The front: Nice action shot a Yankee Stadium. Notice the
fielding cap under the batting helmet, not something you see anymore. Orta
played in one day game at Yankee Stadium, a 7-2 Yankees win on June 29. Orta
had two singles in five at-bats.
The back: Topps included two extra statistics for Orta’s
1979 season, one that is now largely discredited and the other now considered
one of the most important in the game. Baseball-Reference has his on-base
percentage as .348, not .351.
The player: A two-time All-Star, Jorge Orta played sixteen
seasons in the major leagues for five teams, mostly the White Sox and Royals.
He was a .270s/.280s hitter with a little power and a little speed. In 1,755
games he hit .278 with 130 HR and 745 RBI.
The man: His father, Pedro Orta, was a famous slugger in
Cuba, known as the “Babe Ruth of Cuba”. Jorge Orta had a long minor league
coaching career and is now retired.
My collection: I have 33 of his cards, from 1973 to 1987. I
would be interested in trading for 1984 Fleer Update #86.
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