Baseball Daily Card Gazette
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DIAMOND LEGENDS THROUGH THE DECADES
"Joe" began his professional baseball career with the Flint Club in 1924. He entered the majors in 1931 with the Washington Senators and is now with the Chicago White Sox.
In the second game of a double-header, May 6, Cliff pitched the Pirates to a win over the Braves in the only National League no-hitter of the 1951 season. Later traded to the Cardinals. In 10 games for the Pirates, 21 for the Cards. Wound up the season with 14 wins, 12 losses.
Only 3 Dodgers have driven in 100 runs since 1962, the club's first year at Dodger Stadium. Tommy Davis & Frank Howard accomplished that feat in 1962 and Wes reached triple-figures in 1970. He hit for cycle in game against Mets that year.
Wes crusades against the use of drugs.
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David's heart and ability to influence games with "details" makes him one of the game's most endearing players. In one 17-day period last July, he won two contests with "walk off" squeeze bunts. "It's one of my most favorite plays, if not my favorite play, in the game," Eckstein said. "It's so exciting. Everything's right there on the line."
BASEBALL TRIVIA
Q: What Pittsburgh Pirate player acts in the movies in small parts during the winter?
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Q: How many 1 to 0 games did Carl Hubbell win in 1933?
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Appearing in 54 games, Jim was the top man out of the bullpen for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. He paced the relief corps with 13 saves while posting eight victories in relief. Jim's big pitch is his excellent sinkerball.
In 1959, Jim led the I.I.I League in E.R.A.
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Gene is the tallest player the League and a professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics. He was named the "Minor League Player of the Year" in his first season of pro ball (1951). That year, Gene won 20, lost 4, struck out 136, and had a 1.92 Earned Run Average. The Braves brought him up for a brief stay in '52, then sent him to Milwaukee where he won 11, lost 4 and had 3.15 ERA. Sent to Toledo in April, 1953.
VINTAGE SPOTLIGHT
The hard-hitting outfielder came up with his best year in '68. Roger led the AL in homers early last season. He collected 6 RBIs in a game vs. Tigers.
The Angels traded 2 players to the A's for Roger!
This 29 year old outfielder will be getting a taste of life in the American League in 1966. Carl can hit with power and was the Texas League's home run champion with Victoria in 1959.
Connor was a third-round MLB Draft pick after being named All-SEC for Vanderbilt, He also won conference All-Defensive team honors. He's a heady player.
Loaded with potential, Al has struck out 10 or more batters in a game one dozen times. The southpaw led the American League with 217 strikeouts in 1964. Last season, he topped the Yanks in whiffs.
Al pitched a no-hitter in the minors in May, 1962
RETRO CORNER
Hit his stride as a player when traded by Chicago Cubs to Brooklyn during 1944 season. After three and a half seasons he was traded to pennant winning 1948 Boston Braves. A tip-top lead-off man, Eddie established NL record for bases on balls with 148 in 1945, led again in 1946 with 137. In 1947 he established a NL fielding record for second baseman with an average of .985.
Jerry got into 64 games for the Senators in 1954, and he hit .234. He batted in 17 runs with 36 hits. 1947 was his first year in organized baseball. In 1952 he was with the Yankees' Kansas City farm. The Yankees recalled him in May 1952 and traded him to the Washington Senators. He finished the season with the Senators, then began 1953 with Chattanooga, where he hit .307 for 82 games. Back with Washington, he hit .339 for 29 games. He lists officiating at basketball games as his hobby.
Twice last year Roman provided great thrills for Pirate fans. Against St. Louis on June 25 he blasted a two-run homer in the tenth for a 3-1 Corsair win. A month later he broke up a game with the Dodgers by punching a single in the twelfth to beat L.A. 5-4.
Lou (The Rocket) came to the Redbirds in June of 1964. The fastest man on the Cardinal squad, he led the St. Louis club with 62 stolen bases last year. Lou's hot bat was one of the prime reasons the Cards won the National league pennant in 1964. The speedy outfielder continued his fine hitting last year.
Lou was Northern League batting king in 1961
MODERN ERA
Jose augmented his impressive fielding acumen and blistering sprint speed in 2024 with a potent bat that rated in the 94th percentile in barrel percentage. Siri ranked second on the Rays in home runs while registering a career high for two-baggers and matching his personal best for stolen bases. Jose belted a pair of solo roundtrippers on June 28.
This young catcher has an excellent chance to jump all the way to the majors from the Sally League in one season. One of the most consistent hitters in the Pirate's chain during the past four years, Jesus suddenly started hitting with power at Asheville in 1961.
In 1964, Sandy was the International League's batting champ. As a rookie with The Twins, the outfielder swiped seven bases.
Sandy led his circuit in hits in 1964.
Hit 2-run Homer in 2-1 win, 4-25-82. Had 2 Hits & RBI In O's 8-7 win vs. Yankees on 33rd birthday, 9-13-82.
Sid's been a Major Leaguer since '40 when he joined the Washington Senators. His freshman year he won 17 games and in '41 he had a 3.46 ERA with 13 Victories. Returning from 3 years in Service in '46, Sid won 14 games in '50 and was traded to the Boston Red Sox in '52. That season her won 10 Decisions and posted a 3.34 ERA for Boston.
In '39 Sid was pitching for Sanford in a Class D League. He was so sensational, they brought him to the Majors the next ...
Twins acquired Chico during the inter-league winter trading period in '68.
Chico has appeared in 3 All-Star games for the N.L.
CLASSIC vs. MODERN
CLASSIC ERA
Cards in the 1909 T206 Set have been found with an assortment of print errors – often, the crazier the error, the more valuable the card.
MODERN ERA
Matt is one of the greatest defenders at recording Outs Above Average in the Statcast Era. In his first 190 games for Toronto, he turned into one of the better batsmen at the position, too, hitting 29% better than League average in on-base plus slugging. He was the number one player in the first quarter of the 2023 season in average exit velocity.
Known as the 'Phantom', Roy established himself as one of Baseball's best shortstops when the Redlegs brought him up from Tulsa in '51. He led the N.L. Shortstops in Assists in '52 with 495 and again in '53. Last season he also topped the League in Double Plays with 114. Roy broke into pro ball in '47 and in '48 hit .307 for Tyler.
Although Roy played only softball, a friend invited him to try out for the Redlegs. They tried him at shortstop and Roy ...