Cake or gum? 1977 Frank Tanana

Last time it was a 3-2 win for Hostess. Will it keep it up here?

Hostess has a portrait of Tanana at the Oakland Coliseum. Topps has an action shot at Yankee Stadium. This was a wild game, won by the Angels. Tanana and the Angels were cruising, with the fireballer looking to finish off an 8-0 shutout win. However, with one out in the 9th, eight straight Yankees reached base off of Tanana and reliver John Verhoeven, capped by Roy White's game-tying home run. With two outs, the Yankees had a chance to win after Jerry Remy made an error, but Mickey Rivers was thrown out stealing, forcing them game to extra innings. In the eleventh inning the Angels touched up Sparky Lyle for three runs on three singles and a sac fly, coming away with the 11-8 win. 

In the 1970s Frank Tanana was a hard-throwing, hard-partying Angels pitcher who was one of the most dominating starters in the AL in the mid-to-late 1970s. In the early 1980s he hurt his arm, became a born-again Christian, and reinvented himself as a soft-throwing finesse pitcher and leader in baseball's Christian community. He had some very solid seasons for the Rangers and Tigers, and was signed by the Mets before their disastrous 1993 season. He was OK for the Mets, and in mid-September they traded him to the Yankees as they were trying everything to keep up with the Blue Jays in their quest for their first division title in twelve years. Tanana pitched well but wasn't enough to keep the Yankees in contention. Overall in 638 games over 21 seasons, he went 240-236 with 2,773 strikeouts and a 3.66 ERA. During and after his career Tanana has been an active leader in baseball ministries and other church organizations. He has also coached youth baseball.