Getting to the end of a look at the backs of the 1974 Kellogg's baseball cards. I'm struggling to find cards 01 to 09 without cracks. If you've got extras I would certainly trade for them.
#09 - Greg Luzinski
He easily led the team in homers and RBIs for the second straight year.
Not on the card - he led with only 18 HR and 68 RBIs in 1972. Ouch! That's why the team won only 59 games and everyone talks about how Steve Carlton won most of those games.
The Phillies had to outbid lots of college football programs for Luzinski.
Not on the card - "outbidding" certainly is a big thing in college football today.
#08 - Nolan Ryan
Lots of people see the Bill Singer card and assume it is Nolan Ryan after a quick glance.
He set the single-season strikeout record with 383. He is still bothered by wildness as shown by his 163 walks - 162 on the stat line. Was that corrected?
Not on the card - baseball.reference.com credits him with 162 Ks in 1973.
"If he stays healthy, no pitching record is beyond his reach".
He is the career leader in walks and strikeouts.
#07 - Ron Santo
He takes his game to the AL after a trade to the White Sox. Not much else to say on the back because his MLB career began in 1960.
Not on the card - he received MVP votes every year from 1963 to 1969.
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