#248 Gus Triandos - Philadelphia Phillies

Gus Triandos
Philadelphia Phillies
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  205
Born:  July 30, 1930, San Francisco, CA
Signed:  Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before 1948 season
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 1953-1954; Baltimore Orioles 1955-1962; Detroit Tigers 1963; Philadelphia Phillies 1964-1965; Houston Astros 1965
Died:  March 28, 2013, San Jose, CA (age 82)

A slugging catcher who enjoyed his best seasons in the late 1950s, Gus Triandos was a three-time All-Star who hit 167 career home runs over his 13-year career.  Triandos enjoyed his best years with the Orioles between 1955 and 1962, hitting at least 17 home runs in five seasons.  His best season statistically came in 1958 when he hit a career high 30 home runs and drove in 79 runs.  That was also the season he was named the starting catcher for the A.L. All-Stars, ending the eight-year reign of the Yankees' Yogi Berra (#470).  It was the Yankees who had originally traded Triandos away to the Orioles in November 1954 as part of a blockbuster 17-player trade.

Triandos was also known for his defense behind the plate, leading the A.L. in the caught stealing category in both 1957 and 1959, and finishing in the top ten for fielding percentage as a catcher in three different seasons.  After a year with the Tigers in 1963, he was traded to the Phillies where he shared catching duties with Clay Dalrymple (#372).  After a 24-game stint with the Astros in 1965, Triandos retired and served as a part-time scout for the Dodgers in the mid-1970s.  He was elected into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1981, the fifth member enshrined following Brooks Robinson (#150), Frank Robinson (#120), Dave McNally (#249) and Boog Powell (#560).

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1956 Topps blog.

Building the Set
February 13, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #56

eBay can be a dangerous place during long work days in the winter, and on a long work day in early February I found myself once again browsing through listings from a 1965 Topps set break from Greg Morris Cards.  I again bid on 20 cards, placing my maximum bid on each of the 20 and then vowing not to go back and increase my bid if someone else came in over me.  I stuck to my vow, and came away with another 11 new cards for our set, including this Triandos card.  I didn't track my original minimum bids, but I won this card for $3.07.

The Card
This is Triandos' 11th and final appearance in a Topps flagship set, as he appeared in each set between 1955 and 1965.  He's listed as a Phillie on his 1964 Topps card, but he's pictured wearing a Tigers uniform.  His 1965 Topps card is his sole mainstream baseball card to actually picture him in a Phillies uniform.  The back of the card has a note that Triandos played first base and third base in the minor leagues.  In the majors, Triandos caught 992 games, appeared at first base in 168 games and played exactly one inning at third base in one game in 1955.

Phillies Team Set

Bunning's perfect game - Triandos is behind the plate wearing #9

Phillies Career/1965 Season
On December 5, 1963, Triandos was traded to the Phillies from the Tigers along with Jim Bunning (#20) for Don Demeter (#429) and Jack Hamilton (#288).  It turned out to be a fairly lopsided trade in favor of the Phillies as Bunning would go on to add to his Hall of Fame career numbers.  Triandos was behind the plate on Father's Day 1964 when Bunning threw his perfect game, collecting a pair of hits, driving in two runs and scoring a run.  Wearing #9, Triandos quickly got out of the way following the final strikeout of Bunning's masterpiece as his teammates mobbed the mound.

He shared catching duties in 1964 with Dalrymple, with Dalrymple starting 110 games to Triandos' 52.  Following the historic Phillies collapse of 1964, Triandos was back as Dalrymple's back-up to start the 1965 season.  When the Phillies decided they wanted to get a better look at young catching prospect Pat Corrales (#107), Triandos was sold to the Astros on August 20th.  In 103 games with the Phillies, Triandos hit .226 with eight home runs and 37 RBIs.

With the Astros, Triandos played the final 20 games of his career, hitting .181 (13 for 72) with a pair of home runs and 7 RBIs.  His final home run came on August 4th against the Cardinals' Curt Simmons (#373).

1955 Topps #64

1957 Topps #156

1959 Topps #330

1962 Topps #420

1964 Topps #83

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1955 Topps #64
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11):  1955-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1986 TCMA All-Time Baltimore Orioles #6

75 - Triandos non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/17/20.

