1984 tom underwood

tom underwood signed as a free agent with the orioles in february of 1984.

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

underwood made 1 start in 37 appearances for the defending world champions, picking up a win and a save on the year.  he rejoined the yankees organization in 1985, but did not get called up and retired.  sadly, underwood passed away from cancer last november one month before his 57th birthday.

voici à vous, 1984 tom underwood!

1980 tom underwood

tom underwood went from the blue jays to the yankees in november of 1979 as part of the chris chambliss trade.  here's his 1980 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

underwood went on to win 15 games for the yankees in 1980, and made two appearances in the alcs against the royals.  he gave up a couple of unearned runs in 3 innings of work as the royals advanced.  the following year, he was traded to the a's in may and wound up facing the yankees in the alcs, and was once again on the losing end.

voici à vous, 1980 tom underwood!