#238 Joe Moeller - Los Angeles Dodgers

Joseph Douglas Moeller
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'5"  Weight:  192
Born:  February 15, 1943, Blue Island, IL
Signed:  Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1962, 1964, 1966-1971

Just two months removed from turning 19, Joe Moeller made his first big league start with the Dodgers on April 18, 1962, becoming the youngest starting pitcher in Dodgers history.  He battled injuries throughout his career, missing significant playing time and ultimately settling into a role as an occasional starter and middle reliever.  Moeller pitched two innings for the Dodgers in the 1966 World Series, allowing a run on a hit and a walk.  He was selected by the Astros in the 1967 rule 5 draft, but returned to the Dodgers prior to the start of the 1968 season.  Moeller appeared in a career-high 31 games in 1970, going 7-9 with a 3.92 ERA and four saves.  He last appeared in the majors in 1971, but continued to pitch for two more seasons in the Padres and Phillies minor league systems.

Moeller spent several years coaching and scouting until his retirement in 2015.  He served as a coach for Rod Dedeaux's USC team in 1986 and the Korean National Team in the 1996 Olympics.  Moeller would manage the Samsung Lions in Korea in 1997 before returning home and taking a position with the Dodgers in public relations.  He'd later serve as an advance scout for the Expos and Marlins, serving on the Marlins staff during their 2003 World Championship season.

July 31, 2021 - Doug in action on the mound

Building the Set
July 31, 2021 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #340
By late July, we were down to needing 18 more cards to complete our set's third series, including three big star cards - Pete Rose (#207), Billy Williams (#220) and Willie Mays (#250).  We had spent an enjoyable day on the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey, staying at the condo my in-laws rent once a summer during the last week of July.  After a dinner of Mike's Seafood and ice cream from A La Mode, we settled in to watch that night's Phillies game, and as has been the case for a lot of games this season, it was not an enjoyable game.  In fact, the Braves blew them out 15-3 and infielder Ronald Torreyes was called upon to finish out the game for the Phillies on the mound.  The Phillies poor play gave me some extra time to browse eBay, searching specifically for some of the remaining cards needed for the third series.  

First, I won an auction for the Williams card and then I bid on a bunch (20 or so) of cards up for auction from Greg Morris Cards, winning only three of them.  This Moeller card was one of the three cards won with a winning bid of $2.80.  The three cards arrived from Los Angeles and were waiting for us when we returned from Doug's latest baseball tournament in the Trenton area.  He pitched well for his team and while playing center field made a game-saving, diving catch that his Dad was too slow to photograph or record.

The Card / Dodgers Team Set
Moeller appeared in nine Topps flagship sets throughout the 1960s, and there's not much variety in any of his cards.  I may be wrong, but it looks as if Topps used photos from the same early 1960s session for Moeller's baseball cards issued between 1964 and 1969.  The cartoon on the back shows Moeller in action while water skiing, still wearing his baseball hat.

1965 Season
Moeller spent the entire season with the Spokane Indians in the Pacific Coast League, appearing in 27 games and going 7-10 with a 4.23 ERA.  He had been troubled by a back injury in spring training, but still made the Dodgers opening day roster.  However, Moeller hadn't appeared in a game a month into the season and was demoted down to Spokane.  He'd miss more time after injuring his shoulder while attempting to break up a dugout scuffle between teammates Bill Singer and Larry Staab.

Phillies Connection
Moeller was dealt by the Padres to the Phillies on May 30, 1973, and he reported to the Phillies top farm club in Eugene, Oregon.  His statistics with the Eugene Emeralds are apparently missing as Baseball Reference shows him with 16 appearances for the club, with no other information available.  Per the Phillies 1974 Media Guide, Moeller made 23 appearances with the Emeralds, pitching 63 innings and going 1-7 with a 5.43 ERA.