Sources:  
1956 Topps Blog
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
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:  #247 Wally Moon - Los Angeles Dodgers

Next Card:  #249 Dave McNally - Baltimore Orioles

#213 Jim Davenport - San Francisco Giants

James Houston Davenport
San Francisco Giants
Shortstop-Second Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  170
Born:  August 17, 1933, Siluria, AL
Signed:  Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before 1955 season
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1958-1970
As a Manager:  San Francisco Giants 1985
Died:  February 18, 2016, Redwood City, CA (age 82)

Jim Davenport played his entire 13-year big league career with the Giants, making the All-Star team in 1962 and serving as the team's first every day third baseman following its move to San Francisco.  He was the Giants lead-off hitter on opening day 1958, taking the team's first at bat on the West Coast and striking out against the Dodgers' Don Drysdale (#260).  He batted a career high .297 in 1962, with 14 home runs and 58 RBIs and also won the N.L. Gold Glove at third base.

Known for his defense, Davenport led all N.L. third baseman in fielding percentage for three years in a row between 1959 and 1961.  Between July 1966 and August 1968, he played 97 consecutive errorless games at third base.  His sole postseason experience came against the Yankees in the 1962 World Series, in which the Giants lost in seven games.  His 1,501 games with the Giants are the fourth most in San Francisco history behind Willie McCovey (#176) with 2,256, Willie Mays (#250) with 2,095 and Barry Bonds with 1,976.

After his playing days, he served as a coach and manager mostly in the Giants' organization, with brief stops with the Padres, Phillies, Indians and Tigers.  He was the Giants' manager to start the 1985 season, but was fired in favor of Roger Craig (#411) after a 56-88 start to the season.  After he had passed away in 2016, the Giants wore a memorial patch in his honor on their jerseys during that season.

Building the Set
February 13, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #55

eBay can be a dangerous place during long work days in the winter, and on a long work day in early February I found myself once again browsing through listings from a 1965 Topps set break from Greg Morris Cards.  I again bid on 20 cards, placing my maximum bid on each of the 20 and then vowing not to go back and increase my bid if someone else came in over me.  I stuck to my vow, and came away with another 11 new cards for our set, including this Davenport card.  I was the sole bidder on the card and it was mine with a winning bid of just $0.79.

The Card

1986 Tastykake Phillies #2

After reading about Davenport's defensive prowess at third base, I was a little surprised to see the "SS-2B" position listing on his 1965 Topps card.  In 1964, Jose Pagan (#575) got most of the team's starts at third, with Davenport starting 38 games at short, 22 games at second and 16 games at third.  Topps tried to keep up with his position switching on his cards and here's a tally of the position listing on his 13 flagship cards:

3B - 9
3B-SS - 2
3B-2B - 1
SS-2B - 1

Flipping to the back of the card, Davenport's 1955 batting title came as a member of the El Dorado Oilers, the Class C team at the time for the Giants.

Giants Team Set

1965 Season
For most of the 1965 season, the Giants utilized an infield of Hal Lanier (#118) at second, Jim Ray Hart (#395) at third and Dick Schofield (#218) at shortstop.  Davenport appeared in 106 games, spelling all three infielders throughout the season.  He hit .251 with 4 home runs and 31 RBIs in this super utility role.

Phillies Career
Jim Davenport joined the Phillies for their 1986 season as manager John Felske's third base coach.  He held the role for two years, lasting just as long as Felske did as the team's manager.  Dave Bristol had been the club's third base coach in 1985, and Davenport's tenure marked the last short-term third base coach for the franchise for quite a while.  Larry Bowa would hold the job from 1988 to 1996 (9 seasons), followed by John Vukovich from 1997 to 2004 (8 seasons).

1958 Topps #413

1962 Topps #9

1967 Topps #441

1970 Topps #378

1985 Topps Traded #27T

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1958 Topps #413
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (14):  1958-1970, 1985
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1989 Pacific Legends II #118

100 - Davenport non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/16/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
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:  #212 Ron Brand - Houston Astros

Next Card:  #214 Bob Purkey - St. Louis Cardinals

#123 Frank Thomas - Philadelphia Phillies

Frank Joseph Thomas
Philadelphia Phillies
First Base-Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  200
Born:  June 11, 1929, Pittsburgh, PA
Signed:  Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent, July 23, 1947
Major League Teams:  Pittsburgh Pirates 1951-1958; Cincinnati Reds 1959; Chicago Cubs 1960-1961; Milwaukee Braves 1961; New York Mets 1962-1964; Philadelphia Phillies 1964-1965; Houston Astros 1965; Milwaukee Braves 1965; Chicago Cubs 1966

Slugger Frank Thomas was a three-time All-Star with the Pirates in the 1950s, and hit at least 20 home runs in 10 of his 16 seasons in the Majors.  He finished fourth in voting for the N.L. MVP in 1958 when he hit .281 with 35 home runs and 109 RBIs, both career highs.  He bounced around between 1959 and 1961, playing for the Reds, Cubs and Braves, but maintaining his annual power output.  In 1962, he was a member of the original Mets, leading the team in both home runs (34) and RBIs (94) as their regular left fielder.  His single-season home run mark stood as a Mets franchise record until broken by Dave Kingman in 1975.

