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  1978 Topps Lou Whitaker Rookie Card #704: Four Rookies, Four Different Baseball Journeys By Joseph Evaldi | Wolfman Joe Toys and Media In baseball card collecting, sometimes one card tells four different stories. Travel back to 1978, when Topps baseball cards were a summertime tradition. Young collectors opened wax packs hoping to discover the next superstar, never knowing which rookie would become a baseball legend. One interesting card from that era is the 1978 Topps Rookie Second Basemen #704 , featuring Lou Whitaker, Garth Iorg, Dave Oliver, and Sam Perlozzo. All four players had dreams of establishing themselves in Major League Baseball. However, their careers would take very different paths. Lou Whitaker: The Making of a Detroit Tigers Legend When Lou Whitaker made his Major League debut with the Detroit Tigers on September 9, 1977, few collectors could have predicted the career that was ahead of him. Known affectionately as "Sweet Lou," Whitaker became one of the mos...