1963 Topps #53

1966 Topps #449

1969 Topps #444

1970 Topps #97

1971 Topps #288

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1963 Topps #53
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9):  1963-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1981 TCMA The 1960s II #448

38 - Moeller non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/24/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #237 Bennie Allen - Minnesota Twins

Next Card:  #239 Doc Edwards - Kansas City Athletics

#220 Billy Williams - Chicago Cubs

Billy Leo Williams
Chicago Cubs
Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  175
Born:  June 15, 1938, Whistler, AL
Signed:  Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams:  Chicago Cubs 1959-1974; Oakland Athletics 1975-1976
Hall of Fame Induction:  1987

Billy Williams was as automatic, consistent and reliable as any outfielder of his era.  For 16 seasons with the Cubs, Williams batted third and played left field (except for a two-year detour to right field), appearing in at least 150 games or more in 12 straight seasons.  He was called an Iron Man before Cal Ripken, Jr. came along, as he played in 1,117 consecutive games between 1963 and 1970.  Williams was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1961, and in 1962 he went to the first of his six All-Star Games.  He batted over .300 in five seasons, and collected at least 25 home runs in 10 seasons.  He enjoyed a career year in 1970, batting .322 with 42 home runs and 129 RBIs, finishing second in the league's MVP voting behind Johnny Bench.  Williams led the league that season in runs scored (137) and hits (205).  He won the league's batting crown in 1972 with a .333 average, again finishing as the MVP runner-up behind Bench.  Williams was dealt to the Athletics after the 1974 season for Manny Trillo, Darold Knowles (#577) and Bob Locker (#541).  He spent the final two seasons of his career as the designated hitter for Oakland, finally reaching the postseason in 1975 with the club.

Williams retired with a .290 average, 2,711 hits, 426 home runs and 1,475 RBIs.  He served as a long-time coach for the Cubs (1980-1982, 1986-1987, 1992-2001) with another brief tenure as a coach for the Athletics (1983-1985).  He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987 and his #26 was retired by the Cubs that same year.  In 1999, Williams was selected to the Cubs All-Century Team and a statute of the long-time outfielder was installed outside Wrigley Field in 2010.

July 28, 2021 - On the Ocean City beach

Building the Set
July 28, 2021 from Johnson City, TN - Card #339
By late July, we were down to needing 18 more cards to complete our set's third series, including three big star cards - Pete Rose (#207), this Williams card and Willie Mays (#250).  We had spent an enjoyable day on the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey, staying at the condo my in-laws rent once a summer during the last week of July.  After a dinner of Mike's Seafood and ice cream from A La Mode, we settled in to watch that night's Phillies game, and as has been the case for a lot of games this season, it was not an enjoyable game.  In fact, the Braves blew them out 15-3 and infielder Ronald Torreyes was called upon to finish out the game for the Phillies on the mound.  The Phillies poor play gave me some extra time to browse eBay, searching specifically for some of the remaining cards needed for the third series.  I won an auction for this Williams card (or maybe I hit Buy It Now?) from seller halftime43, located in Johnson City, Tennessee.  I bid on a bunch (20 or so) of cards up for auction from Greg Morris Cards, winning only three of them, and I'll feature those three cards in my next three posts.

The Card / Cubs Team Set
This is Williams' second appearance in the set, as he appeared on the National League Home Run Leaders card (#4).  I don't have much to say here, other than this is a fantastic looking baseball card.  Williams' Rookie of the Year win is highlighted on the back.  Williams, at card #40, is one of 72 players featured within the 1965 Topps Embossed insert set and one of four Cubs in the set.  He's also in the harder to find 1965 Topps Transfers insert set.

1965 Season
The opening day center fielder for the Cubs, Williams would move around during the season to all three outfield spots as the Cubs struggled to find a set line-up.  He started 106 games in right, 29 games in center and 29 games in left.  Williams appeared in a league-leading 164 games, batting .315 with 203 hits, 34 home runs and 108 RBIs, winning the Cubs' triple crown.

