1981 Topps Reggie Smith

The front: Nice in-game photo at what I believe is Veterans Stadium.

The back: It’s understandable that with a fifteen-year career there wasn’t enough room for a blurb, but they could at least have made the font bigger.

The player: Outfielder Reggie Smith played seventeen seasons in the majors for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Dodgers and Giants. A seven-time All-Star, he hit .287 with 314 HR and 1,092 RBI. He hit six career World Series home runs, all for teams that lost the Series (’67 Red Sox, ’77-’78 Dodgers). He finally won a World Series ring in 1981, but did not homer in that series.

The man: Smith has taught youth baseball for many years and now owns the Reggie Smith Baseball Centers in Encino, CA.

My collection: I have 22 of his cards, from 1968 to 1983. I would be interested in trading for 1967 Topps #314, 1969 Topps #660 and 1972 Topps #565.