I'm going to make an attempt to collect as many baseball cards as possible from 1976. I was 9 when the 1976 Topps baseball cards came out. I have most of those cards, but I'd like to expand and get the other cards from this great year.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
1976 Topps #145 - Houston Astros
Bill Virdon managed the Houston Astros from August 1975 to July 1982. The Astros won the NL West under Virdon in 1980. Bill also managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to the NL East title in 1972. His lifetime managerial record (4 teams from 1972-1984) was 995-921.
As a player, Bill was the National League Rookie of the Year for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955. He played for the 1960 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates and won a Gold Glove in 1962.
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