1987 gary roenicke

ron roenicke's brother, gary roenicke, signed with the braves as a free agent in 1987 after one year in new york.  here's his 1987 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

at this point in his career roenicke was a platoon player, getting starts mostly against left handed pitchers.  he hit .219 for the 1987 season with 9 home runs and 28 rbi.  he hit 2 of those home runs in the same game off of a young pitcher named jamie moyer.  roenicke returned to the braves for the 1988 season and was released in july of that year, ending his big league career.

voici à vous, 1987 gary roenicke!