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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Year: 1986

“ Roy Smalley III played from 1975 through 1987 with the Rangers, Twins (twice), Yankees and White Sox. Career: .257 average, 163 home runs and 694 RBI. He was named an All-Star in 1979 while with the Twins and won a World Series ring with the Twins in his final Major League season (1987). His father, Roy Smalley Jr. played in the Majors from 1948-1958 with the Cubs, Braves and Phillies. ” -carthage44

“ 1984: Yankees/White Sox? He was traded for Doug Drabek. So the trade involved a Cy Young winner for a clutch World Series Game 1 pinch-hitting double...just not with either team involved in the trade. ” -UNC_Samurai

“ Pretty decent set. Only problem was the off center cuts that were made. I have 100s of cards from this set that are so off center they are basically trash. Thanks Topps ” -addysdaddy

“ Reminds me of the poor term papers I handed in when I waited until the last minute. This designer must have done the same. ” -NJDevils

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Hawthorne61

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Saturday, May 3, 2014 2:32 AM
Roy's mother's brother was manager Gene Mauch, for whom Roy would play as a Twin from 1976 until Gene resigned in August 1980. Roy said he wanted so badly to come from the Rangers to play for his uncle he "didn't even think about the nepotism stuff". He was one of four players traded to the Twins for future Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven and and Danny Thompson.

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