Sunday, July 26, 2009

1984 Topps Giants - Part 2

Joel Youngblood played 3B for the Giants and batted .254 with 10 HR in 134 games.



Johnnie LeMaster was the starting shortstop and batted .217 with a .265 OBP in 132 games.



Duane Kuiper batted .200 in 115 at bats (mostly as a pinch hitter).



Dave Bergman didn't play for the Giants in 1984. After the 1983 season he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Alejandro Sanchez. The Phillies turned around and traded him to the Detroit Tigers before the 1984 season.




Tom O'Malley batted .120 in 13 games. He spent most of the season in AAA Phoenix. Tom had a stint in May, played a few games in July, and then was on the major league team in September.

Joe Pettini didn't play for the Giants in 1984. He started the season on the Phoenix Giants then moved on to AAA Louisville (Cardinals). He didn't play in the majors after 1983.


Darrell Evans didn't play for the Giants in 1984. He signed with the Detroit Tigers as a free agent after the 1983 season.


Brad Wellman batted .226 in 94 games as a utilityman.

Other infielders who didn't get a regular 1984 Topps Giants' card:
  • Al Oliver (1B - batted .298 in 91 games)
  • Manny Trillo (2B - batted .254 in 98 games)
  • Scot Thompson (1B - batted .306 in 245 at bats)
  • Fran Mullins (IF - batted .218 in 110 at bats)
  • Chris Brown (3B - batted .286 in 23 September games)
    Joe Pittman (IF - batted .227 in 22 at bats)



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