Bob Apodaca

Robert John Apodaca
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA
Signed: 1971 by the Mets
Departed: released, December 1979

 

A great favorite of Mets fans for a very long time, Bob was first a very good reliever in the '70s, and then when his arm failed him, served the Mets as a minor-league and major-league coach for many years. Pictured is the error version of his 1974 Topps rookie card. Another card is shown below.

      

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV  ERA
1973 *METS*   1  0  0   0.0  0  0 ----   0   1   1   0   2   0  0 ----
1974 *METS*  35  8  1 103.0  6  6 .500  92  47  40  54  42   0  3 3.50
1975 *METS*  46  0  0  84.2  3  4 .429  66  18  14  45  28   0 13 1.49
1976 *METS*  43  3  0  89.2  3  7 .300  71  34  28  45  29   0  5 2.81
1977 *METS*  59  0  0  84.0  4  8 .333  83  38  32  53  30   0  5 3.43
CAREER TOTS 184 11  1 361.1 16 25 .390 312 138 115 197 131   0 26 2.86

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This is a list of the Bob Apodaca cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1977 Topps

 

1974 Topps #608a (error; "Apodaco")
1974 Topps #608b (corrected)

1975 SSPC Mets #15
1975 Topps #659

1976 SSPC #548
1976 Topps #16

1977 Dairylea Mets Photo Album
1977 Topps #225

1978 Topps #592

1979 Topps #197

1980 Topps #633

1982 TCMA Jackson Mets #23

1986 ProCards Columbia Mets

1987 ProCards Columbia Mets #1624

1989 Grand Slam Jackson Mets #21

1990 Grand Slam Jackson Mets #4

1991 Line Drive AAA #575
1991 ProCards Tidewater Tides #2527
1991 WIZ Mets #13

1992 Fleer/ProCards Tidewater Tides #913
1992 SkyBox AAA #575

1993 Fleer/ProCards Norfolk Tides #2586

1994 Fleer/ProCards Norfolk Tides #2937

1995 Norfolk Tides Team Set #2

1996 Best Norfolk Tides #2

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