Career: Played in the big leagues for 15 seasons for five teams, including two All-Star seasons with the Dodgers in 1975 and '76.
Did you know? Nicknamed the "Toy Cannon" because of his small stature and his ability to hit the long ball ... was acquired by the Dodgers from the Astros for pitcher Claude Osteen and a minor leaguer on December 6, 1973 ... was traded to the Braves in a six-player deal that brought outfielder Dusty Baker to Los Angeles on November 17, 1975.
Post-game: Worked briefly as a bartender and later as a minor league coach for one season, but spent the most of his post-playing days as an executive in the Astros' community outreach department ... was inducted into the Texas Baseball HOF in 1992 and the Astros HOF in 2019, while his jersey No. 24 was retired by the Astros in 2005 ... died on March 26, 2020 at the age of 78.
Sources: Baseball Reference; SABR Bio; Florida Today, 6/13/2008; Los Angeles Times, 3/27/2020.
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