1961 Topps #141

1968 Topps #37

1970 Topps #170

1972 Topps #439

1976 Topps #525

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1961 Topps #141
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (16):  1961-1976
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2021 Topps Allen & Ginter #224

821 - Williams non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/20/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #219 Bob Meyer - Kansas City Athletics

Next Card:  #221 John Tsitouris - Cincinnati Reds

#556 Red Schoendienst MG - St. Louis Cardinals

Albert Fred Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Manager

Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  170
Born:  February 2, 1923, Germantown, IL
Signed:  Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1942 season
Major League Teams:  St. Louis Cardinals 1945-1956; New York Giants 1956-1957; Milwaukee Braves 1957-1960; St. Louis Cardinals 1961-1963
As a Manager:  St. Louis Cardinals 1965-1976, 1980, 1990
Hall of Fame Induction:  1989
Died:  June 6, 2018, Town and Country, MO (age 95)

Amazingly, 67 of Red Schoendienst's 76 years in baseball were spent as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization.  Schoendienst was a 10-time All-Star, a steady hitter and an above-average defender who led all National League second basemen in fielding percentage in six different seasons.  He enjoyed his finest seasons in the early 1950s, batting over .300 three seasons in a row and hitting a career-high .342 in 1953.  He won his first World Series ring with the Cardinals in 1946 and he won the All-Star game for his league in 1950 with a 14th inning home run.  Schoendienst departed St. Louis in a highly unpopular trade with the Giants in June 1956.  A year later, he was dealt to the Braves and he won his second World Series ring when Milwaukee defeated the Yankees in seven games in the 1957 series.  Schoendienst led the league that season with 200 hits.

After three seasons as a back-up infielder and pinch-hitter back with the Cardinals in the early 1960s, he retired as a player and began his lengthy coaching and managing career.  In 2,216 career games, Schoendienst collected 2,449 hits while batting .289.  He'd manage his Cardinals in parts of 14 different seasons, over four different decades, winning the National League pennants in 1967 and 1968.  His lifetime managerial record was 1,041-955 with a World Series title in 1967.  He served as a coach for the Cardinals (1961-1964, 1979-1995) and Athletics (1977-1978) and won two more World Series rings as a member of the Cardinals coaching staff in 1964 and 1982.  Schoendienst was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Cardinals retired his #2 in 1996.

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

Building the Set
June 19, 2021 from Moorestown Mall Baseball Card Show - Card #338
Following our youngest son Ben's flawless performance of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy at his piano recital, our family headed to the Moorestown Mall in New Jersey to browse a real live baseball card show.  Traditionally, I only venture into malls for baseball card shows and I can't honestly remember the last time, pre-pandemic, I had stepped foot into a mall.  The show was small, hosted by S&B Sports Promotions, with about a dozen tables and not much vintage to offer, but it was a sight for sore eyes.  It took us only about 15 minutes to scout the whole place out and I was lucky enough to find a friendly dealer with 1960s and 1970s Topps cards in great shape, in order and (best of all) reasonably priced.  I took my time going through his 1965 Topps commons, settling on 29 cards we needed and adding a card from the star pile, this Schoendienst card, to give us 30 new cards total.  I spent an even $100 (after a generous dealer discount) and this Schoendienst card was by far the most expensive at $20.

The Card / Cardinals Team Set

This post gives me the opportunity to tell my Mr. Mint story.  In the mid-1980s, my Dad and I became familiar with Al Rosen, Mr. Mint, as we'd see him every year at the Ocean City Baseball Card Show.  He'd sit at his table, with nothing on it but his business cards, looking somewhat bored and very smug.  Before one of these shows, a friend of my Dad's brought him a vintage, game-used Schoendienst jersey and asked my Dad to try to sell it for him at the upcoming show.  My Dad's friend was hoping to get at least $100 for the jersey, and I think his floor was maybe $50.  (These prices may not be accurate, given this is a 35-year-old story, but you get the gist.)  My Dad carried around the Schoendienst jersey, which was gorgeous and from the 1950s with two Cardinals sitting on a bat and bearing Schoendienst's #2.  His name was written on the tag sown into the jersey.

