1970 77 Frank Linzy

Frank Linzy

The absence of save information on the back made it difficult to judge Linzy's value as a reliever - even with the total save number appearing in the text. One must rely, instead, on the IP/BB ratio of  > 3/1.

Linzy's ERA rose above 4 in 1970.    His ERA was above 7 in May when the Giants traded him to the Cardinals for Jerry Johnson. He would stay below 4 for the rest of his career.

In 1964, the Tacoma Giants suffered through their only losing season during their time using that name (1960-1965).  Linzy and his teammates played in the early years of Cheney Stadium, which was constructed in 1960 and is still in use today. The Tacoma Giants relocated from Phoenix in 1960 in reliance on construction of that stadium. 

Any of the above information would have been better to include on the back than that stupid cartoon. 

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