gene tenace signed a free agent deal with the padres in december of 1976.  that was early enough for topps to airbrush the former athletic into padres attire, so all o-pee-chee could do was crop the image a little bit tighter and move the facsimile autograph.  here is tenace's 1977 o-pee-chee card:
here's the topps front:
now the o-pee-chee back:
and the topps back:
o-pee-chee could have gone with a position variation, too, as tenace played a handful of games at third base for the padres in 1977.  he hit 15 home runs and drove in 61 runs over the course of the season, with three two-homer games to his credit, along with his seventh career grand slam.  tenace led the national league in walks in 1977 with 125, and in hit by pitch with 13.  i found this interesting because he didn't hit in the 8 spot ahead of the pitcher as i first assumed.

voici à vous, 1977 gene tenace!

gene tenace, the hero of the 1972 world series for the a's, signed a free agent deal with the pirates in december of 1982. here's his 1983 o-pee-chee card:
here's the topps front:
now the o-pee-chee back:
and the topps back:
he appeared in 53 games for the pirates in 1983 (his last season in the big leagues), but only 23 times did he actually play in the field. tenace hit .177 with 6 rbi, and was released at the end of spring training in 1984.

voici à vous, 1983 gene tenace!