After an hour or so of walking around with the jersey, and asking dealers if they were interested in buying it, we came to the conclusion there was only one dealer present who would probably buy it from us - Mr. Mint.  We weren't fans of the guy, but my Dad didn't want to disappoint his friend, so we approached Rosen's table.  My Dad asked him if he'd be interested in buying the Schoendienst jersey and I don't think Rosen ever said hello.  There was no small talk.  Rosen looked it over begrudgingly and said, "$300" to my Dad.  My Dad agreed on the spot and Rosen tossed the jersey over his shoulder onto the table behind him.  He then opened his briefcase and counted out three crisp $100 bills into my Dad's hand and that was it.  No thank you, no conversation, no joy whatsoever.  And that was our first and last experience with Mr. Mint.  We'd see him at future shows and we'd occasionally joke about asking him if he still had the Schoendienst jersey.

As a postscript, my Dad's friend was thrilled.  My Dad made an elaborate show of handing over the proceeds, pretending as if he only received $100 but then telling a tale of exaggerated and lengthy negotiations that ultimately netted the $300 sales price.  He told his Mr. Mint story for years.

1965 Season
As the back of the card indicates, this was Schoendienst's first season as a manager, replacing the departed Johnny Keane (#131) who took the team to the World Series the year before.  The Cardinals struggled, finishing in seventh place in the league with a record of 80-81-1.  They'd slowly rebound, winning the World Series again in 1967 and winning the National League pennant in 1968.

1948 Bowman #38

1952 Topps #91

1957 Topps #154

1967 Topps #512

1990 Topps Traded #113T

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1948 Bowman #38
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (24):  1951-1953, 1956-1962, 1965-1976, 1988, 1990
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2019 Topps Update Iconic Card Reprints #ICR-41

652 - Schoendienst non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/10/21.

Sources:  
1956 Topps Blog

Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #555 Jack Baldschun - Philadelphia Phillies

Next Card:  #557 Jose Santiago - Kansas City Athletics

#306 Bubba Phillips - Detroit Tigers

John Melvin Phillips
Detroit Tigers
Outfield-Third Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'9"  Weight:  180
Born:  February 24, 1928, West Point, MS
Acquired:  Sent from Stroudsburg (North Atlantic) to the Tigers in an unknown transaction before 1949 season
Major League Teams:  Detroit Tigers 1955; Chicago White Sox 1956-1959; Cleveland Indians 1960-1962; Detroit Tigers 1963-1964
Died:  June 22, 1993, Hattiesburg, MS (age 65)

Bubba Phillips was a high school and college football star in Mississippi, before opting to give up the gridiron for the baseball diamond.  He enjoyed his best seasons while with the White Sox in the late 1950s as their every day third baseman.  Phillips also appeared regularly at all three outfield positions in addition to his time at third.  He batted .269 in his four seasons with the White Sox and he experienced his sole postseason action in 1959 when the White Sox faced off against the Dodgers.  In three World Series games, Phillips batted .300 (3 for 10) while starting at third in Games 5 and 6.  The Dodgers would prevail in six games.

He was dealt to the Indians in December 1959 in a seven-player deal, and while with Cleveland he stopped moving around as much and settled in at third base.  Phillips hit career highs in home runs (18) and RBIs (72) in 1961, finishing 17th in the league's MVP voting.  He returned to his original franchise, Detroit, for the 1963 season where he spent one more year as an everyday player.  His final year in the majors came in 1964 when he served in a reserve role for the Tigers.  In 1,062 career games, Phillips batted .255 with 835 hits, 62 home runs and 356 RBIs.  He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1972, and in 1981 he played "Coach Hardy" in the made for TV film, Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige, starring Louis Gossett, Jr.

Building the Set
June 19, 2021 from Moorestown Mall Baseball Card Show - Card #337
Following our youngest son Ben's flawless performance of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy at his piano recital, our family headed to the Moorestown Mall in New Jersey to browse a real live baseball card show.  Traditionally, I only venture into malls for baseball card shows and I can't honestly remember the last time, pre-pandemic, I had stepped foot into a mall.  The show was small, hosted by S&B Sports Promotions, with about a dozen tables and not much vintage to offer, but it was a sight for sore eyes.  It took us only about 15 minutes to scout the whole place out and I was lucky enough to find a friendly dealer with 1960s and 1970s Topps cards in great shape, in order and (best of all) reasonably priced.  I took my time going through his 1965 Topps commons, settling on 29 cards we needed and adding a card from the star pile to give us 30 new cards total.  I spent an even $100 (after a generous dealer discount) and this Phillips card was about $3.25.

