1986 dave lapoint

it's day 2 of dave lapoint days!

in october of 1985, the giants sent dave lapoint to the tigers. here is his 1986 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

lapoint appeared in 16 games (half as a starter) for the tigers before they traded him to the padres. in san diego, he appeared in 24 games, mostly as a reliever. in total, lapoint was 4-10 with a 5.02 era. it marked the third year in a row that he was in double digits as far as losses were concerned. the padres released him after the season ended, and he signed a contract with the cardinals for 1987.

voici à vous, 1986 dave lapoint!