The back: Sorensen retired nine straight batters in that All-Star Game: Reggie Smith, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, George Foster, Greg Luzinski, Steve Garvey, Ted Simmons, Dave Winfield, and Larry Bowa. Three Hall-of-Famers and at least three more (Rose, Foster, Garvey) playing at an HOF-caliber.
The player: Sorensen never again pitched at the level he did in 1978. After the 1980 season he was traded to the Cardinals, and also had stints with the Indians, A's, Cubs, Expos and Giants. Overall in 346 games he went 93-103 with a 4.15 ERA.
The man: Sorensen's alcoholism led to a suspension late in his baseball career and six drunk-driving arrests in the years after, resulting in two jail sentences. He has been sober since 2014, and is currently an announcer for Wake Forest and Chief Baseball Officer for F5 Sports, creater of the PitchLogic baseball app.
My collection: I have 29 of his cards, from 1978 to 1988. I would be interested in trading for 1982 Topps Traded #111.
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