Bob Apodaca

Robert John Apodaca
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA
Signed: 1971 by the Mets
Departed: released, December 1979

A great favorite of Mets fans for a very long time, Bob was first a very good reliever in the '70s, and then when his arm failed him, served the Mets as a minor-league and major-league coach for many years. Pictured is the error version of his 1974 Topps rookie card. Two other cards are shown below.

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1973 *METS*   1  0  0   0.0  0  0 ----   0   1   1   0   2   0  0  ----
1974 *METS*  35  8  1 103.0  6  6 .500  92  47  40  54  42   0  3  3.50
1975 *METS*  46  0  0  84.2  3  4 .429  66  18  14  45  28   0 13  1.49
1976 *METS*  43  3  0  89.2  3  7 .300  71  34  28  45  29   0  5  2.81
1977 *METS*  59  0  0  84.0  4  8 .333  83  38  32  53  30   0  5  3.43
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CAREER TOTS 184 11  1 361.1 16 25 .390 312 138 115 197 131   0 26  2.86

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1977 Topps	1992 Fleer/ProCards

1974 Topps #608a (error; "Apodaco")
1974 Topps #608b (corrected)

1975 SSPC Mets #15
1975 Topps #659

1976 SSPC #548
1976 Topps #16

1977 Dairylea Mets Photo Album
1977 Topps #225

1978 Topps #592

1979 Topps #197

1980 Topps #633

1982 TCMA Jackson Mets #23

1986 ProCards Columbia Mets

1987 ProCards Columbia Mets #1624

1989 Grand Slam Jackson Mets #21

1990 Grand Slam Jackson Mets #4

1991 Line Drive AAA #575
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #13
1991 ProCards Tidewater Tides #2527

1992 Fleer/ProCards Tidewater Tides #913
1992 SkyBox AAA #575

1993 Fleer/ProCards Norfolk Tides #2586

1994 Fleer/ProCards Norfolk Tides #2937

1995 Norfolk Tides Team Set #2

1996 Best Norfolk Tides #2

2009 SecureHorizons by UnitedHealthcare All-Time Norfolk/Tidewater Tides (blue deck, queen of clubs)

2013 Caesars 1973 Mets (three of diamonds)

2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1979 Topps #197)

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