Playing career, in brief: The flamboyant Montanez was an outfielder with some good power, most notably leading the NL in doubles with the Phillies in 1972. He played for nine teams in 14 seasons, seven of those with the Phillies. In 1,632 major league games, he hit .275 with 139 HR and 802 RBI.
Post-playing career, in brief: After his playing career he returned to his native Puerto Rico where he was a scout and ran a baseball school.
My collection: I have 22 of his cards, from 1971 to 1982. I would be interested in trading for 1972 Topps #690.
Just looked Willie up on COMC to see if there were any cards that stood out from my childhood. There wasn't, but he sure had a lot of flagship cards featuring him on different teams:
ReplyDelete75T Phillies
76T Giants
77/78T Braves
79T Mets
80T Rangers
81T Expos
82T Pirates
Plus he was featured with the Padres on his 81F card.