#42 - Andy Messersmith
They packed a lot of text onto Messersmith's card. He went 8-1 to end the season as a 20-game winner.
The 1972 pitching staff is built around him. He has the team record of 211 strikeouts in a season.
Not on the card - 1972 was his last season with the Angels after he won eight games and lost 11. He was sent to the Dodgers after the season in a trade that involved seven players. Nolan Ryan joined the Angels in 1972 and won 19 games while crushing Andy's strikeout record by fanning 329 batters.
#41 - Nate Colbert
Colbert's hobbies are cards, checkers and music. That's a nice departure from the guys who mention only some of these typical answers - sports, golf, hunting, fishing.
Kellogg's is quick to mention San Diego's dismal roster. I like that. In their first six seasons they finished last in their division. They finished 4th, 5th or 6th in every season from 1969 to 1983 and only once did they win more games than they lost. I won't mention anything after that because now my mood has soured.
#40 - Dick Drago
Drago was another guy who wasn't good enough for an NL fan like me to know much about.
Lots of boring stuff on this card. I like that it mentions that his biggest goal will be beating the Tigers, his former team, the only team in the AL that he is winless against.
I really like the design of these card backs. It's great that they've added lots of text, but they really didn't do enough to make the backs interesting. I'm guessing that I even thought this way in 1972.
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