Thomas, who was given the nickname "The Big Donkey," appeared in 1,766 career games, hitting .266 with 286 home runs and 962 career RBIs.  His career home run tally is currently 170th on the all-time list.

Building the Set
February 13, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #54

eBay can be a dangerous place during long work days in the winter, and on a long work day in early February I found myself once again browsing through listings from a 1965 Topps set break from Greg Morris Cards.  I again bid on 20 cards, placing my maximum bid on each of the 20 and then vowing not to go back and increase my bid if someone else came in over me.  I stuck to my vow, and came away with another 11 new cards for our set, including this Thomas card, one of three new Phillies cards added to the set.  I didn't track my original minimum bids, but I won this card for $1.11.

The Card
This is Thomas' 10th and final appearance in a Topps flagship set, and the photo used is most likely from the same photo session in 1962 that yielded the photos for his 1963 and 1964 Topps cards.  Those are blue Mets pinstripes on the hatless Thomas on this card.

I haven't added a player's card that is all statistics and no narrative on the back yet, but this one comes close.  His six home runs in three games performance came on August 1st, 2nd and 3rd against the Phillies and Reds when he had three, two-home run games in a row.

This card was reprinted the first time for the 2001 Topps Archives set, and reprinted again for Thomas to sign as part of the 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs insert set.

Phillies Team Set

Wes Covington, Thomas, Allen and Johnny Callison

Phillies Career/1965 Season
Thomas was acquired from the Mets on August 7, 1964 for Wayne Graham, Gary Kroll (#449) and cash and he immediately paid dividends for the pennant seeking Phillies.  In his first month with the club, Thomas hit .302 with 7 home runs and 26 RBIs, but he'd miss crucial time down the stretch after breaking his thumb in a September 8th game.  By the time he returned to the lineup, the historic Phillies collapse and their season, was almost over.

He returned to the Phillies in 1965, initially serving as a pinch-hitter or late inning defensive replacement in the outfield or at first base.  Prior to the game on July 3, 1965, and according to various accounts, Thomas and Dick Allen (#460) got into a fight.  Different reports have Thomas using racial slurs or swinging a bat in Allen's direction after Allen had taken a swing at him.  Whatever truly happened marked the end of Thomas' Phillies career as he was put on waivers following the game and sold to the Astros on July 10th.

There's a great article, linked here and authored by Frank Fitzpatrick, that appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of the fight.

With the Astros, Thomas appeared in 23 games and hit .172 (10 for 58) with 3 home runs.  His time in Houston was short as he was traded to the Braves on September 1st for a player to be named later (eventually Mike Sinnerud).  Thomas appeared in 15 games for the Braves, mostly as a pinch-hitter, and batted .212 (7 for 33) with three doubles.

1954 Bowman #155

1956 Topps #153

1958 Topps #409

1959 Topps #490

1964 Topps #345

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1954 Bowman #155
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10):  1956-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-FT

112 - Thomas non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/16/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
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:  #122 Bill Pleis - Minnesota Twins

Next Card:  #124 Tom Satriano - Los Angeles Angels

#61 Chris Cannizzaro - New York Mets

Christopher John Cannizzaro
New York Mets
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  190
Born:  May 3, 1938, Oakland, CA
Signed:  Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent, June 21, 1956
Major League Teams:  St. Louis Cardinals 1960-1961; New York Mets 1962-1965; Pittsburgh Pirates 1968; San Diego Padres 1969-1971; Chicago Cubs 1971; Los Angeles Dodgers 1972-1973; San Diego Padres 1974
Died:  December 29, 2016, San Diego, CA (age 78)

An original Met and an original Padre, Chris Cannizzaro built a 13-year career serving as a reliable, journeyman backup catcher.  His longest two stops came with the Mets and Padres and he was the first All-Star Game selection in Padres' franchise history.  In 740 career games, Cannizzaro hit .235 with 18 home runs and 169 RBIs.

Following his playing career, he served as the bullpen coach for the Braves between 1976 and 1978, and then he coached or managed in the Angels system in the early 1980s.  His son, also Chris Cannizzaro, played in the Red Sox minor league system for seven seasons between 1983 and 1989.

