Baseball Daily Card Gazette
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BATTING CHAMPION SETS NEW STANDARD
A sound defender at both middle-infield positions, Leo set the stage for a 2024 call-up as an Eastern League All-Star the previous year. He homered three times in a six-game August stretch for Toronto.
Cole made the NL All-Star Team in 2007, his 1st. full season. Chances are the 23-year-old will be back on the roster many times. His ERA of 3.39 was the 8th-lowest in the National League.
Cole's change-up may be the best in the game.
One of the leading pitchers on New York Giants. Entered baseball Hall of Fame on May 8, 1929, when he pitched a no-hit, no-run game against Pittsburgh Pirates. Left handed, born in Carthage, Mo. 1908. Began professional career with Cushing, Okla., in 1923. Had tryout with Detroit three years later. Joined the Giants in 1928 and has starred for them ever since. Last year won 18 and lost 11 games. Established league record for consecutive score- less innings this year at 46 innings, from July 18 to August 1. Six footer, weighs 170 pounds.
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On August 4, 1968, Ron saved the Mets from embarrassment as he connected for a seventh-inning single to break-up a no-hit bid by the Dodgers' Mike Kekich. Ron drove in 59 runs to pace the New York attack last season.
BASEBALL TRIVIA
Q: Which Dodgers player had a 31-game hit streak in 1969?
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Q: Detroit holds the record for season batting averages. What was it?
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In first start in big leagues, for Mets, 9-28-70, Leroy led off 1st inning with Triple off Ken Holtzman, Cubs. Acquired by Angels with Nolan Ryan in off-season of 1971, he led Texas League in Triples, 1969, and played in 1970 IL All-Star Game.
Leroy's hobby is billiards.
BATTING AVERAGE
.406 Average
Ted Williams was the last player to hit .400 in a season, batting .406 in 1941. Many consider this one of baseball's greatest achievements.
Baseball History Highlight
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VINTAGE SPOTLIGHT
Ken hurled a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds on April 23, 1964, only to lose the game on two errors.
Ken has been the Braves most consistent winner over the past 4 seasons.
The 1909 T206 Set received its name from Jefferson Burdick, author of the American Card Catalog. ‘T’ in the T206 name stood for 20th century tobacco issues while ‘206’ was simply a number assigned to it.
George was troubled by a bad knee in 1952, an operation during the off season seems to have patched up the trouble. He got in 94 games for the Dodgers in 1952, hit a nice .305. His 78 hits went for 119 total bases and included 12 doubles, 1 triple and 9 homers. He batted in 40 runs, scored a like number. He is expected to be a regular for Brooklyn this year.
One of the game's most aggressive players, Maury will add plenty of excitement to Montreal with his clutch-hitting and base-stealing. Holds big league record with 104 stolen bases in 1962!
In '62, he was named the N.L.'s M.V.P.
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.
Billy is always in the move, because the entire infield is his position! Last season the scrappy utility player, found himself stationed at 2nd, 3rd and Shortstop, playing each position with Major League ability. Always known as a fine fielder, Billy had to work on his batting to join the World Champions. In '53 at Nashville, he found his hitting eye and batted .308 and came up to the Giants.
After opening the season out of the pen, Keegan stealthily surfaced as the Cubs biggest winner in 2022. He collected six "Ws" before he lost - something only nine others have done for them since 1916.
Ron's five saves and 8 wins made him one of the AL's top firemen in 1968. He led the N.L. in games pitched 3 times while toiling for the Dodgers.
Ron struck out 6 straight batters in a game in 1966,
Merrifield heads into 2021 with the longest active streak of games played at 307. The speedster has played 98.8 percent of all possible innings in
that span.
Milt's baseball talents are paying for his education at Spring Hill College during the off-season. He's been in the Red Sox organization since 1948 when he broke in with Roanoke. In 1950, he hit .288 for Scranton and was promoted to Birmingham. Milt came up to the Red Sox at the end of the '52 season and started '53 as a regular.
Milt comes from a real baseball family. His brother is trying out for the Tigers this year. His father played Amateur ba...
80s-90s ERA
His first Major League Hit: 4-7-78. His 500th Major League Hit: 8-28-81. His 1000th Major League Hit: 7-2-85. His 2000th Major League Hit: 7-30-91.
One of the major leagues' most exciting rookies of 1972, John played both outfield and first base for the Mets, handled him- self well in the field and showed great speed on the bases. John was an all-state high school star in baseball, football and basketball. Signed by Mets in 1968.
The rookie second baseman established himself as a Twin regular after coming up to Minnesota late in the year. Starting in the 1965 World Series, Frank hit a double the first time he faced Sandy Koufax.
Frank was an All-America in baseball at West Mich. Univ.
Blossoming into an A-1 relief pitcher, Lee led the Sox with 11 saves in '68.
Lee once struck out 4 Senators in one inning.
CLASSIC vs. MODERN
CLASSIC ERA
Many of the images used on cards in the 1909 T206 Set were also used in other baseball card sets.
MODERN ERA
Matthew had seven extra-base hits, including three HRS, in first 14 MLB games. He flashed top power in the Minors, along with elite SB efficiency.
Ned topped the Tiger mound staff in Victories and Won-Lost average last year. Breaking in with Newark (0.) in '44, Ned won 21 games and spun a no-hitter. After winning 17 at San Antonio he was brought up by the Browns in '48 and in '51, led the A.L. in Complete Games. In August '52 he came to the Tigers in an 8-player deal.
After winning 20 games in '51, Ned came up with a sore arm and was traded to Detroit. The Tigers tried him and Ned came ...