25 years ago today (July 30 1995) Five baseball legends were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Among them were Richie Ashburn, Leon Day, Vic Willis and 19th century Executive William Hulbert.
The fifth inductee is the one we will discuss tonight. The only one to have played his entire career with the Philadelphia Phillies.
1980 Topps #270 Mike Schmidt
This is the first Mike Schmidt card tagged with an All-Star flair, honoring his first ever start for the NL squad in the mid-summer classic.
If your curious as to how well Mike fared in that game all you need to do is flip over the card.
1980 Topps #270 Mike Schmidt (b-side)
The Triple was in the first inning off of another Haller Nolan Ryan. The hit plated Steve Garvey for the NLs first run in a 7-6 victory.
Schmidt made 12 All-Star teams and was named a starter 7 times.
1980 World Champions
It is obvious I am not going to dedicate as much ink to the 1980 Phillies as I would like, but I am still trying to highlight as many players as possible. For more of these postings see the link below.
Sources and Links
1980 World Series Champions Index
Mike Schmidt Index
Baseball Card Database
Baseball-Ref
Baseball Hall of Fame
The fifth inductee is the one we will discuss tonight. The only one to have played his entire career with the Philadelphia Phillies.
This is the first Mike Schmidt card tagged with an All-Star flair, honoring his first ever start for the NL squad in the mid-summer classic.
If your curious as to how well Mike fared in that game all you need to do is flip over the card.
The Triple was in the first inning off of another Haller Nolan Ryan. The hit plated Steve Garvey for the NLs first run in a 7-6 victory.
Schmidt made 12 All-Star teams and was named a starter 7 times.
1980 World Champions
It is obvious I am not going to dedicate as much ink to the 1980 Phillies as I would like, but I am still trying to highlight as many players as possible. For more of these postings see the link below.
Sources and Links
1980 World Series Champions Index
Mike Schmidt Index
Baseball Card Database
Baseball-Ref
Baseball Hall of Fame
Still remember Schmidt's announce retirement around Memorial Day 1989.
ReplyDeleteYes, and the embarrassing kerfuffle for MLB when Schmidt was still voted as the starting 3rd baseman in the all-star game that season, after he had already retired in May.
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