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1988 TEXAS RANGERS TEAM PICTURE GIVEAWAY
Sponsored by Royer & Schutts Commercial Printing Division, measures 8" x 10", printed in color on glossy paper stock Players featured include Charlie Hough, Steve Buechele, Pete Incaviglia, Bobby Witt, Ruben Sierra, Jim Sundberg, Scott Fletcher, and Bobby Valentine (manager). The Rangers finishing 6th in the American League West with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses that season. The picture is signed in the upper right corner with a red Sharpie by pitcher Mitch Williams. Mitchell Steven "Mitch" Williams (born November 17, 1964 in Santa Ana, California), nicknamed "Wild Thing", is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1986 to 1997. He was also a studio analyst for the MLB Network from 2009 to 2014.
Williams, a left-hander with a high-90s fastball and major control issues, was largely effective, especially in the early part of his career earning 192 saves in his 11 seasons including a career high of 43 in 1993. He is best known for giving up a walk-off home run to Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth game of the 1993 World Series, which gave Toronto a World Series championship over the Phillies. Williams' career went into immediate and noticeable decline afterward, although he played in parts of three more major league seasons. The item is complete and in EXCELLENT condition. |