What a card: Jim Sundberg came to the Royals in the big four-team trade involving the Brewers, Mets, Royals and Rangers on Jan. 18, 1985. It was Sundberg's part of the deal (the Royals shipped catcher Don Slaught to the Rangers) that had an effect on the postseason that year.
How'd that go: According to plan. The Royals acquired Sundberg, known for years for his defensive ability, to handle a talented-but-young pitching staff. Sundberg played 115 games for the Royals in 1985 and K.C.'s pitching staff went all the way to the World Series and hurler Bret Saberhagen became a star. Sundberg added a few key postseason hits, too. His three-run triple in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Blue Jays was the big blow.
Backatya: It's often difficult to find confirmation of some of the baseball card info about hobbies. Sometimes I think the players make them up to goof on Topps.
Back-to-back: These cards are very much alike in color scheme both in design and uniform.
The flagship card is No. 446 in the set and was originally blogged on Aug. 28, 2015.
The blog wants to speak now: The News category is updated.
Sundberg just looks odd in a Brewers uniform
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