A 1980s Card Part 32- 1983 Glenn Brummer

Glenn Brummer is a 1980s Cardinals legend.  He only played in 129 games as a Cardinal over four years, but there are few Redbird fans who have not heard about his one legendary play/act as a member of the 1982 World Series Championship team.  It was captured on the back of his 1983 Topps card.

First the front.

I like this picture.  Brummer was the third catcher on the Cardinals roster behind Darrell Porter and Gene Tenace, but he got a picture in Wrigley Field.  That's as good as it gets for a third catcher.  In fact, I think this is Brummer's best card overall.  That includes several years as a player, and a fairly good run as a Minor League coach and manager.

Now, the back of the card.

You can see Brummer's long career as a Minor Leaguer in the Cardinals system.  There is also mention of him stealing home in a 5-4 late August game.  It is the stuff of legends around St. Louis.  Brummer in his own words.......

For awhile, MLB had a video of the steal up on their website, but the link is now dead.  All that is left is a grainy photo of Brummer and Giants catcher Milt May.  

While the Cardinals were in first place at the time of Brummer's steal, at the time of this play the Phillies were gaining ground.  After this game, the Phillies remained a few games behind the Cardinals the rest of the season.  It was more of a momentum shifting play, rather than something like the David Freese triple and home run during the sixth game of 2011 World Series.  

It actually reminds me a lot of the Pujols home run against the Padres at the end of 2006.....

which ended a 7 game losing streak at the end of the season.  

Great moment for a player who like Brummer, and nice that Topps put it on the back of a baseball card.