#37 Fred Gladding - Detroit Tigers

Fred Earl Gladding
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  220
Born:  June 28, 1936, Flat Rock, MI
Signed:  Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams:  Detroit Tigers 1961-1967; Houston Astros 1968-1973
Died:  May 21, 2015, Columbia, SC (age 78)

Fred Gladding was a successful reliever, splitting his 13-year big league career almost equally between the Tigers (217 games) and the Astros (233 games).  He had a career record of 48-34 with a 3.13 ERA and 109 saves.  All but one of his 450 total appearances came in relief.

His best season came in 1967 for the Tigers when he went 6-4 over 42 games with a 1.99 ERA and 12 saves.  His .703 winning percentage (26-11) with Detroit is the highest in franchise history for a pitcher appearing in at least 200 games.  Gladding would return to the Tigers in 1976 to serve as manager Ralph Houk's pitching coach, and he held that role in 1976, 1977 and 1978.

With the Astros, Gladding led the N.L. in saves in 1969 with 29, the first year the statistic was officially tracked.  His other claim to fame is owning the lowest non-zero batting average in major league history for his .016 (1 for 63) lifetime average.  His one hit came on July 30, 1969 in a 16-3 drubbing of the Mets.  He managed an RBI single off the Mets' Ron Taylor (#568) for his milestone hit.

Building the Set
January 25, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #43
Some January days are longer than others, and on a particularly long January day at work a few months ago, I decided I needed a few more 1965 Topps cards for our set.  I've been familiar with Greg Morris Cards for a while now, as I've been using a lot of the images of old Topps cards scanned for their eBay auction listings in these posts and within the posts over at my 1956 Topps blog.  The images are always centered and clear and for all the help Greg Morris has indirectly provided me, I thought I'd browse his eBay store.

Given the vast inventory available, I figured there had to be at least a few 1965 Topps cards up for auction, and I was correct.  I stumbled upon a set break and I went about finding auctions with no current bidders and cards graded at least EX-MT.  I bid on a total of 20 auctions, winning 10 of them, including this Gladding card.  I was the first and sole bidder on the card with a winning bid of $0.79.

The Card
Is that a church steeple behind Gladding?  It would appear as if the photo shoot for this card yielded the photos used for Gladding's 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 Topps cards.

Turning to the back of the card, Gladding's 7 saves in 1964 were second on the team behind Larry Sherry (#408) who had 11.  His no-hitter in 1958 came as a member of the Augusta Tigers in the South Atlantic League.  The details given for his 1956 and 1957 seasons with the Valdosta Tigers can't be verified from his Baseball Reference page but the wins and innings pitched for each season check out.

Tigers Team Set

1965 Season
Gladding spent the entire 1965 season in the Tigers bullpen, appearing in a team-leading 46 games.  He went 6-2 with a 2.83 ERA and his five saves tied him with Sherry, but put him behind Terry Fox (#576) and his 10 saves for the team lead.

1964 Topps #312

1966 Topps #337

1967 Topps #192

1971 Topps #381

1973 Topps #17

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #312
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10):  1964-1973
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #158

54 - Gladding non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/7/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia

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:  #36 Bobby Wine - Philadelphia Phillies

Next Card:  #38 Jim King - Washington Senators

#88 Jack Lamabe - Boston Red Sox

John Alexander Lamabe
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  198
Born:  October 3, 1936, Farmingdale, NY
Signed:  Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, June 26, 1956
Major League Teams:  Pittsburgh Pirates 1962; Boston Red Sox 1963-1965; Houston Astros 1965; Chicago White Sox 1966-1967; New York Mets 1967; St. Louis Cardinals 1967; Chicago Cubs 1968
Died:  December 21, 2007, Baton Rouge, LA (age 71)

Jack Lamabe compiled a career record of 33-41 over seven seasons that saw him playing for seven different teams.  He had the most success with the Red Sox early in his career, appearing in a career high 65 games in 1963, and serving as one of the most reliable relievers for Boston that year with a 3.15 ERA.  He won a World Series ring with the Cardinals in 1967, appearing in 23 games in relief for the club and bolstering the team's bullpen down the stretch drive.  In the 1967 World Series, he closed out Games 2 and 5, but struggled in Game 6, forcing the decisive Game 7.

Following his playing career, Lamabe served as the head baseball coach for Jacksonville University (1974-1978) and for the LSU Tigers (1979-1983).  As the first head baseball coach for the LSU baseball program, Lamabe had an overall record of 134-115.  He also worked as a coach in the Padres and Rockies minor league systems between 1984 and the early 2000s.

