Last time gum won a close one, 6-4. Who will win here?
Once again the Hostess photo is much bluer than the Topps photo. Other than that, the photos are nearly identical. (Not actually the same photo though - you can see a gap between the bat and trees in the Hostess photo but not the Topps.)
Bucky Dent was an excellent fielding shortstop with a decent, though not overpowering bat. At the time of this card he was coming off an All-Star season in 1975 after winning Rookie of the Year in 1974. After a down year in 1976 the White Sox traded him to the Yankees for Oscar Gamble, in what turned out to be a great trade for the Yankees. Dent provided good defense, and famously had one of the all-time great Octobers in 1978, hitting the go-ahead 3-run home run in the one-game playoff against the Red Sox, then winning World Series MVP honors for hitting .417 with 7 RBI against the Dodgers. In 1982 the Yankees traded him to the Rangers for Lee Mazzilli. He ended his career with the Royals in 1984. Overall in 1,392 games he hit .247 with 40 HR and 423 RBI. After his career he was a coach for several teams and had a brief stint managing the Yankees.
Gum. Thats a sweet card.
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ReplyDeleteGum. The lighting seems better.
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ReplyDeleteGum. Better too blue than not blue enough.
ReplyDeleteGum. I like the photo better.
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ReplyDeleteGum. You get a better shot of the Coliseum in that photo.
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