Another busy school today but here are my comments on the 1974 Kellogg's baseball card backs.
#21 - Ted Simmons
It is mentioned three times on the back of the card that he is a switch hitter. He hit over .300 for the second year in a row and led the Cardinals in RBIs for the second year in a row.
Not on the card - he hit .300 four more times and batted .285 over his 21-year career. He surpassed 100 RBIs three times.
Not on the card - he received MVP votes in seven seasons and he was an all-star eight times.
#20 - Reggie Jackson
Simmons and Jackson both played 21 seasons. I didn't remember that Jackson missed the 1972 World Series. Why did I forget that? World Series games were still during the day, right?
He led the league in homers and RBIs in 1973 and he hit the big homer in game seven against the Mets. He earned MVP honors for his 1973 season.
Kellogg's said he had the strongest arm in baseball.
Not on the card - he led the AL in outfield assists twice and he ranks 26th in career outfield assists.
#19 - Nate Colbert
His hobbies include cards and checkers. He probably liked board games too.
He is the "tail end Padres' perennial all-star representative". So, they are saying the Padres aren't very good? He was an all-star from 1971 - 1973.
The St. Louis native was drafted by the Cardinals. He ended up with Houston and then was selected by the Padres in the Expansion Draft of 1968.
Not on the card - Colbert played 10 years. I was expecting to see a bigger number.
My favorite part of the card is the last line - "In December 1973 the National League voted to transfer the Padres to Washington, D.C., a move contested by the City of San Diego". The card still displays the Padres logo. Too bad they didn't make that a Washington card like Topps did.
I doubt that anyone younger is reading this, but the Padres didn't move to D.C. They are still in San Diego.
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