Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Card of the Day: 12/1/15

1957 Topps #94 Bobby Del Greco

          Robert George Del Greco was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1933. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates in 1950. Bobby played 102 games with the Cardinals in 1956, posting a tepid .215 batting average. They traded him on April 20, 1957 to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jim King. King proved to be an improvement  as a backup outfielder, batting .314 in 22 games during the 1957 season.


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