Wednesday, July 15, 2020

2020 Topps Now 'Turn Back the Clock' -- Eric Gagne's 130th Career Save


Today's 'Turn Back the Clock' card makes note of Eric Gagne setting a Dodger record for saves -- at 130. It occurred against the Dimaondbacks in Arizona and featured him striking out all four batters he faced -- Danny Bautista, Roberto Alomar, Steve Finley and Luis Gonzalez (boxscore). BTW, he passed Jeff Shaw on the Dodgers' All-Time list.

Go here to check it out and order. A complete checklist of 2020 Topps Now 'Turn Back the Clock' cards can be found here. Below is what is written on the reverse:
July 15, 2004 -- Among the most dominant closers in Baseball, Eric Gagne put together another incredible effort, locking down a victory with four strikeouts in 1.1 inning pitched. The save marked Gagne's 130th career save, a Dodger record. Since he assumed the closer role in 2002, the right-hander had a 1.62 ERA with 309 strikeouts.
Below is a checklist of Dodgers-related 2020 Topps Now 'Turn Back the Clock' cards.
  • #15 - Sandy Koufax 4/14/1964 (link here) 365 print run
  • #16 - Jackie Robinson 4/15/1947 (link here) 852 print run
  • #25 - Sandy Koufax 4/24/1962 (link here) 564 print run
  • #41 - Roy Campanella 5/10/1953 (link here) 521 print run
  • #63 - Duke Snider 6/1/1955 (link here) 441 print run 
  • #66 - Matt Kemp 6/4/2011 (link here) 295 print run
  • #69 - Yasiel Puig 6/7/2013 (link here) 327 print run
  • #92 - Sandy Koufax 6/30/1962 (link here) 678 print run

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