Baseball Cards #4

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Another Gene card with Amundsen HS at Winnemac in the background. Gene's brother John Johnson. He played outfield and was only briefly a team member, filling a needed gap in the teams roster. He was not nearly as good as Gene, but contributed when he was there. His most famous contribution to Angels folklore is something he said during a game when Gene was arguing with an umpire. "Get 'em Gene" followed by "you're messing with the wrong family blue!" were the lines, and this seemed to send Gene over the edge. He also had the distinction of being the pitcher on an opposing club who gave up the longest home run I have ever seen to Dave Stamps, another brief Angel teammate. You all know Dave Bruchman from an earlier page. Mark Rzotkiewicz was an Angel outfielder for a number of years in the early 90's. He had a strong arm, good glove and good power at the plate. He struck out a bit too much, but he improved every year he was on the team. He now plays for a team in the suburbs. Thats me batting at Winnemac. You all know Scott McDonald from an earlier page.

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