#57 - Richie Hebner
I like the drawings of the players that appear on the top left of the card. They included the birthday, which I always liked to see.
His stats weren't all better, but he fared better than most NL third basemen.
He chose baseball over his hometown Boston Bruins after being a high school all-american in hockey. He has worked in Pittsburgh as a skating instructor in the off-seasons.
Not on the card - no mention of his nickname "Grave Digger".
#56 - Mike Schmidt
He led the league with 36 homers. Yes, youngsters that was close to leading the league for a number of years. Not a big deal to hit 36 homers in 2017. 10 guys have already done that this season and a total of 30 guys have hit at least 30 homers with a week and a half remaining in the season.
He became the first Phillie since Cliff Cravath in 1915 to lead the majors in homers. It was odd for me to see this card and find a name that I didn't know. Cliff Cravath isn't a familiar name to fans but i recognize the name Gavvy Cravath, probably from some of those Strat-o-matic games.
Cravath led the league in homers five times with his highest total being 24.
Not on the card - Schmidt led the NL in homers eight times.
#55 Rollie Fingers
Fingers won the World Series MVP in 1974. His "elegantly twirled" mustache seemed to be as well-known as his success on the mound.
His career W-L record at this point was 44-44.
Not on the card - he ended up 114-118 with 341 career saves. He started 37 games early in his career, but none after 1973. He played until 1985.
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