Vintage 1989 John Montefusco #26 (“RARE SF GIANTS-PITCHER” (9 1/4 x 12) COLOR PORTRAIT”) “Rare-Vintage” (1989)

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Vintage 1989 John Montefusco #26 (“RARE SF GIANTS-PITCHER” (9 1/4 x 12) COLOR PORTRAIT”) “Rare-Vintage” (1989)
***(SF GIANTS PITCHER “1974-1980” 7 YEARS) ***
***(“3-POSE ACTION SHOTS COLOR PORTRAIT”) ***… John Montefusco
***(“Artist: “TODD ALAN GOLD”) ***…
***”All OUR PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEMS”***

***DESCRIPTION & INFORMATION***…

Vintage 1989 John Montefusco #26 (“RARE SF GIANTS-PITCHER” (9 1/4 x 12) COLOR PORTRAIT”)

***”John Montefusco was born on Thursday, May 25, 1950, in Long Branch, New Jersey…
*Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1972…
*Debut: September 3, 1974…
*Montefusco was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1974, with the San Francisco Giants…
*On this day, Sept. 28, 1976, San Francisco Giants pitcher John Montefusco threw a no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves in just his second MLB season…

*Named the National League Rookie of the Year in 1975, Montefusco’s nickname was “The Count”, a pun on his last name which sounds like Monte Cristo…
*In his 13-year career, his record was 90-83, with 1,081 strikeouts, and a 3.54 ERA…
*He was a National League All-Star in 1976, winning a career high 16 games that year…
*Before a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 4, 1975, Montefusco guaranteed he would win the game…
*He proceeded to throw a shutout as the Giants defeated the Dodgers 1–0…

*On September 29, 1976, Montefusco threw a no-hitter for the Giants in a 9-0 victory versus the Atlanta Braves…
*It was the last no-hitter to be thrown by a Giant until Jonathan Sanchez threw one on July 10, 2009…
*He also is one of only a handful of pitchers to hit a home run in his first at bat (September 3, 1974) …
*Montefusco is one of two players to hit a home run in his first at bat and win the Rookie of the Year Award…
*The other is Wally Moon…

***BASIC INFORMATION***…
Category: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL…
SF Giants: 1974 thru 1980=(7yrs) …
Position: PITCHER…
Team #: 26…
Duration: 7 Years…
location@ garage (“Tan Metal Cabinet Drawer”) (1)10-15-2016…

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Weight 0.12 lbs

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