1979 pete falcone

pete falcone was traded from the cardinals to the mets in december of 1978.  here's his 1979 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

falcone was 6-14 for the mets in 1979 with a 4.16 era.  his best outing of the season was a 5-hit shutout against the pirates in june.  in a game against the phillies on may 1, 1980, falcone tied a big league record by striking out the first six batters of the game, which included pete rose, mike schmidt and greg luzinski. falcone took the loss that day, however, as the mets lost 2–1.


voici à vous, 1979 pete falcone!