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Jose Rosario Domec Cardenal
Los Angeles Angels
Outfield
Born: October 7, 1943, Matanzas, Cuba
Signed: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent, September 25, 1960
Major League Teams: San Francisco Giants 1963-1964; Los Angeles Angels 1965; California Angels 1966-1967; Cleveland Indians 1968-1969; St. Louis Cardinals 1970-1971; Milwaukee Brewers 1971; Chicago Cubs 1972-1977; Philadelphia Phillies 1978-1979; New York Mets 1979-1980; Kansas City Royals 1980
Richard Charles Simpson
Los Angeles Angels
Outfield
Born: July 28, 1943, Washington, DC
Signed: Signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Angels 1962-1965; Cincinnati Reds 1966-1967; St. Louis Cardinals 1968; Houston Astros 1968; New York Yankees 1969; Seattle Pilots 1969
Over 2,017 career games, Cardenal hit .275 with 138 home runs, 333 doubles, 775 RBIs and 329 stolen bases, currently 129th on the all-time list. After retiring as a player, Cardenal coached with the Reds (1993 and 2002-2003), Cardinals (1994-1995), Yankees (1996-1999) and Devil Rays (2000-2001). He won three World Series rings as the first base coach for the World Champion Yankees in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
Dick Simpson played in seven major league seasons, seeing the most action in 1966 with 92 games for the Reds and in 1968 with 47 starts for the Astros. In 1969, his final year in the majors, Simpson played in 26 games for the Pilots during their first and last season, batting .176. He appeared in 288 career games, and had a .207 average with 15 home runs, 56 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.
Building the Set
February 13, 2021 from Edmonds, WA - Card #222
Busy with my chosen profession, rarely leaving the house and anxiously awaiting the return of live baseball, I turned to eBay in early February for some cardboard therapy. After another largely unsuccessful bidding exercise on a 1965 Topps set break hosted by Greg Morris Cards, I went the Buy It Now route with 10 cards from Mitchell's Cards located in Edmonds, Washington. As we've been completely unable to find packs of 2021 Topps locally, the much-needed package of baseball cards was a welcome sight in our mailbox on February 13th. I spent $34 on the 10 cards from Mitchell's, with this Rookie Stars card costing $4.50.
The Card / Angels Team Set
This is Cardenal's rookie card, and he's shown here in his pre-hirstute days, wearing a Giants jersey. The Angels had acquired Cardenal from the Giants on November 21, 1964 for Jack Hiatt (#497). Simpson appeared on four Rookie Stars cards in a row between 1963 and 1966, sharing his 1964 card with Aubrey Gatewood (#422) and his 1966 card with Tommy Helms (#243). He finally received his own solo card in the 1967 Topps set.
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Cardenal
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #374
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17): 1965-1981
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1989 Pacific Legends II #149
109 - Cardenal non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/18/21.
Sources - Cardenal:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Simpson
First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #407
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1963-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #608
24 - Simpson non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/18/21.
Sources - Simpson:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Previous Card: #373 Curt Simmons - St. Louis Cardinals
Building the Set
February 13, 2021 from Edmonds, WA - Card #222
Busy with my chosen profession, rarely leaving the house and anxiously awaiting the return of live baseball, I turned to eBay in early February for some cardboard therapy. After another largely unsuccessful bidding exercise on a 1965 Topps set break hosted by Greg Morris Cards, I went the Buy It Now route with 10 cards from Mitchell's Cards located in Edmonds, Washington. As we've been completely unable to find packs of 2021 Topps locally, the much-needed package of baseball cards was a welcome sight in our mailbox on February 13th. I spent $34 on the 10 cards from Mitchell's, with this Rookie Stars card costing $4.50.
The Card / Angels Team Set
This is Cardenal's rookie card, and he's shown here in his pre-hirstute days, wearing a Giants jersey. The Angels had acquired Cardenal from the Giants on November 21, 1964 for Jack Hiatt (#497). Simpson appeared on four Rookie Stars cards in a row between 1963 and 1966, sharing his 1964 card with Aubrey Gatewood (#422) and his 1966 card with Tommy Helms (#243). He finally received his own solo card in the 1967 Topps set.
