Cake or gum? 1976 Frank Duffy

RIP Al Fitzmorris, who shared his thoughts on baseball cards with this blog in July.

Last time cake and gum tied at 4-4. Will there be a winner here?

Frank Duffy take a practice swing at Oakland Coliseum wearing a blue jersey on his Hostess card. Meanwhile Topps goes with a batting cage candid in a red jersey. Duffy was a typical 1970s defense-first shortstop. He twice led the AL in fielding percentage and for a while had the team record (since broken by Omar Vizquel). He was not a great hitter, though. Over nine season for four teams, mostly the Indians, he hit .232 with 26 HR and 240 RBI. After his playing career he owned a real estate business in Arizona. He is now retired.