1977 vern ruhle

in 1977, o-pee-chee gave us a closer look at vern ruhle while also adjusting the location of his facsimile autograph.  here is ruhle's 1977 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

1977 was ruhle's final season in detroit.  he appeared in only 14 games, four in relief, and had a record of 3-5 with a 5.70 era.  the tigers released ruhle in march of 1978 and he signed on with the astros shortly thereafter.  ruhle went on to play a big role in houston's postseason run in 1980, going 12-4 with a 2.37 era that year.

voici à vous, 1977 vern ruhle!