garvey cey russell lopes: another 1978 topps dodger auto received, but it's not ed goodson

it's been a while since i learned that john hale was included on the 1978 topps dodger team card (that's him seated at the right end of the front row). i mentioned in my open letter to ed goodson that i had sent the card to hale in the hopes that he would sign it. he did.

he also signed copies of his actual 1978 topps card

and his 1976 topps card

but sadly not his 1978 topps burger king dodgers/update card that should have been.

hale was a dodger through most of the 1977 season before being selected on waivers by the blue jays in september. a week or so later, the mariners claimed him and put him in right field for the 1978 and 1979 seasons. he later wound up in the cincinnati and baltimore organizations, but not the big leagues for either club.

here's a tidbit in line with matt's 'everybody's got a record' - when hale went 4 for 4 in 1974, he became the player with the most hits to bat 1.000 in a season. so there.

as far as my modest 1978 topps dodger autograph project goes, i'm still stuck on 97%.

here's the tally:

garvey cey russell lopes

09 March 2011

another 1978 topps dodger auto received, but it's not ed goodson

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