#149 Wayne Schurr - Chicago Cubs

Wayne Allen Schurr
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  185
Born:  August 6, 1937, Garrett, IN
Signed:  Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams:  Chicago Cubs 1964

Wayne Schurr was originally signed by the Giants, and he spent five seasons working his way up through their minor league system before being claimed by the Cubs in the 1963 rule 5 draft.  He won 13 games in 1960 with the Eugene Emeralds in the Northwest League, pitching 16 complete games and recording two shutouts.  With the Cubs, he was required to remain on the club's roster the entire season or be offered back to the Giants per the draft rules.  He made his big league debut on April 15, 1964, and he'd appear in 25 more games, all in relief through mid-July.  At that point, I can only assume he was offered back to the Giants, who declined, as he spent the rest of the season with the Triple-A Salt Lake City Bees.  Schurr never made it back to the majors.  In his 26 games with the Cubs, he had no decisions and a 3.72 ERA over 48 1/3 innings pitched.  His longest big league outing came on May 29, 1964, when he pitched 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against the Braves.  Schurr spent all of 1965 and 1966 in the minors and was dealt to the Angels in November 1966, but never played a game in the Angels' system.

1964 Topps #548

Building the Set
May 15, 2021 from Lake Havasu City, AZ - Card #278
After adding a number of star cards in April, I decided I should focus on a group of commons for our set in May.  I set out specifically to add reasonably priced cards from the set's second series and I found a few eBay sellers running specials on recent set breaks.  In total, I added 23 cards over three-day period with this card coming from Kyle's Sports Cards located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona for $2.75.

The Card / Cubs Team Set
Schurr's rookie card can be found in the 1964 Topps set, and he shared a National League Rookie Stars card with the Dodgers' Paul Speckenbach.  This is his only solo and his final card.

1965 Season
Schurr was with the Bees for the entire 1965 season, appearing in 31 games (30 starts) and compiling a record of 9-13 with a 4.32 ERA in 196 innings pitched.  The Bees went 56-91, and Schurr's win tally ended up leading the team.  He also led the team in innings pitched, complete games (nine) and shutouts (four).  Fellow starting pitcher Scott Breeden had one more strikeout than Schurr - 102 to Schurr's 101.

Other Notable Baseball Cards

First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #548
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  1964-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #149

4 - Schurr non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 5/31/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database

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