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Friday, March 27, 2020

1980 Kellogg's Baseball Card Backs - #42 Vida Blue

I stopped working through this set for a few reasons.  Back to the countdown with #42 Vida Blue.





A switch-hitting pitcher.  Isn't that great, especially since he was in the A.L. from 1973 to 1977 with the DH rule in place.  Wait, he hit .104 in his career.  I would have thought that he was a switch-hitter because he was good at the plate.

His MVP/Cy Young season of 1970 is mentioned.  I didn't realize that he only pitched 39 innings during the previous season.  He only pitched 42 in the 1968 season, so he really was a new guy when he took both awards.  He was not too many innings over the rookie limit.

Not on the card - he didn't even lead the league in wins in 1971.  Mickey Lolich was 25-14.

In 1971 Harmon Killebrew led the league with 119 RBIs.  He was the only guy to top 100.  He finished tied for 21st in the MVP voting (28 HR, .254 average).

For those who look at WAR, Wilbur Wood posted the highest one - 11.0.






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  1. FujiMarch 28, 2020 at 7:22 AM

    .014 career batting average? Wowza. That's pretty low.

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  2. RunForeKelloggsMarch 28, 2020 at 9:57 AM

    Oops. My mistake. it was .104. Still he struck out a in slightly more than half of his official at-bats.

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