Monday, November 5, 2018

1981 Topps Dave Skaggs

The front: Nice photo at Yankee Stadium with the façade visible in the background.

The back: Skaggs played in 24 games with the Angels. He had five RBI in his first game, and four in the other 23. Bill Madlock is the Pirate baserunner Skaggs threw out in the 1979 World Series.

The player: Skaggs was a backup-catcher who was the personal catcher for Dennis Martinez during the 1979 season. 1980 was his last season.

The man: Skaggs has worked as a plasterer for about the last 30 years. In 1999 he was diagnosed with colon cancer, but treatment was successful, and as of 2013 he was cancer-free.

My collection: I have four of his cards, from 1978 to 1981. I would be interested in trading for 1991 Crown/Coca-Cola #423.

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