The front: A fun card with lots going on in the background, including a couple of Twins who appear to be adjusting their equipment.
The back: Erickson's pickoff record was broken in 1990 by Mark Guthrie, who recorded 11.
Playing career: Erickson came up with the Twins as a 21-year-old rookie in 1978 and went 14-13 with a 3.96 ERA. However, injuries prevented him from sustaining that success. In 135 games for the Twins and Yankees from 1978 to 1983, he went 35-53 with a 4.13 ERA. He attempted a comeback with the Cardinals in 1989 and pitched well in AAA, but did not return to the major leagues.
Post-playing career: After his playing career he was involved in a variety of business pursuits, several of them related to baseball instruction. He is now retired. He shared his thoughts on baseball cards with this blog in 2015.
My collection: I have 12 of his cards, from 1979 to 1990. I would be interested in trading for 1982 Topps Traded #30.
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ReplyDeleteThat smile looked familiar. I looked him up on COMC to see if there were any singles that stood out from my childhood. Looks like Roger made a similar face on most of his trading cards.
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