Baseball Daily Card Gazette
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HALL OF FAME SLUGGER REACHES MILESTONE
The 1916 Sporting News M101-4 and M-101-5 sets were released only a few years after the famed tobacco card sets produced by the American Tobacco Company.
Harvey came out of Service to join the Cardinals at the end of the '52 campaign. This was his rookie season in the Majors. He started in pro ball with Winston-Salem in '47, and had a 19-5 record with 268 SO's and an ERA of 1.90. With Columbus of the American Association from '48 through '50, Harvey posted records of 11-9, 13-13 and 18-6, and had a 2.70 E.R.A. in '50.
Cuddyer won the National League batting title and an NL Silver Slugger Award in 2013 - his second season with the Colorado Rockies after 11 years with the Twins. The two-time MLB All-Star Game pick also set a franchise record with a 27-game hitting streak.
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This receiver began playing in organized baseball in 1956. Chris was happy to be back in the big leagues last year when the Pirates brought him up from Columbus. Although not a high average hitter, Chris chimes in with many timely base-hits.
BASEBALL TRIVIA
Q. - Who was the last Washington batting champ?
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San Diego obtained this versatile competitor from the Cards during the expansion draft. Ed was a pinch-hitter in the 1967 World Series.
Ed smacked the ball at a .515 clip during the 1965 spring training session.
VINTAGE SPOTLIGHT
The backs of the 1916 Sporting News M101-4 black and white cards were customized and created for distribution through a variety of advertisers such as The Sporting News, Altoona Tribune, Gimbel’s Department Stores, Standard Biscuit, Weil Baking Company, and other smaller companies.
The 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter card of Willy Taveras runs through stats from his career to date; he has pounded out 172 hits, including 13 two-baggers and 3 homers. In addition, he has also posted a batting average of .290.
After leading NL players at all positions with 21 Outs Above Average in 2022, Dansby was the second Braves shortstop (with Andrelton Simmons) to win a fielding award. He made his first MLB All-Star Game.
In 1963, Bobby was named shortstop on the N.L. All-Star fielding team.
In '67, Bobby set a Phils fielding mark with a .980 percentage.
RETRO CORNER
A total of 15 different brands were used on the backs of the 1909 T206 Set cards (American Beauty, Broadleaf, Carolina Brights, Cycle, Drum, El Principle de Gales, Hindu, Lenox, Old Mill, Piedmont, Polar Bear, Sovereign, Sweet Caporal, Tolstoi, and Uzit) - but there are nearly 40 different backs with several of those brands having more than one variation.
Bill's 318 Batting Average at Kansas City in 1953 was the lowest in his 3 pro seasons, chiefly because of an ankle injury. The previous season at K. C., he was named Minor League Player-of-the-Year after hitting .341 and leading the circuit in Homers (31), RBI's (134) and Total Bases (344). At Norfolk in '52 he topped the Piedmont Loop in Batting with .334.
Bill was a baseball, football and basketball star at Purdue! He was rated one of the top punters in the Big 10 Conference! A weak fielder at first, he improved his game by attending a Yankee baseball school in the off-season!
In the '68 World Series, Norm batted .385 to lead the Tigers. He collected ten hits, including a HR & 5 RBIs.
Vada's 1st H.R. was a Grand-Slam, 4-18-58.
Vada works in aerospace and electronics in the off-season.
MODERN ERA
Witt's ascent to stardom has made the shortstop one of the most popular athletes in the country, with followers of all ages hopping aboard his growing mass of admirers. Four-legged fans are getting in on the action, too. According to Rover.com, "Witt" saw the highest spike in baseball-related dog names in 2024, up 111 percent from a year earlier.
Fans are not going to forget Bobby's one out, last of the ninth home run in the third playoff game against the Dodgers last fall. It drove in 3 runs, gave the Giants the game, 5-4, and, with it, the pennant. Bobby hit .294 for the 1951 season. Drove in 101 runs. Had 32 homers.
Hampered by a sore arm last season, Dick will be hoping to bounce back to his '67 form when he led the Cardinals' staff with 16 wins. Dick made his major league debut on September 11, 1966, against the Pirates and hurled three scoreless innings of relief to notch his initial big league victory. Shortly, Dick was given his first starting assignment and he blanked the Cubs.
Dick was the N.L. Rookie of the Year in 1967.
80s-90s ERA
Mark was unanimous selection as AL Rookie of Year in 1987 after setting rookie record with 49 Homers. His 9th-inning HR won Game 3 of the 1988 World Series.
Jon jumped over Bruce Hurst to rule two Red Sox lefty lists in 2012: most career strikeouts and most consecutive 150-whiff seasons. He also induced 27 GIDPs -- third in the Majors.
The righthander was the winning pitcher of a 22 inning ballgame in 1962. Jim starred in the 1964 World Series as he defeated the Cardinals twice. In '63, he was 2nd in the A.L. with 6 shutouts. That year, Jim won the pennant clinching game for New York.
Jim pitched a shutout in his first Yankee start
Tearing the Piedmont League apart in '49, Charlie won the batting title with a .345 mark.
Charley hit 4 consecutive home-runs in 2 games in '59.
CLASSIC vs. MODERN
CLASSIC ERA
Fireballing Pete was the club's top hurler in 1965. The righthander struck out the first 6 big league batters he faced, back in 1962.
Pete fanned four men in one inning in 1962
MODERN ERA
Starling homered in back-to-back games against the Diamondbacks within his initial two weeks with the Mets in 2022, showing the pop that made him such an attractive offseason signing. The two-time fielding award winner stole his 300th base on April 29.
Cincinnati obtained this slick fielding shortstop from the Atlanta Braves last June. With Atlanta, Woody had led the National League's second basemen in fielding. Virtually no play is impossible for this smooth, sure-handed infielder.
In '63 Woody was named Florida's Athlete of the Year.