What a card: This is the 18th rookie card in the 1985 Topps Traded set. Ron Mathis made his major league debut in 1985 and appeared in 23 games for the Astros, posting a 3-5 mark and 6.04 ERA.
My observation on the front: It's a clear-blue, sunny day in Philadelphia as Mathis has his picture snapped in Veterans Stadium. I like the activity in the background. That's the kind of stuff you saw in cards from the '70s and '80s.
More opinion from me: Here is one of those rare 1980s players that I do not know at all. I tend to get fascinated over these players.
Something you might know: Mathis' only full season was in 1985. He didn't play in the majors in '86, unfortunate as Houston made the playoffs that year. He managed only eight more games in his big league career, in 1987. He has just one Topps flagship card, in the 1986 set.
Something you might not know: Mathis has been involved in Nations Baseball, a youth baseball tournament-organizing organization. He is a partner and director in the organization and based in Texas.
My observation on the back: That's a somewhat slow progression to the big leagues there, but he made it!
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I think it’s safe to say that the photo for Mathis’ flasgship cars in the ‘86 set was taken at the same time as the photo for this card.
ReplyDeleteI think it just appears to be a slow progression because he played for three different teams in 1980 and three different teams in 1982 and they are all listed individually.
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