaking the record held by Dave Philley and Vic Davalillio, appearing on a “Record Breaker” card in the set.
He would play twelve seasons in the Big Leagues, finishing up with a nice .287 career batting average with 375 hits over 1305 at-bats between 1973 and 1984.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1974 JOSE MORALES

On the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1974 card for former pinch-hitter extraordinaire Jose Morales, who started off his Major League career with a split season between the Oakland A’s and Montreal Expos in 1973:

Morales appeared in the first six games of his career with the Oakland A’s, going 4-for-14 at the plate before being purchased by the Expos on September 18th, going on to play another five games for his new team, going 2-for-5 before season’s end.
Of course if any of you remember the 1977 set, you’ll remember that Morales set a new Major League record for pinch-hits in a season in 1976 when he collected 25, breaking the record held by Dave Philley and Vic Davalillio, appearing on a “Record Breaker” card in the set.
He would play twelve seasons in the Big Leagues, finishing up with a nice .287 career batting average with 375 hits over 1305 at-bats between 1973 and 1984.