Not only does he sport one of the great mustache’s of the ’82 card sets, but it’s a great action shot, and we get a Dusty Baker cameo in the background. This is also awesome ’cause it’s the guy who caught the final out of the 1981 World Series to finish the 9-2 beat down of the Bronx Bombers in Yankee Stadium to clinch the Dodger championship.
Davey Lopes, doin’ his best impression of singer/songwriter John Oates, was no longer with the Dodgers in ’82, but he…
It’s the penguin swinging a bat, man!
Opening day starter for the ’82 Dodgers, Jerry Reuss, played a key part of the team’s pitching staff late in the season during a slump to help Los Angeles make a push for the playoffs. Most everyone knows about his near perfecto in ’80 in Candlestick, but did you know he nearly threw a perfect game against the Reds this season?
The epitome of streaky. About every 30 days or so in 1982, Dave Goltz managed to be a different pitcher. It was such predictable inconsistency that you have to wonder why the Angels put him on the post-season roster.
Fernandomania was put on hold the day this photo was shot. His only start in Wrigley Field was a disaster in ’81. You’d never know it though from this classic shot of him in action, about to fire that pitch over home plate. “El Toro” had a great rookie season just as the card celebrates.