1973 Topps Giants - Part 2 (infielders)

• Willie McCovey (# 410) hit 29 homers and knocked in 75 runs in the last year of his first tenure with the Giants. He was traded with Bernie Williams to the San Diego Padres for Mike Caldwell after the season. Willie was 4th in the NL with 105 walks.
  
  

• Chris Arnold (# 584) batted .296 in 54 AB as a utility player.
  
  
  

• Chris Speier (# 345 and # 273) batted .249 with 11 home runs and 71 RBI in 153 games. He was the starting shortstop for the NL in the All Star Game.
  
  
  
  

• It looks like Tito (# 236) just decked that guy. He batted .277 in 160 games in 1973.
  
  
  

• Ed Goodson (# 197) had his best year in 1973. He batted .302 in 102 games as the Giants' third baseman.
  
  
  

• Dave Kingman (# 23) batted .203 with 24 homers and 55 RBI in 305 AB in 1973. He played 3B when Ed Goodson wasn't in the lineup and 1B when Willie McCovey wasn't playing.

Others who played infield but didn't receive a 1973 Giants' card:

• Mike Phillips (.240 in 104 AB)
• Steve Ontiveros (.242 in 33 AB)
• Bruce Miller (.143 in 21 AB)
• Damaso Blanco (.000 in 12 AB)
• Al Gallagher (.222 in 9 AB)
  
  
  
  

1974 Topps Giants -- Part 2

• Dave Kingman didn't have one of his better years in 1974. He played in 121 games and batted .223 with 18 homers and 55 RBI.

• Steve Ontiveros started 72 games at third base in 1974. As a 22-year-0ld rookie he batted .265 with 4 HR and 57 walks (.375 OBP).
  
  
  

• Mike Phillips batted .219 in 100 games (283 AB) as a utility infielder.
  
  
  
  

• Ed Goodson started 67 games at 1B and played some 3B as well in his last good season. He batted .272 with 6 HR and 48 RBI in 298 AB. Ed would never bat above .229 for the rest of his major league career.
  
  
  

• Chris Arnold is listed as a catcher on this card because he caught in nine games in 1973. In 1974 he was a utility infielder, starting 30 games at 2B, six games at 3B, and one game at SS. Chris batted .241 in 174 AB.
  
  
  

• Tito Fuentes missed over a month of the season. He played on opening day (April 5) and didn't play again until May 7. He struggled to a .249 average in 108 games and was traded to the San Diego Padres after the season.
  
  
  
  

• Chris Speier batted .250 in 141 games as the starting shortstop and was the Giants' representative in the 1974 All Star Game.
  
  
  
  

• Gary Thomasson batted .244 in 315 AB as an outfielder and occasional first baseman.
  
  Others who played infield in 1974 but didn't get Topps Giants' cards:
• Bruce Miller (.278 in 198 AB as a utility infielder). He batted .357 in 33 games at Phoenix in '74 but couldn't duplicate it at the major league level.
• Glenn Redmon batted .235 in 17 late-season at bats. 1974 was his only season in the majors. Glenn batted .312 for Phoenix before his September call-up.
  
  
  
  
  
  

1975 Topps Giants Part 2

Mike Phillips (#642) batted .194 in 10 games for the Giants in 1975. The Giants waived him and the New York Mets claimed him on May 3.

Bruce Miller (#606) batted .239 in 99 games. He mostly played 3B and had some games at 2B and SS.

Chris Speier (#505) was the starting shortstop, played in 141 games, and batted .271.

Steve Ontiveros (#483) mostly played at 3B, but also saw action at 1B and in the OF. He batted .289 with little power in 108 games. He had a nice on base percentage (.391). In fact, none of the Giant starters had an OBP below .347.

Tito Fuentes (#425) was traded with Butch Metzger to the San Diego Padres for Darrell Thomas before the 1975 season.

Ed Goodson (#322) batted .207 in 121 at bats as a utilityman in 1975. He was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Craig Robinson on June 11.

Other infielders who saw action for the Giants but didn't get a 1975 Topps Giants card:

• Willie Montanez (1B) batted .305 in 135 games.
• Darrell Thomas (2B) batted .276 in 144 games and led the Giants in stolen bases (28).
• Johnnie LeMaster (SS) batted .189 in 74 at bats as a September call-up.
• Chris Arnold (UT) batted .195 in 41 at bats. He batted .339 in 35 games at AAA Phoenix in 1975.
• Craig Robinson (UT) batted .069 in 29 at bats after being acquired on June 11.