In today's edition of 1983 Wheeze Kids we present a Big Fish in any Phillies Fans Collection.
Mike Schmidt 1973 Topps #615 (RC)
The 1983 Phillies didn't have many standout hitting seasons on their roster. The exception was Mike Schmidt, He led the league in Home Runs, Walks and OBP . It was good enough for 3rd in the MVP voting behind Dale Murphy and Andre Dawson.
Schmidt's regular season carried into the NLCS which saw him bat .467 with a pair of doubles and a Home Run, for a nice .800 slugging number. Unfortunatley for the Phillies The Orioles pitching staff figured out the future Hall of Famer and Schmidt stuggled during the World Series only managing a single in 20 ABs.
For the Collector
I picked up the above card a little over a year ago for just under $42 via ebay. At some point I will do a full FTC on the auction numbers for this card, but don't have my stuff together today.
In OtherWords
Night Owl Cards - A view of this card from a Dodger Fan.
HoF Index: Mike Schmidt
1973 Topps #615 (RC)
1974 Topps #283 (First Solo Card)
1975 Topps #70 & related Mini
1976 All-Star Program
1977 Topps #441 (70th Birthday)
1981 Fleer #645 Triple Threat Schmidt, Rose, Bowa
1981 Topps #206 Record Breakers (Single Season HRs for 3B)
1988 Fleer Superstars #33
2002 Fleer GotG Dueling Duos #DD-27 (with HoF George Brett)
2005 UD Classic Moments #CM-MS (30th Anniversary 500 Home Runs)
2008 UD Baseball Heroes #138 (40th Anniversary of 4 Home Run Game - 1976 0417)
2013 Panini USA Baseball #34
2013 Topps Chasing History (gold) #CH-92 Mike Schmidt
Complete Phungo HoF Index
Sources & Links
1983 Wheeze Kids Index
Baseball-ref.com
The 1983 Phillies didn't have many standout hitting seasons on their roster. The exception was Mike Schmidt, He led the league in Home Runs, Walks and OBP . It was good enough for 3rd in the MVP voting behind Dale Murphy and Andre Dawson.
Schmidt's regular season carried into the NLCS which saw him bat .467 with a pair of doubles and a Home Run, for a nice .800 slugging number. Unfortunatley for the Phillies The Orioles pitching staff figured out the future Hall of Famer and Schmidt stuggled during the World Series only managing a single in 20 ABs.
For the Collector
I picked up the above card a little over a year ago for just under $42 via ebay. At some point I will do a full FTC on the auction numbers for this card, but don't have my stuff together today.
In OtherWords
Night Owl Cards - A view of this card from a Dodger Fan.
HoF Index: Mike Schmidt
1973 Topps #615 (RC)
1974 Topps #283 (First Solo Card)
1975 Topps #70 & related Mini
1976 All-Star Program
1977 Topps #441 (70th Birthday)
1981 Fleer #645 Triple Threat Schmidt, Rose, Bowa
1981 Topps #206 Record Breakers (Single Season HRs for 3B)
1988 Fleer Superstars #33
2002 Fleer GotG Dueling Duos #DD-27 (with HoF George Brett)
2005 UD Classic Moments #CM-MS (30th Anniversary 500 Home Runs)
2008 UD Baseball Heroes #138 (40th Anniversary of 4 Home Run Game - 1976 0417)
2013 Panini USA Baseball #34
2013 Topps Chasing History (gold) #CH-92 Mike Schmidt
Complete Phungo HoF Index
Sources & Links
1983 Wheeze Kids Index
Baseball-ref.com
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