Building the Set
January 25, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #42
Some January days are longer than others, and on a particularly long January day at work a few months ago, I decided I needed a few more 1965 Topps cards for our set.  I've been familiar with Greg Morris Cards for a while now, as I've been using a lot of the images of old Topps cards scanned for their eBay auction listings in these posts and within the posts over at my 1956 Topps blog.  The images are always centered and clear and for all the help Greg Morris has indirectly provided me, I thought I'd browse his eBay store.

Given the vast inventory available, I figured there had to be at least a few 1965 Topps cards up for auction, and I was correct.  I stumbled upon a set break and I went about finding auctions with no current bidders and cards graded at least EX-MT.  I bid on a total of 20 auctions, winning 10 of them, including this Lamabe card.  I was the first and sole bidder on the card with a winning bid of $0.79.

The Card
Lamabe's brief tenure with the Phillies (see below) is memorialized with the cartoon on the back of the card.  Of his 39 appearances with the Red Sox in 1964, 25 were starts (a career high) while 14 were in relief.

Red Sox Team Set

1965 Season
Perhaps due to a shoulder injury, Lamabe struggled at the start of the 1965 season, going 0-3 with an 8.17 ERA over 14 relief appearances.  He was demoted to the Triple-A Toronto Maple Leafs, where he turned his season around.  In 13 starts with the Maple Leafs, Lamabe went 10-3 with a 1.95 ERA and he was named to the International League All-Star Team.  His performance got the attention of the ninth place Astros, and on September 14th he was traded to Houston for Bucky Brandon.

With the Astros, Lamabe appeared in three games, going 0-2 with a 4.26 ERA over 12 2/3 innings pitched.  His time in Houston was short, as the team traded him to the White Sox in December.

Phillies Connection
Following two years of playing college baseball at the University of Vermont, the Phillies signed Lamabe on June 26, 1956.  In 14 games with the Wilson Tobs, Lamabe went 3-7 with a 2.75 ERA and he earned a September call-up from the Phillies where he was briefly teammates with Richie Ashburn, Robin Roberts (#15) and Curt Simmons (#373).

However, following the season, Commissioner Ford Frick voided the Phillies' contract with Lamabe based on the "college rule" that prevented teams from signing college players.  Lamabe countered with evidence of having left college, but he was declared a free agent.  He signed with the Pirates on January 27, 1957, and his Phillies career was over.

1962 Topps #593

1963 Topps #251

1964 Topps #305

1967 Topps #208

1968 Topps #311

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #593
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7):  1962-1968
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1968 Topps #311

39 - Lamabe non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/7/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia

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.

Previous Card:  #87 Nelson Mathews - Kansas City Athletics

Next Card:  #89 Mike Hershberger - Chicago White Sox

#193 Gaylord Perry - San Francisco Giants

Gaylord Jackson Perry
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  205
Born:  September 15, 1938, Williamston, NC
Signed:  Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent, June 3, 1958
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1962-1971; Cleveland Indians 1972-1975; Texas Rangers 1975-1977; San Diego Padres 1978-1979; Texas Rangers 1980; New York Yankees 1980; Atlanta Braves 1981; Seattle Mariners 1982-1983; Kansas City Royals 1983
Hall of Fame Induction:  1991

Gaylord Perry established himself as one of the premier pitchers in baseball in the 1960s with the Giants, before going on to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues with the Indians in 1972 and the Padres in 1978.  He was the first to accomplish that feat.  Known for potentially throwing a spitball ("real or imagined" as his Hall of Fame biography puts it), Perry constantly outmatched batters over his 22-year career.

Perry was a five-time All-Star and a five-time 20-game winner.  He led the league in wins three times - in 1970 with 23, 1972 with 24 and 1978 with 21.  In 690 career starts, he threw 303 complete games and 53 shutouts, joining the 300-win club in 1982.  His 314 career wins are currently 17th on the all-time list and his 3,534 career strikeouts are currently 8th on the all-time list.  Along with his brother Jim (#351), the Perry's are the second-winningest brother combination in baseball history (529 wins) behind Joe and Phil Niekro (#461) (539 wins).

Perry pitched a no-hitter against the Cardinals and Bob Gibson (#320) on September 17, 1968.  He was elected into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1991 on his third year of eligibility with 77.2% of the votes cast in favor of his election.

When we took a family vacation to San Francisco in August 2019, Doug posed with Perry's statute outside the Giants' ballpark.

