Going Horizontal
The Big Red Machine had a ridiculous 7 out of 8 position players on the All Star roster in 1976. Five of them were in the starting line up. And at the helm was their manager, Sparky Anderson. The only position player left off the All Star team was center fielder, Cesar Geronimo. Geronimo had career highs in batting with .307 and stolen bases with 22. He also earned his 3rd consecutive Gold Glove in 1976.
George Foster was also having a great year in 1976. He led the league in RBIs and finished 2nd in N.L. MVP voting to his teammate, Joe Morgan. He was also selected to his first All Star Game. Normally a left fielder, Foster was the starting center fielder and batting clean-up. In his first at bat he got an RBI on a ground out to 2nd. In the 3rd inning he went deep off Catfish Hunter scoring Joe Morgan. Those 3 RBIs were enough to earn him the All Star MVP as the N.L. coasted to its 5th straight victory 7-1.
Excellent card. And the pic is pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove it, and the photo is awesome!
ReplyDeleteAllow me to parrot, great photo!
ReplyDeleteSo this card is fake, as in it didn't really exist? I have read that that is not even Foster running down the line, it is actually Griffey Sr.?
ReplyDeleteUh, yeah. Fake as in "Cards that never were". You know, the title of this blog....
DeleteAccording to Getty Images, this is indeed Foster. However he IS wearing a batting glove on his right hand. This would be unusual for a RH hitter (Foster) but normal for a LH hitter (Griffey).
So you might have a point.