1970 26 Tug McGraw

Tug McGraw

 

A genuine future star - although not quite yet.  McGraw still did not merit a multiple of 5 or 10 card.

The text and stats on the back are interesting.  We can guess that he kept getting sent back to the minors because his ERA kept climbing.  He seemed to have that situation under control by 1969.  His ratios of IP and SO to BB were acceptable by then also.  He still had not moved from "long man" to closer yet. 

This is the second Mets card of the 1970 set and the first player base card from the 1969 world champions.

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