1977 manny trillo

manny trillo is a wee bit lower, and his facsimile autograph is more noticeably shifted, in this, his 1977 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

ah, yes. the non-pc cartoon.  and now we know how to say 'midget' in french (nain).

and the topps back:

in his third year with the cubs, trillo hit .280 and was named to the all-star team for the first time.  in the midsummer classic, he subbed for joe morgan late in the game and struck out against sparky lyle in his only plate appearance.  a future gold glover, trillo led the league in assists by a second baseman in 1977 (the third year in a row that he had done so - and he would do so again in 1978) but also led the circuit in errors at his position.

voici à vous, 1977 manny trillo!

1983 manny trillo all star

manny trillo spent the first part of the 1983 season in cleveland as we covered last time around. it was long enough for him to be voted in as the american league's starting second baseman in the all star game. here's his 1983 o-pee-chee all star card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

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it was his third straight all star game, and fourth of his career. in the game, trillo was 1 for 3 with a run scored (he was on base when fred lynn hit the grand slam off of atlee hammaker). he was replaced in the 7th inning by lou whitaker. 

voici à vous, 1983 manny trillo all star!

1986 manny trillo

manny trillo was traded by the giants to the chicago cubs prior to the 1986 season. here is his 1986 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

back in chicago, trillo was a super-utility guy, playing all over the infield. he had a couple of pretty good seasons, hitting just under .300 in both 1986 and 1987 while setting a career high in home runs with 8 in 1987. before the 1989 season, trillo became a free agent and signed with the reds for the final stop of his career. he was released in may of 1989 after appearing in just 17 games.

voici à vous, 1986 manny trillo!

1984 many trillo

manny trillo signed with the giants as a free agent prior to the 1984 season. here is his 1984 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

trillo split time at second with duane kuiper for the giants in 1984 and then pretty much took over in 1985. after that, he was on the move again, this time back to chicago to reunite with the cubs.

voici à vous, 1984 manny trillo!

1983 manny trillo

the phillies traded manny trillo to the indians prior to the 1983 season in the deal that brought von hayes to philadelphia. here's his 1983 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

trillo, who was coming off his second straight all star and gold glove season, spent just half a season in cleveland before he was traded again, this time to montreal. meanwhile, trillo's former mates (along with joe morgan who replaced trillo at second) were making their way back to the world series without him. after finishing the season with the expos, trillo became a free agent and signed with the giants, which we will cover tomorrow.

voici à vous, 1983 manny trillo!

1979 manny trillo

manny trillo was traded from the cubs 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:

trillo first broke into the big leagues with the a's, although he wouldn't have a proper rookie season until 1975 when he was obtained by the cubs in the billy williams trade.  he finished 3rd in the nl rookie of the year voting that season, and after 4 seasons with the cubs and an all star selection (1977), he was sent to philadelphia. the phillies had lost in the nlcs the previous two years, and, while trillo won his first gold glove in 1979, the phillies failed (or is it phailed) to make the playoffs.  that changed the following season, however, as they won the world series in 6 games over the royals.  trillo hit .381 in the nlcs against the astros, but just .217 in the world series.

 

voici à vous, 1979 manny trillo!