1976 Topps Card of the Year - on to round 3!

• Dave Parker, Pete Rose, Tito Fuentes, and World Series Champs advanced to round 3.
• We're down to 16 cards. We'll do two groups of eight. The top four cards from each group will advance to round 4.
• Here are the competitors in the first group:

Dave Parker #185

Pete Rose #240

Tito Fuentes #8

World Series Champs #462

Mike Schmidt #480

Rick Manning #275

Luis Tiant #130

Kurt Bevacqua Bubble Blowing #564

1976 Topps Card of the Year (Round 2, Group 4)

• Mike Schmidt, Rick Manning, Luis Tiant, and the Kurt Bevacqua Bubble Blowing card all advanced to the next round.
• Here is the last group for round 2. Please vote for your favorite(s). The top four from this group will advance to round 3.

Dave Concepcion #48

Pete Rose #240

Hank Aaron #550

Willie Horton #320

Manny Sanguillen #220

Tito Fuentes #8

World Series Champs #462

Dave Parker #185

1976 Topps Card of the Year (Round 1, Group 8)

• The cards that will move on from group 7 are Rick Manning, Ron Cey, Sal Bando, and Steve Garvey.
• No love for Rusty Staub in the last group --- that card received no votes.
• Here is the eighth and final group for the first round. Please vote for your favorite(s). The top four will move on to the next round

Steve Ontiveros #284

Stolen Base Leaders #197

Tito Fuentes #8

Tom Seaver #600

Ty Cobb Sporting News All Stars #346

Von Joshua #82

Willie Horton #320

World Series Champs #462

1976 Topps #8 - Tito Fuentes

I like that "TITO" on his helmet. They probably didn't let him wear it during games.

He started off playing several years for the Giants, but bounced around a bit after being traded to the Padres before the 1975 season. Tito had a good year (probably his best) for Detroit in 1977, but he wasn't brought back. The Tigers had Lou Whitaker ready to go at second base. He played a bit with Oakland in 1978 but was released after hitting only .140.

The San Francisco Chronicle had an interesting article about him a few years ago. He's still doing Spanish language broadcasting for the SF Giants. He's living in Reno, NV.