1965 Season - Cardenal
In his first full season in the majors, Cardenal was the Angels' regular center fielder, appearing in 134 games. He stole 37 bases, including three steals of home, while batting .250 with 23 doubles. Cardenal was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team following the season.
Phillies Career - Cardenal
The Phillies acquired Cardenal from the Cubs on October 25, 1977 for Manny Seoane. Used primarily as a first baseman or a pinch-hitter, Cardenal backed up regular first baseman Richie Hebner throughout the 1978 season, appearing in 87 games and hitting .249. He enjoyed his first postseason experience in that year's NLDS, going 1 for 6 over two games as the Phillies lost to the Dodgers. Cardenal returned to a similar back-up role in 1979, but his playing time diminished severely due to the newly acquired Pete Rose (#207). He had appeared in just 29 games and was batting .208 when the Phillies sold him to the Mets on August 2, 1979, between games of a double header at Shea Stadium. He was a member of the Phillies for the first game and switched to the Mets for the second game.
Cardenal was the last Phillies player to wear #1 before the team retired it during the 1979 season in honor of Richie Ashburn. In 116 games with the Phillies, he hit .241 and his final big league at-bat came against the club with the Royals in the 1980 World Series. In the decisive Game 6, Cardenal was the starting right fielder for the Royals and went 2 for 4. In the 9th inning, he was stranded on first base when Tug McGraw (#533) struck out Willie Wilson to clinch the title.
In his first full season in the majors, Cardenal was the Angels' regular center fielder, appearing in 134 games. He stole 37 bases, including three steals of home, while batting .250 with 23 doubles. Cardenal was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team following the season.
The Phillies acquired Cardenal from the Cubs on October 25, 1977 for Manny Seoane. Used primarily as a first baseman or a pinch-hitter, Cardenal backed up regular first baseman Richie Hebner throughout the 1978 season, appearing in 87 games and hitting .249. He enjoyed his first postseason experience in that year's NLDS, going 1 for 6 over two games as the Phillies lost to the Dodgers. Cardenal returned to a similar back-up role in 1979, but his playing time diminished severely due to the newly acquired Pete Rose (#207). He had appeared in just 29 games and was batting .208 when the Phillies sold him to the Mets on August 2, 1979, between games of a double header at Shea Stadium. He was a member of the Phillies for the first game and switched to the Mets for the second game.
Cardenal was the last Phillies player to wear #1 before the team retired it during the 1979 season in honor of Richie Ashburn. In 116 games with the Phillies, he hit .241 and his final big league at-bat came against the club with the Royals in the 1980 World Series. In the decisive Game 6, Cardenal was the starting right fielder for the Royals and went 2 for 4. In the 9th inning, he was stranded on first base when Tug McGraw (#533) struck out Willie Wilson to clinch the title.
1965 Season - Simpson
Simpson played in only 8 games for the Angels, batting .222 (6 for 27) with 3 RBIs. The bulk of his season was spent with the Seattle Angels, the team's top farm club in the Pacific Coast League. With Seattle, Simpson appeared in 147 games and batted .301 while leading the club with 24 home runs. His 79 RBIs were second on the team to Ed Kirkpatrick's (#393) 82.
On December 2nd, the Angels traded him to the Orioles for Norm Siebern (#455). A week later, on December 9th, the Orioles sent him to the Reds with Jack Baldschun (#555) and Milt Pappas (#270) for Frank Robinson (#120).
Simpson played in only 8 games for the Angels, batting .222 (6 for 27) with 3 RBIs. The bulk of his season was spent with the Seattle Angels, the team's top farm club in the Pacific Coast League. With Seattle, Simpson appeared in 147 games and batted .301 while leading the club with 24 home runs. His 79 RBIs were second on the team to Ed Kirkpatrick's (#393) 82.
On December 2nd, the Angels traded him to the Orioles for Norm Siebern (#455). A week later, on December 9th, the Orioles sent him to the Reds with Jack Baldschun (#555) and Milt Pappas (#270) for Frank Robinson (#120).
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Other Notable Baseball Cards - Cardenal
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #374
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17): 1965-1981
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1989 Pacific Legends II #149
109 - Cardenal non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/18/21.
Sources - Cardenal:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Simpson
First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #407
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1963-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #608
24 - Simpson non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/18/21.
Sources - Simpson:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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