1970 Topps / Cincinnati Reds Team Card #544 - autographed by - George Scherger (b. 10 Nov 1920 - d. 13 Oct 2011 at age 90), Jim Stewart (b. 11 Jun 1939 - d. 24 Nov 2012 at age 73), Ty Cline, Alex Grammas and Hal McCrae

            1970 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Card - signed by 5 players / coaches...

The 1970 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West title with a record of 102–60, 14½ games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games in the 1970 National League Championship Series to win their first National League pennant since 1961. The team then lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1970 World Series in five games. The Reds were managed by first-year manager George "Sparky" Anderson and played their home games at Crosley Field during the first part of the year, before moving into the then-new Riverfront Stadium on June 30. 
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#3 - Geaorge Richard Scherger - first base coach (b. 10 Nov 1920 – d. 13 Oct 2011 at age 90) - nicknamed "'Sugar Bear", was a professional baseball coach, player and manager. He was a coach in Major League Baseball for 13 years, all with the Cincinnati Reds, and a longtime minor league infielder and manager. Scherger played as an infielder from 1940 to 1956, but never made it higher than the low minor leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers' Class C California League team in Santa Barbara from 1951 to 1953. Scherger also spent three years in the U.S. armed forces in World War II. When Sparky Anderson was named manager of the Reds for the 1970 season, Scherger—who had managed the young Sparky in the Brooklyn organization—was hired as first base coach. 
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#16 - Jim (Jimmy) Stewart - outfielder (b. 11 Jun 1939 - d. 24 Nov 2012 at age 73) - On November 29, 1971, Stewart was part of a trade that brought Joe Morgan, César Gerónimo, Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, and Denis Menke to the Reds from the Houston Astros for Stewart, Lee May and Tommy Helms. After his playing days, Stewart served as a longtime scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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#17 - Ty Cline - outfielder - He was instrumental in helping the Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the 1970 National League pennant, tripling and scoring the winning run in the 10th inning of the first game of the National League Championship Series, and scoring the game-winning and pennant-clinching run after an eighth-inning walk in game three. In the 1970 World Series versus the Baltimore Orioles, Cline recorded one hit, a single, in three appearances; his lone safety coming against veteran reliever Moe Drabowsky in the seventh inning of game two.
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#2 - Alex Grammas - coach - Grammas then returned to the Cincinnati Reds as third base coach under Sparky Anderson, spending six seasons in that post during the "Big Red Machine" era, including service on Cincinnati's 1970 and 1972 National League champions and the 1975 world champions. 
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#11 - Hal McRae - outfielder - McRae was selected by the Reds in the 6th round of the 1965 draft with the 117th overall pick. In 1972, McRae was traded to the Royals along with Wayne Simpson in exchange for Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum. McRae developed as a consistent designated hitter in the American League. His playing career spanned 23 years, including 14 seasons with Kansas City. He was selected a three-time All-Star, he hit over .300 six times for the Royals and was named Designated Hitter of the Year three times both by The Sporting News and the Associated Press. 
   

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