Rod Gaspar
Rodney Earl Gaspar
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1946 in Long Beach, CA
Drafted: 2nd round 1967 by the Mets
Departed: sent to the San Diego Padres to complete an earlier deal, October
1970; the Mets had traded a player to be named later (Gaspar) to the Padres for
Ron
Herbel
Quick—who was the Opening Day right fielder
for the 1969 Miracle Mets? Ron Swoboda, right? No. Then it must be Art Shamsky … wrong again! Meet Rod Gaspar. Known for his
defensive ability in the outfield, the only big-league season that Rod got as
many as 20 at-bats just happened to be with the 1969 Amazins,
which endeared him to baseball fans for the rest of the century. He's shown
here on an autographed 1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 card.
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BATTING RECORD (team-leading
totals in red) YEAR CLUB G
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP
SLG AVG |
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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.
1970 Topps #371
1971 Topps #383
1975 Caruso Hawaii Islanders #6
1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #12
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #136
1994 Ron Lewis '69 Mets 25th Anniversary
Postcards #15 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #25
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #25 (autographed)
Other Rod
Gaspar memorabilia in my collection:
unlicensed Craig Woodcock postcard (autographed)
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