WHEN TOPPS HAD (BASE)BALLS!: Warren Cromartie

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Monday, January 18, 2021

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1975 WARREN CROMARTIE

On the blog today, a "not so missing" 1975 card for former Montreal Expos Warren Cromartie, who was just beginning his very nice Major League career with a handful of games during the 1974 season:

Cromartie appeared in eight games for the Expos that season, hitting .176 with three hits over 17 at-bats, with two runs scored and a stolen base.

He would spend all of 1975 in the Minors before making it back in 1976, which led to a very nice 10-year Big League career.
What a great young team those Expos had! Along with Cromartie, you had Andre Dawson and Ellis Valentine coming up around the same time as well, giving Montreal quite a stud outfield.
Cromartie would have some solid years in the latter half of the 1970’s, collecting no less that 1972 hits in each season between 1977 and 1980, along with 30+ doubles and averaging about a .285 batting mark for the period.
But, after finding himself out of the Major Leagues prematurely in 1984, he would sign with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan and put in some monster seasons through 1990, even winning the league’s MVP Award in 1989 after batting .378 with 15 homers and 72 runs batted in.
After another solid 1990 season, he was invited by Kansas City to come to Spring Training, at the age of 37, eventually batting .313 in limited play before retiring for good after 69 games.
Quite a baseball adventure for the fan favorite in Montreal.

Saturday, March 7, 2020

1978 SPECIAL- THE MONTREAL EXPOS STAR OUTFIELD

Fun card to create for the blog here, a 1978 special featuring the Montreal Expos brilliant young outfield trio of Andre Dawson, Warren Cromartie and Ellis Valentine:

What a group of talented young players here!
With Cromartie the oldest at 23 years of age with the other two at 22, these guys were primed for some great seasons, and 1977 showed just that.
Andre Dawson marched straight to a National League Rookie of the Year with 19 homers, 21 stolen bases and a .282 batting average, Warren Cromartie also hit .282 with 175 hits, 41 doubles, 10 stolen bases and only 40 strikeouts in 662 plate appearances, and Ellis Valentine hit 25 homers, with 76 runs batted in, 13 stolen bases and a .293 average.
While Dawson went on to a Hall of Fame career, all three had nice careers, with Cromartie going to Japan after the 1983 season before making a comeback in 1991 at the age of 37 with the Kansas City Royals, hitting .313 over 69 games.
I’m sure any team would love to have these three anchoring their outfield!

Friday, July 28, 2017

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1977 WARREN CROMARTIE

Here’s a card that easily could have been Warren Cromartie’s rookie card, a 1977 edition after playing almost three-dozen games during the 1976 season:

Cromartie appeared in 33 games for the Montreal Expos in 1976, batting .210 with 17 hits over 81 at-bats, just beginning what would be a very nice 10-year career that saw him hit a career .281 playing all but one year in Montreal.
What a great young team those Expos had! Along with Cromartie, you had Andre Dawson and Ellis Valentine coming up around the same time as well, giving Montreal quite a stud outfield.
Cromartie would have some solid years in the latter half of the 1970’s, collecting no less that 1972 hits in each season between 1977 and 1980, along with 30+ doubles and averaging about a .285 batting mark for the period.
But, after finding himself out of the Major Leagues prematurely in 1984, he would sign with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan and put in some monster seasons through 1990, even winning the league’s MVP Award in 1989 after batting .378 with 15 homers and 72 runs batted in.
After another solid 1990 season, he was invited by Kansas City to come to Spring Training, at the age of 37, eventually batting .313 in limited play before retiring for good after 69 games.
Quite a baseball adventure for the fan favorite in Montreal.