Steve Garvey TTM Success

Sent: 11/20/2019 | Received: 12/23/2019 | 33 days
2/2: 2004 Fleer Greats of the Game, 1981 Fleer Star Sticker
Address: Home (Palm Desert, CA) from SportsCollectors.Net

“Mr. Clean” returns two-of-two (at $5 per card). Whether or not Steve Garvey was in the 1981 Fleer Star Sticker set that I’m working, I’d have sent to the former NL MVP.

A career .294 hitter who notched 2,599 hits, 272 home runs and 1,308 across 19 seasons, Garvey is one of those fringe Hall of Fame candidates that we hear about seemingly every year (I don’t mind). In 15 years on the BBWAA ballot, he failed to reach the 75% threshold, maxing at 42.6% in 1995. He’s since been considered by the Expansion Era (2011, 2014) and Modern Baseball Era Committees (2018, 2020).

Garvey was the 1974 NL MVP, a two-time NLCS MVP (1978, 1984), a 10-time All-Star (twice winning All-Star Game MVP), and holds the NL record for consecutive games played (1,207).

He finished his career with five seasons with the Padres – San Diego has retired his #6 – though I struggle to think of him in anything but Dodger blue. He ranks among the all-time Los Angeles franchise leaders in hits (1,968; second), doubles (333; first), home runs (211; third), RBI (992; first) and games played (1,727; third)

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1981 Fleer Star Sticker Set Progress: 27 of 125 (21.6%)