Who is the man: Both Oscar Brown and Earl Williams made their major league debuts in 1970 with a certain degree of success. Brown would hit better than he ever would, batting .383 in 47 at-bats. Williams also hit above .300, going 7-for-24 for a .368 average.
Can ya dig it: As I've mentioned before, I like the old-style Braves uniforms and seeing two guys wearing them just reinforces that.
Right on: This is the first rookie stars card of the four that have been shown that features two African-American prospects.
You see these rookies are bad mothers: They're bad at something, and that's at being bad-ass. Rookies can't be bad-ass.
Shut your mouth: It's interesting that Williams is listed as a first baseman, as he would go on to a career as a catcher. Williams didn't move to catcher permanently until early in the 1971 season. He would go on to win Rookie of the Year honors that year. But he became known as a subpar defensive catcher, specializing in passed balls -- with a whopping 28 in 1972.
No one understands him but his woman: Oscar Brown is not the same person as outfielder (Downtown) Ollie Brown. That is his brother. Oscar Brown played exclusively with the Braves, lasting until 1973. He played in a career high 76 games in 1972, but hit just .226.
(A word about the back): I never knew Earl Williams was so tall.
Give Earl Williams a break, he had both Hoyt Wilhelm and Phil Niekro on the staff. That would lead to a lot of passed balls for Johnny Bench.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like the same mountain (hill) as the Paul Blair card.
ReplyDeleteI would say WPB Municipal Stadium. Baltimore was in Miami at that time. I used to live in Ft. Lauderdale and would go to ST games and FSL games (WPB Expos) quite a bit there. Looks like the stands down the 3B line. Williams is wearing the home pinstripes and Blair in his card is wearing a road uni.
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