1975 Kellogg's Card Backs #04 - 06

I just picked up a few of these cards today.  Some weren't even cracked. 


06 - Bob Watson

He didn't have a great year in 1974 or as Kellogg's put it "didn't present statistics as classy as in some of his more recent seasons".  

His glasses are even mentioned since not many players wore them during the 1970s.  His nickname, the Bull, is also mentioned.  Only Greg Gross had a higher average than Watson did for Houston in 1974.

Not on the card - "Bull" is not quite a unique nickname.

05 - Greg Gross

Is there anyone else in a Kellogg's set that in mentioned on the next card in the set as Gross is on Watson's card?

Gross got his card after just one full season in the majors.  He was signed immediately after his high school graduation.  

Kellogg's mentioned that he's "not a power hitter".  Well, he hit 0 homers, so maybe they didn't need to highlight that twice as it is also in the statistics. 

Not on the card - he finished second to Bake McBride for Rookie of the Year honors. 

Not on the card - he hit seven career homers in 3745 official at-bats.  That's one in every 535 at-bats or basically an entire season.

04 - Bobby Grich

Baltimore had to outbid college football teams to sign Grich.  Were the colleges offering cash way back then?

He only made five errors in 1974 while playing second base.  That led to four Gold Gloves.

Not on the card - any mention of Greg Gross, who hit 19 less homers than Grich in 1974.