#21 - Cleon Jones
Not much to say on this card since he'd already played 12 years. Knee surgery didn't affect his results last year. The Mets are said to be hopeful that 1975 will be his best year yet.
Not on the card - he only played 33 games in 1975 and 1976 before his career ended. He was released in July of 1975 by the Mets and he closed out his career with the White Sox.
#20 - Lynn McGlothen
I didn't know that he can to St. Louis in the trade that also brought Reggie Smith to town.
He won 16 letters in high school. Wow!
He had a knee operation that limited him to six games in 1973.
Not on the card - baseball-reference.com lists the trades with Boston differently. It mentions the Smith was acquired on October 26th.
Sadly, he died within two years of his last MLB appearance.
#19 - John Hiller
Hiller just completed nine years with the Tigers. He missed 1971 because of a heart attack. He must have been 27 at the time of the heart attack.
He set a record for most wins by a relief pitcher with 17 wins in 1973. He also set the MLB saves mark with 38.
Not only did he have heart problems he had surgery in 1972. The card doesn't mention what kind of surgery which is odd since knee surgeries have been mentioned on some 1975 card backs
Not on the card - he's Canadian
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