1978 Topps Baseball #338 - Dave Heaverlo

• Before the 1978 season Dave Heaverlo was traded to the Oakland A's in the big Vida Blue deal. The A's got six players and $300,000 for Blue.
• Dave had career highs in appearances and innings pitched in 1978. He was second to Elias Sosa in saves on the team -- Sosa had 14 and Heaverlo had ten.
• 1978 Stats:
• Oakland A's - 3-6, 3.25 ERA, 10 saves in 69 games
• 1978 Highlights:
• April 8 - Earned his first save of the season in the second game of the season and Oakland's first victory of the season by pitching a scoreless 9th inning as the A's beat the California Angels 4-2.
• Sept 2 - Earned his last save of the season by pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings to preverve a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. At the time the Red Sox appeared to be comfortably ahead of the New York Yankees in the AL East (5 1/2 game lead), but that was to change soon.
• In 2016 Dave made a $250,000 contribution to Central Washington University's athletic program. The school was his alma mater.
• Here is an interview with Dave done in 2009: