This blog will be a card by card run through the 1978 Topps Baseball set
Saturday, May 17, 2014
1978 Topps Baseball #159 - Lou Piniella
Although his batting average was down a bit from his career-high .330 in 1977, Lou Piniella had another good year for the Yankees. Lou was a big part of the Yankee offense in the late 70s.
1978 Stats:
Regular Season: .314, 6 HR, 69 RBI in 130 games
AL Championship Series: .235 (4 for 17) in 4 games
World Series: .280 (7 for 25) in 6 games
1978 Highlights:
May 2: Homered, knocked in two runs, and scored twice to help the Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2.
June 14: Had four hits and three RBI in New York's 11-9 win over the Seattle Mariners.
July 14: Went 4 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBI as the Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6.
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