1985 steve kemp

after two years in the bronx, steve kemp was traded to the pirates in december of 1984. here is his 1985 o-pee-chee card:

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now the o-pee-chee back:

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part of what the yankees got in return for kemp (and tim foli) was jay buhner who was famously traded to the mariners for ken phelps. anyway, kemp hit just .250 for the pirates in 1985 with 2 home runs and 21 rbi over 92 games. in 1986, he played in only 13 games and his only home run (and rbi) came on an inside-the-park home run off of dennis eckersley. kemp was released by the pirates during the 1986 season and spent time in the padres and rangers' systems before resurfacing in the majors during the 1988 season for texas.

voici à vous, 1985 steve kemp!

1983 steve kemp

after one season in chicago with the white sox, steve kemp signed a free agent deal with the yankees for the 1983 campaign. here is his 1983 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

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kemp's numbers took a tumble in the bronx in '83. his average dropped from .286 to .241, and his rbi total was halved from 98 to 49. he rebounded a bit in 1984 when he hit .291 in 94 games, but his power didn't come back and he hit only 7 home runs.

voici à vous, 1983 steve kemp!

1982 steve kemp

lou ferrigno look-alike steve kemp was traded from the tigers to the white sox in november of 1981.  here's his 1982 o-pee-chee card:

here's the topps front:

now the o-pee-chee back:

and the topps back:

kemp played just the one year in chicago, as he left for the green fields of free agency after the 1982 season.   and who could blame him - he put together a good season for the southsiders, batting .286 with 19 home runs and driving in 98 while playing in 160 games.

some highlights for kemp during his 1982 season include his 100th career home run, a walk-off against former dodger dave goltz, and a two-home run game against mike norris and the a's.

voici à vous, 1982 steve kemp!