The Card / Tigers Team Set
This is the second "OF-3rd Base" position combination I've encountered so far while building the set, with the first being the card for George Banks (#348).  This is the first and only Bubba in the set.  Phillips was released by the Tigers on February 16, 1965, so by the time collectors were finding this card in their packs he had already departed Detroit.  This is his ninth and final appearance in a Topps flagship set and the back of the card contains his lifetime major league statistics.

1965 Season
Following his release from the Tigers, Phillips latched on with the Braves organization.  At 37 years old, and for the first time since 1952, he appeared in minor league games, ultimately playing in 111 games for the Triple-A Atlanta Crackers.  Phillips batted .230 with the Crackers, hitting four home runs and driving in 29 runs.  He'd retire after the season.

1955 Bowman #228

1957 Topps #395

1959 Topps #187

1962 Topps #511

1964 Topps #143

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1955 Bowman #228
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9):  1957-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #192

40 - Phillips non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/10/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #305 Rico Carty - Milwaukee Braves

Next Card:  #307 Barry Latman - Los Angeles Angels

#302 Al Stanek - San Francisco Giants

Albert Wilfred Stanek
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  190
Born:  December 24, 1943, Springfield, MA
Signed:  Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before 1962 season
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1963
Died:  May 8, 2018, Springfield, MA (age 74)

Signed as a bonus baby by the Giants in 1962 after graduating from Chicopee High School in Sprinfield, Massachusetts, Al Stanek had to be kept on the club's roster for the entire 1963 season.  As a 19-year-old, he made 11 appearances for the Giants, pitching 13 1/3 innings.  Stanek had no record and a 4.73 ERA, and he was a bit wild during his brief time in the majors with 12 walks to five strikeouts.  He pitched a third of an inning of mop-up relief duty during an 8-3 loss to the Pirates on September 27, 1963, in what would be his final action in the big leagues.  Stanek spent the next four seasons pitching in the Giants' minor league system, hanging up his spikes following the 1967 campaign at the age of 23.  In five minor league seasons, he went 29-37 over 130 games with a 4.20 ERA.

Building the Set
June 19, 2021 from Moorestown Mall Baseball Card Show - Card #336
Following our youngest son Ben's flawless performance of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy at his piano recital, our family headed to the Moorestown Mall in New Jersey to browse a real live baseball card show.  Traditionally, I only venture into malls for baseball card shows and I can't honestly remember the last time, pre-pandemic, I had stepped foot into a mall.  The show was small, hosted by S&B Sports Promotions, with about a dozen tables and not much vintage to offer, but it was a sight for sore eyes.  It took us only about 15 minutes to scout the whole place out and I was lucky enough to find a friendly dealer with 1960s and 1970s Topps cards in great shape, in order and (best of all) reasonably priced.  I took my time going through his 1965 Topps commons, settling on 29 cards we needed and adding a card from the star pile to give us 30 new cards total.  I spent an even $100 (after a generous dealer discount) and this Stanek card was about $3.25.

The Card / Giants Team Set
Topps deemed Stanek worthy enough for inclusion in its set even though he hadn't pitched with the Giants at all in 1964.  Topps would bring him back again for the 1966 set.  The back of the card notes his control problems and highlights his league leading 220 strikeouts while pitching for the Tacoma Giants in the Pacific Coast League.  Wilbur Wood (#478), pitching for the Red Sox top farm team, the Seattle Rainiers, was a distant second in the league with 197 strikeouts.

1965 Season
Stanek spent the entire seasons back in Tacoma, going 8-10 with a 3.94 ERA in 32 total appearances.  In 144 innings, he struck out 83 but walked 71 batters.

