The front: Herndon at bat at Shea Stadium. In two day games at Shea he went 0-for-7.
The back: Herndon earned four letters in football at Douglass High School.
The player: Herndon made his big league debut with the Cardinals in 1974 but played almost all of his career with the Giants (1976-1981) and Tigers (1982-1988). With the Giants he was a decent hitter, good fielder with some speed. After he was traded to the Tigers he immediately developed into more of a slugger. After six seasons with 23 total HR for the Giants, he hit 24 in his first season in Detroit. He hit .333 in the 1984 World Series and caught the final out. Overall in 1,537 games he hit .274 with 107 HR and 550 RBI.
The man: After his playing career he was a minor- and major-league coach, and is now retired.
My collection: I have 39 of his cards, from 1977 to 1989. I would be interested in trading for 1985 Topps Wendy's / Coca-Cola Detroit Tigers #12
Bo I'll get the Wendy's for you
ReplyDeleteRemember Herndon playing for the Tigers, but since he played in SF from 76 to 81, there's a really good chance I watched him play at Candlestick during those years.
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