1986 gary roenicke

gary roenicke was traded from the orioles to the yankees in december of 1985.  here's his 1986 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

roenicke was moved further into a reserve role with the yankees in 1986.  he appeared in just 69 games and slugged a then-career low .368.  he hit .265 with 3 home runs and 18 rbi and became a free agent after the season.  roenicke signed with the braves prior to the 1987 season, and spent the last two years of his career in atlanta.

voici à vous, 1986 gary roenicke!

1987 gary roenicke

ron roenicke's brother, gary roenicke, signed with the braves as a free agent in 1987 after one year in new york.  here's his 1987 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

at this point in his career roenicke was a platoon player, getting starts mostly against left handed pitchers.  he hit .219 for the 1987 season with 9 home runs and 28 rbi.  he hit 2 of those home runs in the same game off of a young pitcher named jamie moyer.  roenicke returned to the braves for the 1988 season and was released in july of that year, ending his big league career.

voici à vous, 1987 gary roenicke!