1978 Topps Baseball #26 - Rich Hebner

• This was Richie Hebner's last year as a member of the Phillies. Hebner was the regular first baseman, but would occasionally give way to Jose Cardenal against left-handed starting pitchers. He played 3B during his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1968-1976), but when he came to the Phillies he had to move since they already had Mike Schmidt at third.
• After the season the Phillies signed Pete Rose and Hebner was expendable. During spring training in 1979 Richie was traded to the New York Mets for pitcher Nino Espinosa. 
• 1978 Stats:
• Regular Season: .283, 17 HR, 71 RBI in 137 games
• NL Championship Series: .111 (1 for 9) in 3 games
• 1978 Highlights: 
• Aug 20 - Had a triple, a single, and two RBI as the Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3.
• Sept 30 - Knocked in four runs with two doubles to help the Phillies to a 10-8 NL East clinching win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.