Back for three more 1972 Kellogg's baseball cards.
#21 - Ralph Garr
Even though I'm focusing on the backs of these cards, I can't get away from the pictures of Garr on the front and back as well as the lack of Braves logo. He's the only Brave in the set. Were they making uniform changes or was he being traded? Phil Niekro's uniform on his 1973 Kellogg's card is certainly a new style.
I always liked his nickname of "The Roadrunner". On a trip to Chula Vista, California I finally saw an actually roadrunner. Beep-Beep.
Garr attended Grambling College.
#20 - Reggie Jackson
Reggie's hobby was already automobiles. He actually collected them. I wish I had his budget for my collections.
He has led the league in strikeouts in all four of his seasons. Kellogg's called his style "all-or-nothing" swinging.
Not on the card - he is the career leader in strikeouts but he only led the league in only one more season.
Jax, as Kellogg's called him, already has 70 stolen bases.
Not on the card - he finished his career with 228 steals, even though he had only 26 in his last nine years.
#19 - Manny Sanguillen
He liked playing the guitar. Kellogg's called him the "smiling Panamanian."
Kellogg's thinks he might not play catcher much longer because he's a good outfielder.
Not on the card - as mentioned on a later Kellogg's card, he did play a lot of outfield in 1973 after the death of Roberto Clemente. But, Sanguillen remained a catcher throughout his career.
He teaches baseball and the Bible in his native Panama City.
It's a baseball fact - this isn't on many cards. Ron Hunt got hit-by-pitch 50 times in 1971.
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