1979 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

• Larry Herndon (#624) batted .257 with 7 HR and 36 RBI in 354 at bats in 1979.
  
  
  

• Terry Whitfield (#589) batted .287 with 5 HR and 44 RBI in 133 games.
  
  
  
  

• Jack Clark (#512) batted .273 with 26 HR and 86 RBI. This was one of the few years during this era when he didn't lead the Giants in home runs (Mike Ivie hit 27).
  
  
  
  
  

• Hector Cruz (#436) batted .120 in 25 at bats. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on June 28 for Pedro Borbon.
  
  
  
  

• Vic Harris (#338) didn't play for the Giants in 1979. He became a free agent after the 1978 season and signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. Vic ended up spending the 1979 season with Vancouver (Milwaukee's AAA club).
  
  
  

• Jim Dwyer (#236) didn't play for the Giants in 1979. He was purchased by the Boston Red Sox on March 15, 1979.

Others who played OF for the Giants in 1979 but who didn't get a '79 Topps Giants card:

• Max Venable (.165 in 85 AB)

• Greg Johnston (.203 in 74 AB) -- he's on the "rookies" card shown two entries ago
  
  
  
  
  
  

1978 Topps Giants - Part 3

• Randy Elliott (#719) didn't play for the Giants in 1978. He has no stats at all from 1978 and 1979. He played for the Giants in 1977 and then played for the Oakland A's (and their AAA team) in 1980. I wonder what happened to him during those two years.
  

• Gary Thomasson (#684) didn't play for the Giants in 1978. He was traded to the Oakland A's before the 1978 season as part of the Vida Blue trade.
  

• Larry Herndon (#512) was the starting center fielder and played in 151 games in 1978. He batted .259 with one home run and 32 RBI.
  
  

• Vic Harris (#436) batted .150 in 100 at bats as a utilityman in 1978.
  
  
  
  

• Jack Clark (#384) batted .306 with 25 HR and 98 RBI. The 22-year-old right fielder led the Giants in runs (90), hits (181), doubles (46), home runs, and RBI.
  
  
  
  

• Terry Whitfield (#236) batted .289 with 10 HR and 32 RBI in 149 games. Terry was the Giants' starting left fielder.

Others who played OF for the Giants but didn't get 1978 Topps Giants cards:

• Hector Cruz (.223 with 6 HR in 197 AB)
• Jim Dwyer (.225 in 173 AB)