I didn't remember that he was used in relief during 1979. I checked online and found that he had 305 career starts and 100 relief appearances.
The card mentions his inside-the-park homer that won him a game. He had five career homers.
It is noted that the Astros didn't hit well when he was pitching in 1979. They finished 89-73 and surpassed their previous highest number of wins (84). But they sure didn't hit. Jose Cruz was the team leader in homers (9) and RBIs (72). Yes that is NINE, I didn't omit a digit.
Can anyone find a team since the Deadball Era to have their team leader hit less than 10 homers in a year? I assume that even in the strike years that didn't happen.
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