1977 garry maddox

it's just the slightest of cropping differences, and a small change in the angle of the facsimile autograph, but garry maddox got some variation action from o-pee-chee in 1977.  here is his 1977 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

maddox was known as the 'secretary of defense' as he claimed a gold glove in every season from 1975 through 1982.  at the plate, maddox set career highs in home runs (14) and rbi (74) in 1977 while helping the phillies return to the playoffs.  in the nlcs against the dodgers, maddox hit .429 with 2 rbi in games 3 and 4 after missing the first two games of the series due to a knee injury.

voici à vous, 1977 garry maddox!