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Frederick Leanland Talbot
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher
Born: June 28, 1941, Washington, DC
Signed: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams: Chicago White Sox 1963-1964; Kansas City Athletics 1965-1966; New York Yankees 1966-1969; Seattle Pilots 1969; Oakland Athletics 1969-1970
Died: January 11, 2013, Falls Church, VA (age 71)
A starting pitcher at the beginning of his career, Fred Talbot spent the latter part of his career as a middle reliever. In parts of eight seasons between 1963 and 1970, Talbot compiled a record of 38-56 with a 4.12 ERA. His best seasons came in 1964 when he pitched a pair of complete game shutouts for the Athletics and in 1969 for the expansion Pilots when he went 5-8 with a 4.16 ERA. Talbot was the victim of a few practical jokes orchestrated by teammate Jim Bouton (#30) and as recounted in Bouton's book Ball Four.
Talbot spent the bulk of his career with the Yankees between 1966 and 1969, appearing in 89 games and making 52 starts. His Yankees record was 14-24 with a 3.99 ERA.
Building the Set
December 7, 2019 from King of Prussia, PA - Card #15
We were up to 11 cards for our 1965 Topps set, and I honestly had it in mind I wanted to purchase one fairly major "star" card during our remaining time at the Philadelphia Sportscard & Memorabilia Show inside the Valley Forge Casino. The showroom floor was packed as we were now into the early afternoon and autograph guests were showing up every 15 minutes or so. The PA announcer would call out ticket numbers in groups of 10 all while imploring collectors to back away from the entrance that led into the autograph signing area.
That was the backdrop when we came upon the table for MJW Collectibles out of Somerdale, NJ. This dealer had a bunch of 1960s Topps binders spread out, and the sign on the 1965 Topps binder caught my eye - ALL CARDS $1. And with Doug's help, I dug in.
The Card
This is Talbot's rookie card and it's ironic the first line on the back states that "Fred figures strongly in the White Sox plans for '65." Talbot was part of a massive, eight-player, three-team deal in early 1965 among the White Sox, Indians and Athletics. Talbot ended up heading to Kansas City and this is his sole White Sox baseball card.
1965 Season
Talbot was the player to be named later in the big deal mentioned above. The Athletics ended up getting him, Mike Hershberger (#89) and Jim Landis (#376) from the White Sox. The Indians acquired Cam Carreon (#578) from the White Sox along with Rocky Colavito (#380) from the Athletics. And the White Sox received Tommie Agee (#166), Tommy John (#208) and John Romano (#17) from the Indians.
Talbot led the A's in games started with 33 and tied Rollie Sheldon (#254) for the team lead in wins with 10. He had a 10-12 record with a 4.14 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 198 innings pitched. Both his strikeout and innings pitched totals set career highs for him.
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First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #58
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1965-1970
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots #17
23 - Talbot non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 12/22/19.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
In some cases, the first and last cards listed above are subjective and chosen by me if multiple cards were released within the same year. Most recent mainstream card may also be subjective and does not include extremely low serial numbered cards, buybacks or cut autograph cards.
Prior Card: #57 St. Louis Cardinals Team Card
Next Card: #59 Nate Oliver - Los Angeles Dodgers
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