What a card: Ivan DeJesus came to the Cardinals from the Phillies, traveling to St. Louis with reliever Bill Campbell in exchange for pitcher David Rucker.
How'd that go: DeJesus got into just 59 games with the Cardinals in 1985, his fewest games in a season since 1976. It also began an end-of-career pattern in which he played for a different team in each of his final five seasons.
Backatya: DeJesus began his career with the Dodgers (just like his son, Ivan Jr.) and was dealt to the Cubs in the trade that sent Bill Buckner to Chicago for Rick Monday.
Back-to-back: I've always liked the DeJesus Traded card because the close cropping reminds me of similar treatment with some 1970s favorites. Also the bright red cap drew me in. However, the closer I look, the more it appears that the hat is airbrushed. The "S" in the logo looks off-kilter.
The flagship card is No. 791 (second-to-last card in the set). It appeared on this blog on May 23, 2018.
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I agree, that's got to be airbrushed, although the airbrushing had definitely improved since the 70s. Very nice photo otherwise.
ReplyDeleteIf it had improved by 1985 then it definitely regressed again in 86 judging by the Ken Griffey, Tom Seaver, and Claudell Washington cards from the 86 traded set
DeleteAgreed it's definitely an airbrush job. I think the L is a bit weird, too. Looks really rather skinny.
ReplyDeleteThe white of the jersey is off too - definite air brush.
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