Who is the man: Bill Voss played in 80 games for the Angels in 1970. He was dealt to the Brewers in January of 1971 in exchange for pitcher Gene Brabender, who was just featured five cards ago. At least Topps was able to get Voss in his proper uniform.
Can ya dig it: This is perhaps the best view yet of one of the Twin Buttes that is the backdrop for Tempe Diablo Stadium. It sits behind left field.
Right on: I'm happy to finally see a Brewers player who is not pictured in Yankee Stadium.
You see that cat Voss is a bad mother: Voss' first major league hit was a home run off of the Tigers' Denny McLain in 1965. He later hit a triple off of McLain in the same game.
Shut your mouth: Voss suffered a multitude of injuries and illnesses during his career. Angels manager Lefty Phillips once said of him, "Bill is a very valuable player to us, but he just doesn't have the stamina to play every day."
No one understands him but his woman: Voss was known for being small in stature. During one effort to gain weight, Voss' wife made him malted milks for breakfast and then again as a late-night snack.
(A word about the back): Voss is a Halloween baby.
Love the shots of Pilots/Brewers spring training in Tempe with the mountain in the background. I remember Voss but didn't know all those details about him. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI saw a lot of spring training games at Tempe Diablo in the 80s while I was attending ASU. Good times
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