1989 nick esasky

nick esasky was traded to the red sox in december of 1988. here is his 1989 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

esasky's career likely suffered from pete rose's pursuit of ty cobb's all time hit record, as he was often benched to make room for rose in the lineup. as such, he averaged only 108 games a season in his 6 years with the reds. with the bosox in 1989, however, esasky played in 154 games, hit 30 home runs and drove in 108, all career highs. he finished 18th in the mvp voting that season and signed a big free agent deal with the braves.


voici à vous, 1989 nick esasky!