Showing posts with label ...debut: 1961. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ...debut: 1961. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Ed Brinkman (#311)

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Ed Brinkman was a light-hitting shortstop for the Senators in the 1960s and Tigers in the early-1970s. Together with Tigers’ shortstop Ray ...
Sunday, May 6, 2018

Chuck Hinton (#189)

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It’s been awhile since I've seen a card with "In Military Service" on the back!  Hinton was a jack-of-all-trades player (but...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Steve Hamilton (#567)

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Here is another high-number from the 1967 set. Steve Hamilton was signed by the Indians in 1958, and after making his big-league debut in ea...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Johnny Edwards (#202)

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Here is my 220th post on this blog - 5 years to the day after my first post. I first stumbled upon the Google blogging community a day earli...
Monday, September 1, 2014

Fred Gladding (#192)

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Fred Gladding was a relief pitcher from 1961 to 1973. He played his first 7 seasons with the Tigers, and the last 6 with the Astros. In 450...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Sam McDowell (#295)

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After being bumped 5 times (for Al Dark, Red Schoendienst, and 3 opening-day posts), Sam McDowell finally gets his turn.  “Sudden” Sam Mc...
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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Ron Perranoski (#197)

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Here is relief pitcher Ron Perranoski, shown on his last card as an LA Dodger. After the 1967 season, he was traded to the Twins with catch...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

Lew Krausse (#565)

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Today we check out Lew Krausse, pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics. This was the Athletics' last year in Kansas City, and Krausse wa...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Galen Cisco (#596)

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Here is the rare, 7th-series card for Galen Cisco. Galen looks older than his 30 years here. Cisco was signed by the Red Sox in 1958, and...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Final Card: Jake Wood

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This is the final card for Jake Wood (#394), who played for the Tigers from 1961-67. Jacob Wood was signed by the Tigers in 1957, and afte...
Monday, May 3, 2010

Final Card: John Orsino

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John Orsino only played 1 major-league game in 1967 (September 10th), and it would be his last. Like fellow AL catchers Smoky Burgess and ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Final Card: Al Luplow

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The career of Al Luplow (#433) is on its last legs here in 1967. Al was signed by the Indians in 1959, and spent one season in class-D ball,...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Final Card: Hal Reniff

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Hal Reniff (#201) played his final season in 1967. After 6 1/2 seasons with the Yankees, he spent his final 3 months pitching for the Mets....
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Final Card: Don Schwall

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This is the last of Topps' 6 cards for Don Schwall (#267). Don began his career in 1958 in the Red Sox' farm system. After 2 seas...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Jim Fregosi (#385)

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I'm back... snapped out of my winter doldrums by a big, fat box of 1966 and 1970 cards from DeansCards.com, which then required an updat...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Bill Bryan (#601)

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Bill Bryan, a journeyman catcher, was signed by the Kansas City Athletics in 1960, and spent his first 4 seasons in the minors, with occasio...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Carl Yastrzemski (#355)

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Carl Yastrzemski made his major-league debut on opening day 1961, and started 146 games in left field that season. He replaced Ted Williams...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Lou Brock (#285)

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My labels in the sidebar tell me that I've not been paying enough attention to the Athletics, Cardinals, Giants, or Senators. This is p...
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Tony Cloninger (#490)

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Tony Cloninger was the Braves' top starting pitcher during their final years in Milwaukee. This was the era between Warren Spahn and Phi...
Saturday, October 31, 2009

Tom Tresh (#289)

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Tom Tresh was one of the Yankees' regular outfielders in the mid-1960s (along with CF Mickey Mantle and RF Roger Maris). Like Mickey Man...