Building the Set
February 13, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #53

eBay can be a dangerous place during long work days in the winter, and on a long work day in early February I found myself once again browsing through listings from a 1965 Topps set break from Greg Morris Cards.  I again bid on 20 cards, placing my maximum bid on each of the 20 and then vowing not to go back and increase my bid if someone else came in over me.  I stuck to my vow, and came away with another 11 new cards for our set, including this Cannizzaro card.  I didn't track my original minimum bids, but I won this card for $0.91.

The Card
Cannizzaro first appears in the 1961 and 1962 Topps sets, but then he skips a few years before reappearing with this card.  Other than his years in San Diego, 1964 was probably his best year as the back of this card points out.  Cannizzaro appeared in 60 games, hitting .311, which was by far a career high for him.  Jesse Gonder (#423) was the primary catcher for the Mets, starting 82 games to Cannizzaro's 47.  Hawk Taylor (#329) started at catcher for the other 34 games.  Cannizzaro's average would have led the Mets had he accumulated enough plate appearances, but the true team title went to Ron Hunt (#285) who hit .303.

Mets Team Set

1965 Season
In April, Cannizzaro swapped his uniform number - #8 for #6 - giving up #8 to new catcher/coach Yogi Berra (#470) who signed with the club on April 27th.  Cannizzaro was the opening day and then regular catcher for the Mets throughout the 1965 season, and he struggled at the plate.  He entered the season as one of the few original Mets players still on the roster.  He hit .183 with no home runs and only seven RBIs all season, all while leading N.L. catchers in errors with 12.  Despite his struggles at the plate and with the glove, he still displayed a strong arm, leading the N.L. in caught stealing percentage with 52.5% of all attempted base stealers thrown out.  His year-long struggles led the Mets to trade him before the start of the 1966 season, and he was dealt to the Braves for Don Dillard on April 5, 1966.

1961 Topps #118

1962 Topps #26

1970 Topps #329

1972 Topps #759

1975 Topps #355

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1961 Topps #118
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9):  1961-1962, 1965-1966, 1969-1972, 1975
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1975 Topps #355

38 - Cannizzaro non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/16/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
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:  #60 Jim O'Toole - Cincinnati Reds

Next Card:  #62 Jim Kaat - Minnesota Twins

#57 St. Louis Cardinals Team Card

Beginning in 1956 and going all the way through to 1981, with a one year absence in 1969, Topps included team cards in its flagship sets.

Building the Set
February 13, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #52

eBay can be a dangerous place during long work days in the winter, and on a long work day in early February I found myself once again browsing through listings from a 1965 Topps set break from Greg Morris Cards.  I again bid on 20 cards, placing my maximum bid on each of the 20 and then vowing not to go back and increase my bid if someone else came in over me.  I stuck to my vow, and came away with another 11 new cards for our set, including this Cardinals team card.  I didn't track my original minimum bids, but I won this card for $1.25.

The Card
I wanted to go ahead and get this card out of the way, since it's perhaps one of the most painful cards for a Phillies fan in the entire 1965 set.  I wasn't even born in 1964, but I clearly remember the melancholy the season caused and the sadness and anger my older relatives always displayed whenever they'd discuss the Phillies collapse in September 1964.

The photo used was taken at some point during the 1962 season, after May 7th, and presented above is that photo with the subjects listed underneath.  May 7th was the date the Cardinals acquired Bobby Shantz from the Colt .45s and he's in the back row, next to Bob Gibson (#320).  By the time the 1965 season arrived, Shantz had retired, having since played for the Cubs and Phillies.  Topps used the same photo for the Cardinals' team card in their 1963, 1964 and 1965 sets, finally updating the photo in 1966.

Flipping to the back, Lou Brock (#540) did in fact lead the team in hitting, but the average shown on the card (.315) includes his 52 games with the Cubs.  With the Cardinals, Brock hit .348 after his acquisition on June 15th.

1963 Topps #524

1964 Topps #87

1966 Topps #379

1967 Topps #173

Cardinals Team Set

1965 Season
The Cardinals came back down to Earth in 1965 under new manager Red Schoendienst (#556), finishing in 7th place in the N.L. with a record of 80-81.  Still a talented team, the core Cardinals players were aging and new general manager Bob Howsam made a number of trades following the season in an attempt to get younger.  Ken Boyer (#100), Dick Groat (#275), Bob Uecker (#519) and Bill White (#190) were all dealt in October after the disappointing season.  This was also the final full season the Cardinals played in the original Busch Stadium, a ballpark that had first seen game action in 1920.