Building the Set
January 25, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #41
Some January days are longer than others, and on a particularly long January day at work a few months ago, I decided I needed a few more 1965 Topps cards for our set.  I've been familiar with Greg Morris Cards for a while now, as I've been using a lot of the images of old Topps cards scanned for their eBay auction listings in these posts and within the posts over at my 1956 Topps blog.  The images are always centered and clear and for all the help Greg Morris has indirectly provided me, I thought I'd browse his eBay store.

Given the vast inventory available, I figured there had to be at least a few 1965 Topps cards up for auction, and I was correct.  I stumbled upon a set break and I set about finding auctions with no current bidders and cards graded at least EX-MT.  I bid on a total of 20 auctions, winning 10 of them including this Perry card, the "big" card from the haul.  My opening bid of $7.50 won the auction, and that seems like an extremely reasonable price for a Hall of Famer's baseball card from the mid-1960s.

The Card
This is Perry's fourth Topps card, and he had the unusual situation of appearing on his own solo rookie card in 1962 and then appearing on a multi-player, floating heads Rookie Stars card in 1963.  Gaylord's brother Jim appears later in the set with the Twins.  The game referenced on the back took place on May 31, 1964.  Perry relieved Ron Herbel (#84) in the 13th with the game with the Mets tied at 6-6.  He pitched 10 shutout innings, striking out nine and earned the win when the Giants scored twice in the top of the 23rd inning.

Giants Team Set

1965 Season
This was to be the final season before Perry came into his own as a dominant pitcher.  He appeared in 47 games, making 26 starts and went 8-12 with a 4.19 ERA.  He began the season in the starting rotation, but lost his spot and was turned into a long reliever/swing man by manager Herman Franks (#32).  His SABR biography notes Perry was cranky throughout the 1965 season, often arguing with umpires and openly criticizing his fielders if they made errors behind him.

1962 Topps #199

1971 Topps #140

1975 Topps #530

1979 Topps #321

1984 Topps #6

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #199
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (23):  1962-1984
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2016 Topps Archives #212

Each of Perry's many teams are represented through the years on his Topps baseball cards.  His final Topps flagship card is shared with fellow retiring stars Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski (#385).

821 - Perry non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/30/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
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:  #192 Jim Coker - Cincinnati Reds

Next Card:  #194 Angels Rookie Stars

#86 Les Narum - Washington Senators

Leslie Ferdinand Narum
Washington Senators
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  194
Born:  November 16, 1940, Philadelphia, PA
Signed:  Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams:  Baltimore Orioles 1963; Washington Senators 1964-1967
Died:  May 17, 2004, Clearwater, FL (age 63)

Les "Buster" Narum pitched for five seasons for the Orioles and Senators, compiling a lifetime record of 14-27 over 96 games.  He was a mainstay in the Senators pitching rotation in 1964 and 1965, starting 32 and 24 games respectively and going 9-15 and 4-12 in those seasons.

Although he had no connection to the Phillies (that I could tell), Narum was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Clearwater High School, where the Phillies hold their spring training.  He passed away in Clearwater in 2004.

The late January 2020 eBay winnings from Greg Morris Cards

Building the Set
January 25, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #40
Some January days are longer than others, and on a particularly long January day at work a few months ago, I decided I needed a few more 1965 Topps cards for our set.  I've been familiar with Greg Morris Cards for a while now, as I've been using a lot of the images of old Topps cards scanned for their eBay auction listings in these posts and within the posts over at my 1956 Topps blog.  The images are always centered and clear and for all the help Greg Morris has indirectly provided me, I thought I'd browse his eBay store.

Given the vast inventory available, I figured there had to be at least a few 1965 Topps cards up for auction, and I was correct.  I stumbled upon a set break and I set about finding auctions with no current bidders and cards graded at least EX-MT.  I bid on a total of 20 auctions, winning 10 of them shown above, including this Narum card.  I was the first and sole bidder on the Narum card with a winning bid of $0.79.

The Card
Narum had appeared on an Orioles Rookie Stars card in the 1964 Topps set with Darold Knowles (#577), and this is his first solo card.  It's also his final Topps card as "Les" as Topps would use his nickname "Buster" on his 1966 card.

As the back of the card indicates, Narum hit a home run in his first big league at-bat, becoming the first Orioles player to accomplish the feat.  He hit if off Don Mossi of the Tigers on May 3, 1963.  It was mostly downhill from there for Narum's offensive heroics as his career average was .059 (7 for 118).  However, three of those seven hits were home runs.

