First up is Frank Bork, Topps apparently lost track of what they were doing with Bork, putting him on a Rookie Stars card 1 year after giving him his own card. Nice...
Jerry May was the Pirates' #1 catcher in 1967 and 1968, then backed up Manny Sanguillen from 1969-70. He also played for the Royals from 1971-73.
Luke Walker appeared on a Pirates Rookies card in '66, '67, and '68. (Can anyone say Lou Piniella?) After a 2-game debut in September 1965, he played 10 games in April and September 1966, then not again until the start of the 1968 season.
Woody Fryman was named to the Topps All-Rookie team in 1966 after posting a 12-9 record. After 2 seasons with the Bucs, he was traded to the Phillies (with 3 others) for pitcher Jim Bunning. He pitched 16 more seasons with the Phillies, Expos, and others.
No reflection on your blog. The story is interesting,but I do not like multi-player cards.
ReplyDeleteNot even the ones with 2 stars on them, like 1967's Willie Mays & Willie McCovey?
ReplyDeleteNot even that one. I like the 67 Mays and the 67 McCovey, but not on the same card. (Mays sure is short compared to McCovey). I don't know where to put it in my collection. I know it sound a little wonky, but that's me.
ReplyDeleteI have my collection in yearly binders, sorted by teams, so THAT card is with all my Giants. (Misc cards like checklists, league leaders, World Series, and All-Stars go together in a non-team-specific section.)
ReplyDeleteMakes sense!
ReplyDeleteI guess my 1963 Pride of the NL Mays and Musial, card #138, would go in the non-team-specific section.