What a card: This is the 32nd-and-final rookie card in the 1985 Topps Traded set. Herm Winningham played in 125 games for the Expos in his rookie year of '85 after being traded from the Mets in the Gary Carter deal.
My observation on the front: This is the 10th and final card in the Traded set featuring a player without a cap.
More opinion from me: A dugout photo is always acceptable for a player's rookie card.
Something you might know: Winningham scored the decisive run in the final game of the 1990 World Series. With the Reds trailing the A's 1-0 in the eighth inning, Winningham followed Barry Larkin's inning-opening single with a single of his own. Paul O'Neill then loaded the bases as Dave Stewart made an error on O'Neill's bunt. Glenn Braggs followed with a groundout that scored Larkin with the tying run and then Hal Morris hit a sacrifice fly that scored Winningham and put the Reds up 2-1.
Something you might not know: Winningham coached baseball at his alma mater, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, until 2018. He is the second Orangeburg, S.C., native in the Traded set. Nate Snell is the other.
My observation on the back: Take a good look at the trivia question, it's the last one in the set.
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Expos always look good in this set.
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