Senators Team Set

1965 Season
On March 31, 1964, the Orioles traded Narum to the Senators for a player to be named later, who ended up being Lou Piniella.  Narum was third on the team in games started in 1965 behind Pete Richert (#252) and Phil Ortega (#152) who both had 29 starts to Narum's 24.  Narum split his time evenly between the starting rotation and the bullpen as 22 of his 46 appearances came in relief.  He threw two complete games for a Senators team that lost 92 games, kept out of the American League basement only by the Red Sox (100 losses) and Athletics (103 losses).

1964 Topps #418

1966 Topps #274

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #418 (with Darold Knowles)
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3):  1964-1966
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #44

10 - Narum non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/30/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia

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:  #85 Willie Smith - Los Angeles Angels

Next Card:  #87 Nelson Mathews - Kansas City Athletics

#22 Charlie Smith - New York Mets

Charles William Smith
New York Mets
Third Base-Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  170
Born:  September 15, 1937, Charleston, SC
Signed:  Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1957 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1960-1961; Philadelphia Phillies 1961; Chicago White Sox 1962-1964; New York Mets 1964-1965; St. Louis Cardinals 1966; New York Yankees 1967-1968; Chicago Cubs 1969
Died:  November 29, 1994, Reno, NV (age 57)

Charlie Smith, or Charley Smith per most reference sources, played for 10 years in the Majors mostly in a utility infielder role.  Primarily a third baseman, he appeared in over 120 games in a season five different times with the Dodgers and Phillies in 1961, the White Sox and Mets in 1964, the Mets again in 1965, the Cardinals in 1966 and the Yankees in 1967.  Smith was sent to the Yankees in December 1966 in the deal that saw Roger Maris (#155) head to St. Louis.

In 771 career games, Smith hit .239 with 69 home runs and 281 RBIs, finishing three years in the top 10 for strikeouts.

Building the Set
January 25, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #39
Some January days are longer than others, and on a particularly long January day at work a few months ago, I decided I needed a few more 1965 Topps cards for our set.  I've been familiar with Greg Morris Cards for a while now, as I've been using a lot of the images of old Topps cards scanned for their eBay auction listings in these posts and within the posts over at my 1956 Topps blog.  The images are always centered and clear and for all the help Greg Morris has indirectly provided me, I thought I'd browse his eBay store.

Given the vast inventory available, I figured there had to be at least a few 1965 Topps cards up for auction, and I was correct.  I stumbled upon a set break and I set about finding auctions with no current bidders and cards graded at least EX-MT.  I bid on a total of 20 auctions, winning 10 of them, including this Smith card.  I was the first and sole bidder on the Smith card and the first Mets card for our set was on its way to us from Los Angeles for a winning bid of $0.79.

The Card
This card gives us a fantastic look at the New York World's Fair patch the Mets wore on their sleeves during the 1964 season.  Smith appeared in every Topps set between 1962 and 1969, and he's Charlie on his cards for every year except 1963 and 1967 when Topps went with Charley.  This is his only Topps card to refer to him as a part-time outfielder, as Smith had played 13 games in left field for the Mets in 1964.  For his career, Smith appeared on the field in 698 games with 623 of those appearances coming at third base.

His 20 home runs in 1964 were indeed tops on the Mets, with Joe Christopher (#495) and his 16 home runs finishing second on the team.

Mets Team Set

1965 Season
This would be Smith's best season in the Majors.  As the everyday first baseman for the Mets, Smith hit .244 over 135 games with 16 home runs and a career high 62 RBIs.  Following the season, the Mets traded Smith to the Cardinals with Al Jackson (#381) for Ken Boyer (#100).

1961 Sports Service Phillies
Set B

Phillies Career
On May 4, 1961, the Phillies traded Turk Farrell (#80) and Joe Koppe to the Dodgers for Smith and Don Demeter (#429).  The Dodgers were in need of a closer having lost Ed Roebuck (#52) to a shoulder injury and the Phillies were looking to rebuild following a 95-loss season in 1960.  Demeter was the key return for the Phillies with the 23-year-old Smith seemingly included as a throw-in.  Smith immediately took over the starting third baseman's job from the platoon of Bobby Malkmus and Bob Sadowski (#156).

In 112 games for the Phillies, Smith hit .248 with 9 home runs and 47 RBIs.  His defense was shaky as he finished in fourth place for the highest number of errors committed in the N.L. with 28.  Following the season, Smith was on the move again, traded to the White Sox on November 28th with John Buzhardt (#458) for Roy Sievers (#574).

