Up
on the blog today, we take a closer look at the image, or in this case
card variation for John Scott in 1977, as he was about to become an
"original Blue Jay" during their inaugural baseball season:
| OPC Version |
| Topps version |
Of
course, OPC gave him a dedicated card in their set, given that these
cards are for the Canadian market and I'm sure there was intense
interest in the new team North of the American border.
In
the Topps set, Scott was given a spot in their multi-player rookie card
sub-set, which just so happened to be on the same card as future Hall
of Famer Andre Dawson.
Not bad!
Scott would get a card in the 1978 set, as he played 79 games during
that inaugural 1977 season.
But in 1975, he went 0-9 over 25 games with the San Diego Padres, though scoring nine runs with two stolen bases in pinch-running duties in his second taste of the Big Leagues.
In 1974 he appeared in 14 games for San Diego, collecting a single over 15 at-bats in his first Major League action, with three runs scored and a stolen base.
That aforementioned 1977 season with Toronto would be the last of his career, batting .240 with 56 hits in 233 at-bats, with 26 runs and 15 runs batted in, finishing up his brief three year career with a .222 batting average before moving on to Japan for a few seasons before calling it a career in 1982.
But in 1975, he went 0-9 over 25 games with the San Diego Padres, though scoring nine runs with two stolen bases in pinch-running duties in his second taste of the Big Leagues.
In 1974 he appeared in 14 games for San Diego, collecting a single over 15 at-bats in his first Major League action, with three runs scored and a stolen base.
That aforementioned 1977 season with Toronto would be the last of his career, batting .240 with 56 hits in 233 at-bats, with 26 runs and 15 runs batted in, finishing up his brief three year career with a .222 batting average before moving on to Japan for a few seasons before calling it a career in 1982.