1970 Topps - Dave Giusti #372 (Pitcher) - Autographed Baseball Card (Pittsburgh Pirates)

David John Giusti, Jr. (b. November 27, 1939) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1962 to 1977. His most valuable baseball pitch was his palmball.

He signed out of a college as a free agent with the Houston Colt .45s (later the Houston Astros), and played in Houston from 1962-68. Shortly before the 1968 expansion draft, Giusti was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, who left him unprotected, and he was then drafted by the San Diego Padres. Two months later, Giusti was then traded back to the Cardinals.

After the 1969 baseball season, Giusti was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. With the Pirates, he was converted into a relief pitcher by manager Danny Murtaugh, and Giusti soon became one of the leading relief pitchers in the National League. Using his sinking palmball heavily, Giusti recorded 20 or more saves in each of the next four baseball seasons, and he led the National League with 30 saves in 1971 for the Pirates. Giusti appeared in three games for Pittsburgh in the 1971 World Series, earning a save in Game Four. Giusti was awarded The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award in 1971.

In 1973, Giusti was selected for the National League's All-Star Team. Giusti pitched a one-two-three seventh inning as the National League won the game 7-1.

Shortly before the beginning of the 1977 season, he was traded to the Oakland Athletics as part of a ten-player trade. In August, the Athletics sold Giusti's contract to the Chicago Cubs with whom Giusti finished the season, and after being released by the Cubs in November, Giusti retired from baseball.

MLB debut - April 13, 1962, for the Houston Colt .45s
Last MLB appearance - September 27, 1977, for the Chicago Cubs

MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 100–93
ERA - 3.60
Strikeouts - 1,103
Saves - 145

Teams:
Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1962–1968)
St. Louis Cardinals (1969)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1970–1976)
Oakland Athletics (1977)
Chicago Cubs (1977)

Career highlights and awards:
All-Star (1973)
World Series champion (1971)
NL saves leader (1971)

Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/2105/col/1/yea/0/Dav...

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