1979 TCMA Memphis Chicks Baseball #5, Bryn Smith

After a veritable cavalcade of TCMA minor league cards featuring players who never achieved MLB success, today's #5 features a bona fide big league hurler who won 108 games over 12 seasons, mostly for Les Expos de Montreal.

This card shows a clean-cut 23 year-old, but I remember Bryn as Captain Redbeard.

Smith's beard was mighty enough to rate a Badass Beard entry on the Sorting By Teams blog.

Team set checklist, courtesy of TeamSets4U's 1979 minor league page.

1. Steve Lovins
2. Steve Michael
3. Bill Armstrong TR
4. Julio Perez
5. Bryn Smith
6. Larry Goldetsky
7. Doug Simunic
8. Charlie Lea
9. Dave Hostetler
10. Anthony Johnson
11. Randy Schafer
12. Mike Finlayson
13. Rick Williams
14. Rick Engle
15. Bob Tenenini
16. Ray Crowley
17. John Scoras
18. Jeff Gingrich
19. Dennis Sherow
20. Tim Raines
21. Billy Gardner MG
22. Pat Rooney
23. Warren Hemm
24. Godfrey Evans

Value: This #5 cost $2 at MinorLeagueSingles.com, a decent deal considering Bryn's MLB success. His 1979 TCMA Memphis teammates included future Montreal stars Tim Raines and Charlie Lea, so the team set's more expensive than most.

Fakes / reprints: Haven't seen any in the marketplace.