The front: Typical spring training headshot, with a light
tower growing out of Rainey’s left shoulder.
The back: After beating the Toledo Mud Hens in the first
round, three games to two, Rainey’s PawSox fell to the Richmond Braves in the
finals, four games to two.
The player: Chuck Rainey played six seasons in the major
leagues for the Red Sox, Cubs and A’s. In 141 games he went 43-35 with a 4.50
ERA.
The man: Rainey was accused but never charged in baseball’s
cocaine scandals of the early 1980s. He appears to have gone into the
construction business after his baseball career.
My collection: I have 12 of his cards, from 1980 to 1985. I
would be interested in trading for 1982 Brigham’s Coca-Cola #15.
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