1979 dave rader

dave rader was traded to the phillies in february of 1979. here is his 1979 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

the trade meant that rader was spending his fourth straight season with a new club. he was used sparingly by the phillies as a backup to bob boone and played in only 31 games. he garnered just 54 at bats, hitting .204 with a homer and 5 rbi in 62 plate appearances. the phils eventually traded rader themselves in a march, 1980 deal with the red sox, meaning it was 5 new teams in 5 seasons for the catcher.
 
voici à vous, 1979 dave rader!

1981 dave rader

dave rader joined the angels in february of 1981.  here's his 1981 o-pee-chee card:

 

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

you might think that rader was part of the big trades that the red sox and angels pulled off between the 1980 and 1981 seasons that included frank tanana, joe rudi, carney lansford, rick miller, rick burleson, butch hobson, and fred lynn (among others) that were the impetus for a good number of the 1981 o-pee-chee variations, but you would be wrong (like i was).  he actually signed with the halos as a free agent, but the angels wound up releasing him in april of '81, before he even appeared in a major league game for them.

voici à vous, 1981 dave rader!