1978 Topps Baseball #41 - Burt Hooton

• Burt Hooton had his best season in 1978. He won 19 games and finished second in NL Cy Young Award balloting.
• 1978 Stats:
• Regular Season: 19-10, 2.71 ERA in 32 starts
• NL Championship Series: 0-0, 7.71 ERA in 1 start
• World Series: 1-1, 6.48 ERA in 2 starts
• 1978 Highlights:
• Aug 6 - Pitched a four hitter as the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1. The Dodger win knocked the Giants out of first place in the NL West.
• Sept 12 - Shut out the Giants 8-0 in the Dodgers' final game of the season against their rivals. The Dodger win put them six games ahead of the Giants and 6 1/2 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds with 17 games to play.
• Oct 11 - Allowed three runs in six innings and earned the win as the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-3 in game 2 of the World Series.