1976 Kellogg's #21 - George Scott

• What did he do to deserve a 1976 Kellogg's card?
• Led the AL in RBI (109) in 1975
• Led the AL (along with Reggie Jackson) with 36 HR in 1975
• Finished 8th in AL MVP voting in 1975
• Played in the 1975 All Star Game and struck out twice.
• 1976 Highlights:
• Won his eighth (and final) Gold Glove at first base
• Batted .274 with 18 HR and 77 RBI

1976 Topps #196 - AL RBI Leaders

• All three of these guys had great years in 1975. You know you had a good season when you appear on multiple league leader cards in the following year.

• The 1975 season was the second (and last) season in which George Scott would have over 100 RBI.

• John Mayberry led the AL in RBI twice (1972 and 1975) and those were the only two years in which he would have over 100 RBI. He was second in MVP voting in 1975.

• Fred Lynn also had over 100 RBI twice (1975 and 1979). Fred was the AL Rookie of the Year and MVP in 1975. The 1975 season was the first of nine straight AL All Star seasons for Lynn.

1976 Topps #194 - AL Home Run Leaders

• This is the second of four AL HR leader cards on which Reggie Jackson would be the featured guy. He was on at least one more HR leader card (1972) for being in the top three in HR in 1971.
  
• Mr. Ruth shows up on the back of this card many times. There are a lot of great names on this list!

1976 Topps #15 - George Scott

George Scott was a big dude who had a great glove and good power. "Boomer" won eight gold gloves in his career. George started his career in 1966 with Boston, where he was popular with fans and players alike. George was only the second rookie firs baseman to start an all-star game (Walt Dropo was the first). He had several battles with manager Dick Williams about his weight during this time.

He went to Milwaukee in 1972. He had a great year in 1975 (he led the league in HR with 36 and in RBI with 109). After the 1976 season he was traded back to Boston for Cecil Cooper. He played two more seasons with Boston before finishing his career with the Yankees and Royals in 1979. After his major league career was over, he played and managed in the Mexican League. He later managed in various independent league teams until 2002. He is now retired and is living in his hometown of Greenville, Mississippi. Here is a nice biography of the Boomer.

"When you're hitting the ball, it comes at you looking like a grapefruit. When you're not, it looks like a black eyed pea." - George Scott in Baseball's Greatest Quotes (1982)