The front: Great action shot in front of a packed house at
Yankee Stadium.
The back: In a 2000 interview, Underwood said of Lemon, “He must have
been something like 11 of 13 off me and the very first pitch I ever threw to
him, he hit about 450 feet straight over the centerfield wall.” Actually, Lemon
hit only .400 (10-for-25) with one home run against Underwood. Lemon did go
7-for-10 against Underwood in 1978 and 1979 with three doubles and the home
run, but Underwood held him to three singles in 18 at-bats after, including an
0-for-3 in 1980. By comparison, Bobby Grich went 13-for-33 (.433) with 4 HR
against Underwood, and Dave Kingman was 7-for-12 (.583) with 3 HR against him.
The player: Underwood pitched for six teams over his 11 year
career, reaching double figures in victories four times. Overall in 379 games
he went 86-87 with a 3.89 ERA.
The man: After his career he became a financial advisor. He
died of pancreatic cancer in 2010.
My collection: I have 22 of his cards, from 1975 to 1985. I
would be interested in trading for 1983 Fleer Stamps #NNO.
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