1964 Topps #99

1966 Topps #437

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #99
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3):  1964-1966
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2015 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-AST

7 - Stanek non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/10/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #301 Birdie Tebbetts MG - Cleveland Indians

Next Card:  #303 Johnny Orsino - Baltimore Orioles

#298 Jim Stewart - Chicago Cubs

James Franklin Stewart
Chicago Cubs
Shortstop-Second Base

Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  165
Born:  June 11, 1939, Opelika, AL
Signed:  Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent, June 2, 1961
Major League Teams:  Chicago Cubs 1963-1967; Chicago White Sox 1967; Cincinnati Reds 1969-1971; Houston Astros 1972-1973
Died:  November 24, 2012, Tampa, FL (age 73)

Jimmy Stewart truly enjoyed a wonderful life in baseball, playing in parts of 10 seasons in the majors and then serving as a long-time scout for the Reds and Phillies.  He peaked in his sophomore season, appearing in 132 games for the Cubs in 1964 while batting .253 with 17 doubles.  He was valued for his versatility and he'd ultimately spend time playing every position except pitcher.  He was sold to the White Sox on May 22, 1967 and would languish in the White Sox minor league system until the Reds selected him following the 1968 season in the annual rule 5 draft.  He appeared in at least 100 games for the Reds in 1969 and 1970, where he earned his "Super Sub" nickname.  Stewart reached the postseason for the only time in his career in 1970, with the Reds falling to the Orioles in five games in the World Series.  He was sent to the Astros following the 1971 season as part of the blockbuster deal that saw Joe Morgan (#16) join Cincinnati's Big Red Machine.  In 777 career games, Stewart batted .237 with 336 hits.

Stewart rejoined the Reds organization in 1980, serving as either a minor league manager or scout until 1991.  He joined the Phillies organization in 1992 as a major league special assignment scout, a position he held until retiring in 2006.

From the 2005 Phillies Media Guide

Building the Set
June 19, 2021 from Moorestown Mall Baseball Card Show - Card #335
Following our youngest son Ben's flawless performance of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy at his piano recital, our family headed to the Moorestown Mall in New Jersey to browse a real live baseball card show.  Traditionally, I only venture into malls for baseball card shows and I can't honestly remember the last time, pre-pandemic, I had stepped foot into a mall.  The show was small, hosted by S&B Sports Promotions, with about a dozen tables and not much vintage to offer, but it was a sight for sore eyes.  It took us only about 15 minutes to scout the whole place out and I was lucky enough to find a friendly dealer with 1960s and 1970s Topps cards in great shape, in order and (best of all) reasonably priced.  I took my time going through his 1965 Topps commons, settling on 29 cards we needed and adding a card from the star pile to give us 30 new cards total.  I spent an even $100 (after a generous dealer discount) and this Stewart card was about $3.25.

The Card / Cubs Team Set
Stewart, or someone in the Cubs' clubhouse, wrote his uniform number 19 in the middle of the C on his batting helmet.  This is his first solo card, as he shared a Rookie Stars card in 1964 with pitcher Fred Burdette.  On the back of the card, Topps deems Stewart's 10 stolen bases in 1964 worthy enough to be called "daring."  That total tied him for second on the club with future Hall of Famers Billy Williams (#220) and Lou Brock (#540), with Billy Cowan (#186) leading the team with 12 stolen bases.

1965 Season
Stewart and outfielder Doug Clemens were the two Cubs bench players to make it into at least 100 games in 1965.  Stewart played in 116 games, batting .223 and he made 56 starts in the field.  He started 37 games in left field as the Cubs spent the season attempting to find a regular for the position.  George Altman (#528) made 42 starts in left, five more than Stewart, and overall the Cubs tried seven different players at the position throughout the season.

Phillies Connection
As mentioned above, Stewart spent 14 years working for the Phillies and the scan above is his biography from the team's 2005 media guide.

1964 Topps #408

1966 Topps #63

1970 Topps #636

1971 Topps #644

1973 Topps #351

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #408
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8):  1964-1967, 1970-1973
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1973 Topps #351

36 - Stewart non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/9/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #297 Dave DeBusschere - Chicago White Sox

Next Card:  #299 Jerry Zimmerman - Minnesota Twins