Like many lower-level squads, the Bees swapped affiliations over time. As pictured, they served Milwaukee, back when the Brewers were still in the AL. Today, they're linked with the Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels.
Excuse me, Mr. Grier, but are you any relation to Wally Moon?
No reason, just wondering.
Dave Grier pitched well in Burlington, going 16-8 with a 2.74 ERA in 1980 (minor league stats). Milwaukee bounced him around the farm system for three more years, hoping for similar success, but he dropped to about .500 in other cities and called it quits at age 25.
The Bees checklist includes 29 players, above average for TCMA team sets.
- Steve Gibson
- Kevin McCoy
- Mike Donovan
- Mark Lepson
- Dave Grier
- Greg Dehart
- Orlando Gonzalez
- Steve Manderfield
- Brian Thorson
- Duane Espy MGR
- Vince Pone
- Jesse Vasquez
- Al Walker
- Ty Coleman
- Steve Norwood
- Rich Bach
- Greg Cicotte
- Mike Anderson
- Kurt Kingsolver
- Walt Steele
- Jorge DeJesus
- Juan Castillo
- Mark Higgins
- Kirk Downs
- John Evans
- Curt Watanabe
- Stan Levi
- Karl McKay
- Bengie Biggus
Value: This #5 cost $2 at MinorLeagueSingles.com and team sets run $15-20 on eBay and elsewhere. (Infielder Juan Castillo's the only future major leaguer, so few people break the set for singles.)
Fakes / reprints: TCMA reprinted several 1980 teams for "collector kits" in later years. Those cards come with black backs and originals have blue.
Facestache.
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