Showing posts with label 1980 Kellogg's Giants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1980 Kellogg's Giants. Show all posts

Sunday, August 7, 2011

1980 Kellogg's #57 - Jack Clark


  • Jack Clark was the main man offensively for the Giants in 1980. He batted .284 with 22 HR and 82 RBI and got a few votes in the NL MVP balloting
  • Jack was named co-player of the week (with Steve Carlton) in the NL for the week of June 15-22. Clark was 14 for 26 (.538 average) and homered twice during the week.
  • Clark suffered a broken bone in his hand after being hit by a pitch from the Mets' Mark Bomback on August 20.
  • He came back on September 18 but only pinch hit for the next three days.
  • Jack returned to the starting lineup on September 21. He went 6 for 41 after the injury with no extra-base hits


Saturday, August 6, 2011

1980 Kellogg's #42 - Vida Blue


  • Here is another Kellogg's Vida Blue card
  • After the first two months of the 1980 season, Blue was 8-2.
  • He was named in a paternity suit in June 1980. The suit was from a child a woman claimed he had fathered in 1967 (before he started his professional baseball career)
  • Blue had to miss the 1980 All Star Game due to a bad back
  • Vida Blue finished the 1980 season with a 14-10 record and a 2.97 ERA