Smith appeared on a few oddball issuances as a Phillie, but there's no mainstream baseball cards to mark his one season with the club.

1962 Topps #283

1963 Topps #424

1966 Topps #358

1968 Topps #596

1969 Topps #538

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #283
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8):  1962-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA 1960s I #289

33 - Smith non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/26/20.

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:  #21 Don Blasingame - Washington Senators

Next Card:  #23 Bob Tiefenauer - Milwaukee Braves

#414 Al Lopez MG - Chicago White Sox

Alfonso Ramon Lopez
Chicago White Sox
Manager

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  165
Born:  August 20, 1908, Tampa, FL
Acquired:  Purchased by the Brooklyn Robins from Jacksonville (Southeastern), August 26, 1927
Major League Teams:  Brooklyn Robins 1928, 1930-1931; Brooklyn Dodgers 1932-1935; Boston Bees 1936-1940; Pittsburgh Pirates 1940-1946; Cleveland Indians 1947
As a Manager:  Cleveland Indians 1951-1956; Chicago White Sox 1957-1965, 1968-1969
Died:  October 30, 2005, Tampa, FL (age 97)
Hall of Fame Induction:  1977

As a catcher, Al Lopez played in 19 seasons and was a two-time All-Star in 1934 with the Dodgers and 1941 with the Pirates.  Durable behind the plate, he at one time held the record for total games caught with 1,918 that was broken by Bob Boone in 1987 and has since been broken by nine other backstops.  Known more for his defense than his bat, Lopez was still a career .261 hitter and he hit 51 home runs with 652 RBIs over 1,950 games.

As a manager, Lopez built a Hall of Fame resume by leading the 1954 Indians and 1959 White Sox to the World Series, interrupting a dynasty of Yankee pennant winning teams between 1949 and 1964.  Over 17 seasons as a manager he compiled a lifetime winning percentage of .584, going 1,410-1,004.  In the years between 1951 and 1965, his teams finished in second place or won the pennant 12 out of 15 times.  The Veterans Committee elected him into the Hall of Fame in 1977.

At the age of 97, Lopez watched the White Sox win the World Series in 2005, their first title since 1917.  He passed away four days later and at the time of his death he represented the last living ballplayer who had played in the Majors in the 1920s.

Building the Set
January 8, 2020 from Tomball, TX - Card #38
I was window shopping on eBay for a Don Larsen (#389) card on New Year's Day, the day the pitcher had passed away.  When I found a Larsen card for a reasonable price ($10) from The Battersbox, I decided to give Larsen some company in his envelope with this Lopez card, also $10.  I had recently spent time reading about Lopez and his managerial career while drafting a post for the Cleveland Indians team card for my 1956 Topps blog.  Lopez should have had a manager's card in that 1956 set, but he had to wait until 1960 for his first Topps card.

The Card
Lopez really looks like former Cubs manager Joe Maddon here, and he's posing in the traditional Topps photographer "ask a manager to pretend yell" pose.  I've genuinely always been a fan of a baseball card with all text on the back.  I like seeing statistics, but whenever I come across a manager's card or an older card with no numbers and just words I feel compelled to read them.  The author of the back of this card refers to the manager as one of Al, Mr. Lopez, or Al Lopez throughout the biography.  And technically, Lopez never played for the Braves but rather the team known then as the Bees.  The Bees changed their name to the Braves for the 1941 season, when Lopez was already playing for the Pirates.

White Sox Team Set

1965 Season
This was to be Lopez's final year managing the White Sox until coming back for interim stints in 1968 and 1969.  The team was successful again, going 95-67 and finishing in second place behind the Twins.  However, Lopez had developed a stomach condition and suffered from insomnia forcing him to step down at season's end.  He took a position within the White Sox front office and came back down to the dugout, albeit briefly, in 1968 when then manager Eddie Stanky was fired.

1934-36 National Chicle Diamond Stars (R327) #28

1938 Goudey Heads-Up (R323) #281

1951 Bowman #295

1960 Topps #222

1969 Topps #527

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1934-36 National Chicle Diamond Stars (R327) #28
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7):  1960-1965, 1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2013 Topps Gypsy Queen #183

Topps created a card in the style of its 1953 set for Lopez as part of its 1991 Topps Archives release reprinting its 1953 set.

200 - Lopez non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/12/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
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:  #413 Hal Reniff - New York Yankees

Next Card:  #415 Curt Flood - St. Louis Cardinals