Friday, May 29, 2026

Cake or gum? 1977 Roy Smalley

Last time it was a 5-1 win for gum. Will it win again here?

Before and after swing at Anaheim Stadium. I couldn't resist lining up the cards to follow the curve of the stadium.

Shortstop Roy Smalley played sixteen seasons in the major leagues, mostly for the Twins and Yankees. He was an All-Star in 1979, hitting .271 with 24 HR and 95 RBI. Overall in 1,653 games he hit .257 with 163 HR and 694 RBI, good power numbers for a shortstop Smalley’s father, also named Roy Smalley, played eleven seasons in the major leagues. His uncle was long-time manager Gene Mauch. While playing for the Yankees Smalley’s neighbor was a banking executive (later the CEO of EF Hutton) who convinced Smalley to go into banking after his career. He is currently a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Minneapolis. 

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