The front: Action shot at Yankee Stadium, with the photo angled to make his stance look less crouched. In the stands a hot dog vendor is busy in the first row. Alexander played in one day game at Yankee Stadium in 1980, June 29. In the top of the 6th inning, down 2-1, Alexander pinch hit for second baseman Dave Rosello and hit a sac fly off of Ron Guidry to tie the game. In the bottom of the 6th Jack Brohamer replaced Alexander to play second base. Jim Lefebvre hit a three-ruh homer that inning to break the game open; the final was 7-2 Yankees.
The back: Alexander's 27 home runs were four more than Johnny Bench and Dale Murphy, who was still primarily a catcher in '78.
The player: Gary Alexander played parts of three seasons for the Giants from 1975 to 1977, catching John Montefusco’s no-hitter in 1976. He was traded twice in three months in 1978 – to the A’s in March, then to Cleveland in June. He managed to hit 27 home runs that year but struck out a league leading 166 times. In 1979 he struck out 100 times in 358 at bats, then struck out 52 times in 178 at bats in 1980. He played briefly for Pittsburgh in 1981 and that was it.
The man: After his playing career Alexander joined the Los Angeles Fire Department, retiring as a Captain in 2020.
My collection: I have 12 of his cards, from 1977 to 1982. I would be interested in trading for 1975 TCMA Lafayette Drillers #12.
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