Today I found a notebook that my dad used in 1987 to keep track of every roster in Major League Baseball. It includes notes for players that were traded, injured, released, etc.
Here are, according to my notebook, the 1987 Chicago Cubs:
We basically had three sources to collect this info:1. newspapers
2. baseball cards
3. games on television
The television part made it easy, especially when it came to the Cubs, Braves, and the other National League teams they played against. But I imagine this must've been difficult for American League teams. Other than the nationally televised game of the week, we didn't get to see a lot of AL action. This information probably came from boxscores and transactions listed in the Times Picayune.
I am not sure what the check marks are for beside the players, but my guess is that it refers to baseball cards we had collected.
The notebook did not have enough pages, so some teams ended up on these "Things to Do Today" sheets that had to be folded into the notebook. For example, here are your 1987 Cleveland Indians:
Did the Indians really trade Steve Carlton and Phil Niekro in the same season, while keeping a dude name Sammy Stewart? I guess it's true. A "Things to Do Today" sheet wouldn't lie!
4 comments:
The best part of Sammy Stewart's career was a 1988 Fleer card where he appears to have been drinking when the photo was taken!
Seriously,Stewart had a few decent years in the Oriole bullpen,but by the time that he hit Cleveland was near the end of the line.
OK, we need to find the card now! My 1988 Fleers are buried in my attic and there's no guarantee I even have it. I'll look around on the internet. If I don't find it, I'll look in my attic and scan it if I have it.
Thanks!
Haha! Check it out: Sammy Stewart
We've got Paul Noce and Davey Martinez all up in the Furious Wedge today! Put it on he calendar as a red letter day!
Seriously, my brother bought a lot of 100 Dave Martinez rookie cards and 100 Jamie Moyer rookie cards in 1988 (Topps, I think). Those 200 cards would be worth...what? $40 now? That's nice work by him.
Nice post today. I dig it.
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