During the season, White, Curt Flood (#415) and Brock paced the offense.  White led the team with 24 home runs while Flood's 83 RBIs were tops.  Brock hit .288 while stealing 63 bases, second in the league behind the Dodgers' Maury Wills.  Gibson went 20-12 with a 3.07 ERA, but the only other members of the pitching staff with at least 10 wins were Tracy Stallard (#491) with 11 and Bob Purkey (#214) with 10.  Hal Woodeshick (#179) led the bullpen with 51 appearances, 15 saves and a 1.81 ERA.

1996 FanFest Steve Carlton #4

Update Cards
For each team card featured, I'll be building a checklist of cards that could have been included in a 1965 Topps update set.  The Cardinals are extremely well represented in the 1965 Topps set, so I didn't have a lot of choices here.

• Hal Woodeshick - The team's closer, Woodeshick was acquired from the Astros on June 15th.
• Ted Savage - Savage appeared in 30 games for the Cardinals, hitting only .159.  The former Phillies prospect had a two-year gap in Topps set appearances, missing both the 1965 and 1966 sets.
• Nelson Briles - Reliever Briles appears on a Rookie Stars card (#431), but his 37 games deserve a solo card in my imagined update set.
• Don Dennis - The 23-year-old Dennis appeared in 41 games, had 6 saves and a 2.29 ERA.  He'd earn his rookie card in the 1966 Topps set.
• Steve Carlton - The future Hall of Famer appears on one half of a Rookie Stars card (#477), but he should have his own card as well.  Topps produced a solo 1965 Topps card for him during the 1996 FanFest held before that year's All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

Sources
Baseball Reference

Previous Card:  #56 Ron Kline - Washington Senators

Next Card:  #58 Fred Talbot - Chicago White Sox

#18 Bill McCool - Cincinnati Reds

William John McCool
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  195
Born:  July 14, 1944, Batesville, IN
Signed:  Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent before 1963 season
Major League Teams:  Cincinnati Reds 1964-1968; San Diego Padres 1969; St. Louis Cardinals 1970
Died:  June 8, 2014, Summerfield, FL (age 69)

Billy McCool was a successful closer for the Reds for three seasons at the start of his career, and served as one of the more reliable relievers for the expansion Padres in their first season towards the end of his career.  He pitched for seven seasons, compiling a lifetime record of 32-42 over 292 games, with a 3.59 ERA and 58 career saves.  He was named The Sporting News N.L. Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1964, the same year he was named the left-handed pitcher on the Topps All-Star Rookie Team.  His best season came in his All-Star season of 1966 when he saved 18 games and had a 2.48 ERA.  He finished in second place for saves among N.L. relievers in both 1965 and 1966.

McCool was an original Padre, and the franchise's first closer, selected from the Reds in the 1968 expansion draft.  He played in the Cardinals, Twins and Royals systems in 1970 and 1971 before retiring from baseball at the age of 26.

February 2020 - Greg Morris Cards auction wins

Building the Set
February 13, 2020 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #51

eBay can be a dangerous place during long work days in the winter, and on a long work day in early February I found myself once again browsing through listings from a 1965 Topps set break from Greg Morris Cards.  I again bid on 20 cards, placing my maximum bid on each of the 20 and then vowing not to go back and increase my bid if someone else came in over me.  I stuck to my vow, and came away with another 11 new cards for our set, including this McCool card.  I didn't track my original minimum bids, but I won this card for $1.11.

The Card
McCool shared a Rookie Stars card with Chico Ruiz (#554) in the 1964 Topps set, and this is his first solo card.  The back of his card features a cartoon highlighting his high school football days.  McCool was indeed a high school football star for Lawrenceburg High School and in 2013 he was elected into the Indiana High School Hall of Fame.  McCool made the jump from Single-A to Triple-A in 1963, making his Major League debut on April 24, 1964 at the age of 19.  I have to give credit to whoever at Topps authored the back, casually mentioning McCool was successful by "staying cool in tense situations."  Well done.

Reds Team Set

1965 Season
McCool appeared in a career high 62 games for the Reds, by far the tops among any Reds pitchers.  Starting pitcher Sammy Ellis (#507) was second on the team in appearances with 44.  McCool saved 21 games, also a career high, and had a 4.27 ERA.  His ERA would have fared better if not for a few bad outings in August and September, one of which resulted in him giving up four earned runs in a third of an inning.

1964 Topps #356

1966 Topps #459

1967 Topps #353

1968 Topps #597

1970 Topps #314

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #356
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7):  1964-1970
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1981 TCMA The 1960s I #351

40 - McCool non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/15/20.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
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:  #17 Johnny Romano - Cleveland Indians

Next Card:  #19 Gates Brown - Detroit Tigers