- Willie Randolph
- Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1972
- Played in 30 games for the Pirates in 1975 (.164 in 61 AB)
- Was traded with Dock Ellis and Ken Brett to the New York Yankees after the 1975 season for Doc Medich
- Started at 2B for the Yankees from 1976-1988
- 1976: Batted .267 in 125 games
- 1977: Batted .274 in 147 games
- 1978: Batted .279 in 134 games
- Willie Randolph: A Most Unlikely Sort of Hero - January 1978 Baseball Digest
- 1979: batted .270 in 153 games
- 1980: batted .294 in 138 games
- Led the AL with 119 walks and won the Silver Slugger Award at 2B.
- Willie Randolph: On the Way to Greatness - September 1980 Baseball Digest
- 1981: Batted .232 in 93 games
- 1982: Batted .280 in 144 games
- 1983: Batted .279 in 104 games
- Played only once between June 26 and August 5
- 1984: Batted .287 in 142 games
- 1985: Batted .276 in 143 games
- Was the Yankee team captain from 1986-1988
- 1986: Batted .276 in 141 games
- 1987: Batted .305 in 120 games
- 1988: batted .230 in 110 games
- Became a free agent after the 1988 season and signed with the LA Dodgers
- Had an all-star season in 1989 (.282 in 145 games)
- The Game I'll Never Forget - October 1989 Baseball Digest
- Started the 1990 season with the Dodgers (.271 in 26 games) but was traded to the Oakland A's in May 1990 for Stan Javier
- Played for the A's in 1990 (.257 in 93 games), the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991 (.327 in 124 games), and the New York Mets (.252 in 90 games) in 1992.
- All Star appearances:
- 1976: did not get into game
- 1977: starting 2B, 1 for 5 with one RBI
- 1980: starting 2B, 2 for 4
- 1981: starting 2B, 1 for 3
- 1987: starting 2B, 0 for 1
- 1989: Played for the NL, 2B, 0 for 1
- Coached with the New York Yankees from 1993-2004
- Managed the New York Mets from 2005 until the middle of the 2008 season.
- Won the NL East in 2006
- Mets had one of the worst collapses in history in 2007. They had a 7-game lead in the NL East with 17 games to play but were overtaken by the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Liked to face: Greg Harris/Bill Krueger (.524 in 21 AB); Steve Trout (.406 in 32 AB)
- Hated to face: Mike Scott (.053 in 19 AB); Bill Swift (.095 in 21 AB); Nolan Ryan (.115 in 26 AB)
- Dave McKay
- Signed by the Minnesota Twins in 1971
- Played in the minors from 1971-1975
- Came up to Minnesota in August 1975 and batted .256 in 125 at bats
- Started the 1976 season with the Twins and batted .203 in 45 games
- Sent down to AAA in June and stayed there for the rest of the year
- Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the expansion draft
- Batted .197 in 95 games as a utility infielder in 1977
- Started at 2B in 1978 and batted .238 in 145 games
- Started the 1979 season in Toronto and sent to AAA in mid-May
- Came back to the Blue Jays in September and ended up batting .218 in 47 games
- Released after the 1979 season
- Tried out for the A's in spring training in 1980 and made the club
- Batted .244 in 123 games as a utility infielder in 1980
- Batted .263 in 79 games in 1981
- Batted .198 in 78 games in 1982
- Played in the minors in 1983 and retired after the season
- Coached for the Oakland A's (1984-1995) and for the St. Louis Cardinals (1996-present).
- Was the first base coach for most of those seasons
- Co-wrote a book (Strength Training for Baseball) with Jose Canseco about proper weight training techniques.
- Jerry Royster
- Jerry was a versatile player who saw action at every position except P, C, and 1B during his major league career.
- Signed by the LA Dodgers in 1970
- Despite having seasons of .303, .275, and .333 in AAA Albuquerque from 1973-1975, Royster was unable to break into the Dodgers' lineup.
- Jerry batted .211 in ten games in 1973.
- Royster appeared in six games in 1974 but didn't bat. He scored two runs in pinch running appearances.
- In 1975 Jerry went 9 for 36 (.250) in 13 games for the Dodgers.
- Traded to the Atlanta Braves (with Jimmy Wynn, Lee Lacy, and Tom Paciorek) for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson after the 1975 season.
- Became the Braves' starting third baseman in 1976. For the next several seasons played several different positions but managed to stay in the lineup most of the time.
- 1976: Batted .248 with 24 stolen bases in 149 games
- 1977: Batted .216 with 28 stolen bases in 140 games
- 1978: Batted .259 with 27 stolen bases in 140 games
- 1979: Probably his best season -- batted .273 with 35 stolen bases and 103 runs scored in 154 games
- 1980: Batted .242 with 22 stolen bases in 123 games
- 1981: Batted .204 in 64 games but had only 93 at bats
- 1982: Batted .295 in 108 games (261 AB).
- Went 2 for 11 (.182) in NLCS
- 1983: Batted .235 in 91 games.
- 1984: Batted .207 in 81 games
- Became a free agent after the 1984 season and signed with the San Diego Padres
- 1985: Played five different positions and batted .281 in 90 games
- 1986: Batted .257 in 118 games
- Became a free agent and signed with the Chicago White Sox after the 1986 season.
- Batted .240 in 55 games for the White Sox in 1987
- Traded with a minor leaguer to the New York Yankees for Ken Patterson and a minor leaguer on August 29, 1987
- Batted .357 in 18 games for the Yankees to finish the 1987 season
- Released at the end of spring training in 1988. Signed with the Braves on May 17
- Batted .176 in 68 games in 1988 and retired after the season
- Coached and managed for various clubs in the minors after his retirement
- Coached under Davey Lopes in Milwaukee in 2002 and was named interim manager when Lopes was fired after 15 games. Jerry finished the season but was not brought back
- Has managed the Lotte Giants in South Korea since 2008.
- Liked to face: Pedro Borbon (.421 in 19 AB); Doug Rau (.400 in 20 AB)
- Hated to face: Nolan Ryan (.000 in 14 AB); Bill Gullickson/Bill Lee (.059 in 17 AB);
- Roy Staiger
- First round pick of the New York Mets in 1970
- Played in the minors from 1970-1975.
- Went 3 for 19 (.158) in a brief September trial in 1975.
- Batted .220 in 304 at bats for the Mets in 1976.
- Started the 1977 season with the Mets but was sent to AAA Tidewater in mid-June. Came back in September and ended up batting .252 in 123 at bats for the Mets.
- Traded to the New York Yankees after the 1977 season for Sergio Ferrer.
- Spent the entire 1978 season in AAA Tacoma
- Played in AAA Columbus in 1979.
- Played in four games and went 4 for 13 (.273) for the Yankees at the end of the 1979 season.
- Played in Columbus in 1980 and retired after the season.
Friday, October 22, 2010
1976 Topps #592 - Rookie Infielders (Randolph, McKay, Royster, Staiger)
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