1978 Topps baseball card of a gritty former player and manager in the major leagues, Lou Piniella. “Sweet Lou” kicked around the majors with Cleveland, Baltimore and the Kansas City Royals before finding his niche as a regular player for the New York Yankees. He was a major part of back-to-back Yankee championship teams in 1977 and ’78. After finishing up his playing career with 11 seasons in the Bronx, Piniella embarked on a highly successful managing career, piloting 5 different major league clubs and winning 3 Manager of the Year awards. He managed the 1990 Cincinnati Reds to a surprising World Series sweep over the heavily favored Oakland A’s. He is currently an analyst on Yankee telecasts for the team’s YES network.