In his first season wearing his new Sox, Carlton Fisk earned his eighth All-Star appearance. He didn’t just sneak in because of his reputation like some guys who weren’t having very good years in ’81. Carlton Fisk was an asset to the pitching staff and a deterrent to base thieves when he was behind the [...]
The White Sox were a rising power in the American League at this time, culminating in their ALCS appearance in ’83. In ’82 they finished just 6 games back of the Angels, mostly due to a fine mix of veterans like Tom Paciorek, Carlton Fisk, and Greg Luzinski. The organization didn’t really have many realistic future stars for Topps to pick from yet, so they chose….
This shot of Dewey Robinson was likely taken in late afternoon on July 27, 1980. Don’t ya just love those old throwback uniforms? Believe it or not, this guy was once told he was overqualified to pitch for the Phillies.
Epic.
1982 was the season Ron LeFlore went from being the reformed felon baseball star, to unwanted trouble…in a hurry.
Bob Molinaro doin’ his impression of the White Sox logo, used the power of the ‘stache to hit better with RISP than when nobody was on. Too bad 52% of his plate appearances (mostly as a PH) came with nobody on base.
During the late 1970′s, the era of big collars and shorts in Chicago, Lamar Johnson proved to be one of the best players on the White Sox. In January 1982, with his skills fading, he left Chicago behind and signed as a free agent with the Rangers. He couldn’t revitalize his career, and ’82 became his final season in professional baseball.