Showing posts with label Bob Heise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Heise. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

1971 Topps Giants - Part 2 (infielders)

#50 Willie McCovey
  • Willie McCovey missed part of the year with an injury, but he was a dangerous hitter when he was in there. Willie batted .277 with 18 HR and 70 RBI in 105 games during the regular season.
  • McCovey was 6 for 14 (.429) with 2 HR during the 1971 National League Championship Series
  • On May 2 against the Cincinnati Reds McCovey went 2 for 6 with two HR and 3 RBI. His solo home run in the top of the 13th inning was the eventual game-winner.
  • Willie played in his last All Star Game in 1971 and was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.



#181 Hal Lanier
  • Another Phoenix Municipal Stadium picture
  • Hal Lanier batted .233 in 109 games in 1971.
  • Lanier started 41 games at 3B and was a defensive replacement in most of his other games.
  • Hal went 0 for 1 in the 1971 NLCS.



#378 Tito Fuentes
  • Tito Fuentes batted .273 in 152 games in 1971. 
  • Fuentes was 5 for 16 (.313) in the NLCS.



#486 Steve Huntz
  • Steve Huntz didn't play for the Giants in 1971.
  • Huntz was traded to the Chicago White Sox on March 23, 1971 for Steve Hamilton



#691 Bob Heise
  • Bob Heise was hitless in 11 at bats for the Giants in 1971.
  • On June 1 Heise was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Floyd Wicker



#224 Alan Gallagher
  • Alan Gallagher batted .277 with 5 HR and 57 RBI in 136 games. 
  • Gallagher was 1 for 10 (.100) in the NLCS.



#461 Jim Hart
  • Jim Ray Hart batted .256 in 39 AB. 
  • He didn't play until June 18 and was used mostly as a pinch hitter during the season.
  • Hart went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts in the NLCS.
Others who played infield for the Giants in 1971 but didn't get a 1971 Topps Giants card:
  • Dave Kingman (UT) (.278, 6 HR, 24 RBI in 41 games)
  • Frank  Johnson (UT) (.082 in 49 AB)
  • Ed Goodson (1B) (.190 in 42 AB)
  • Frank Duffy (UT) (.179 in 28 AB)
  • Chris Arnold (2B) (.231 in 13 AB)

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Friday, October 2, 2009

1970 Topps Giants - Part 2 (infielders)


  • Willie McCovey (# 250) followed up his 1969 MVP season with another good year. He batted .289 and led the team in homers (39) and RBI (126). He finished 9th in MVP voting in 1970.


  • Hal Lanier (# 583) batted .231 in 134 games as the Giants' starting shortstop



  • Bob Heise (# 478) batted .234 in 67 games as a utility infielder.





  • Willie McCovey (# 450) was 1 for 2 with one RBI in the 1970 All Star Game. He was a six-time NL All Star.




  • Jim Davenport (# 378) batted .243 in 37 at bats in 1970. He was released on July 13, 1970.


  • Ron Hunt (# 276) batted .281 in 117 games at 2B for the Giants in 1970. Ron had a .394 on base percentage. He was hit by a pitch a league-leading 26 times.



  • Bobby Etheridge (# 107) didn't play for the Giants in 1970. He was traded to the San Diego Padres after the 1969 season. The Padres sent him to AAA Salt Lake City. He played in the minors through the 1973 season but never made it back to the majors.


  • Tito Fuentes (# 42) played in 123 games in 1970 at 2B, SS, and 3B. He batted .267 in 435 at bats.

  • Others who played infield for the Giants in 1970 but didn't get a Giants' card:

  • Al Gallagher -- 3B (.266 in 282 AB)
  • John Stephenson -- UT (.070 in 43 AB)
  • Don Mason -- 2B (.139 in 41 AB)
  • Ed Goodson -- 1B (.273 in 11 AB)