T OPANGA C AN Y ON C ARDS. FRED MCGRIFF {1/1} DIRTY 3-COLOR PATCH ATLANTA BRAVES FULL CARD SIZE Topps Sterling Jersey. Nicknamed as such for the ubiquitous PSA’s featuring McGruff the Crime Dog during the’80s and’90s. McGriff , on the other hand, was immortalized in pop culture by being name-dropped by Kramer on Seinfeld when the zaniest character of T. Lamented how much he hates George Steinbrenner (one reason being that he gave away the Yanks’ best prospects — specifically, McGriff). The year was 1993 – by then Crime Dog had twice led the American League in home runs and finished 4th in MVP voting that year. Mc Griff was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays and quickly established himself as a star in the American League for a contending/ division winning team. He led the AL in home runs in 1989 and finished 6th in the MVP vote that year. He continued his power hitting ways by leading the league again in 1992 after he was traded to the Padres effectively for Robbie Alomar and Joe Carter (just before the team Fred helped build won the first and second [and last] World Series in franchise history). His most memorable tenure is with the Atlanta Braves , however, in a stint that started off with a 4th place finish for MVP during the first year (which was also one of 5 consecutive seasons as a Top 10 vote getter in the MVP race). Atlanta established a behemoth of a lineup with ace pitching and a batting lineup anchored by Crime Dog as the team’s power hitter who also batted. 318 for a season during this stretch. The Braves , of course, brought home its first World Series victory in 1995 (during an All-Star season for McGriff) where Crime Dog hit two dingers during the World Series including a homer in Game One and driving in two runs in the game won 3-2. McGriff finished his career with 1,550 RBI and 493 HR. Great candidate for induction to the Hall of Fame , which I think is inevitable, for reasons including the ones outlined above. 1,550 is higher than the next 6 players below him on the RBI list (including Joe DiMaggio and Jeff Bagwell). There are, in fact, dozens of HOF’ers below McGriff with regards to career RBI. His 493 home runs are also tied with Lou Gehrig and he would be in the Top 10% of highest home runs for inductees to the Hall of Fame. He also has the most homers for anyone not yet in the Hall. Many Major Leagers would keep playing until they hit 500 to stat chase but Crime Dog chose not to go that route , and yet the numbers are still impressive. Just a reminder: character counts when it comes to the Cooperstown vote. Excellent 1 / 1 item from his Atlanta Braves stint (where he won the World Series) , featuring a huge 3 – C o l o r patch that is full – card size and exhibits great wear via the stains from game – use. Other BIN items include. 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The item “1/1 HUGE DIRTY 3-COLOR PATCH FRED MCGRIFF ATL BRAVES Topps Sterling Jersey” is in sale since Thursday, March 18, 2021. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Sports Trading Cards\Trading Card Singles”. The seller is “topangacanyonsports” and is located in Topanga, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Jersey
• Player: Fred McGriff
• Card Attributes: FULL CARD-SIZE PATCH
• Sport: Baseball
• Team: Atlanta Braves Toronto Blue Jays Devil Rays Padres
• Card Manufacturer: Topps
• League: Major League