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Marcelino Pons Lopez
Los Angeles Angels
Pitcher
Born: September 23, 1943, La Habana, Cuba
Signed: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, October 3, 1959
Major League Teams: Philadelphia Phillies 1963; Los Angeles Angels 1965; California Angels 1966-1967; Baltimore Orioles 1967, 1969-1970; Milwaukee Brewers 1971; Cleveland Indians 1972
Died: November 29, 2001, Hialeah, FL (age 58)Major League Teams: Philadelphia Phillies 1963; Los Angeles Angels 1965; California Angels 1966-1967; Baltimore Orioles 1967, 1969-1970; Milwaukee Brewers 1971; Cleveland Indians 1972
Rudolph May
Los Angeles Angels
Pitcher
Born: July 18, 1944, Coffeyville, KS
Signed: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent, November 5, 1962
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Angels 1965; California Angels 1969-1974; New York Yankees 1974-1976; Baltimore Orioles 1976-1977; Montreal Expos 1978-1979; New York Yankees 1980-1983
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Angels 1965; California Angels 1969-1974; New York Yankees 1974-1976; Baltimore Orioles 1976-1977; Montreal Expos 1978-1979; New York Yankees 1980-1983
Phillip Anthony Roof
Los Angeles Angels
Catcher
Born: March 5, 1941, Paducah, KY
Signed: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent, May 26, 1959
Major League Teams: Milwaukee Braves 1961, 1964; Los Angeles Angels 1965; Cleveland Indians 1965; Kansas City Athletics 1966-1967; Oakland Athletics 1968-1969; Milwaukee Brewers 1970-1971; Minnesota Twins 1971-1976; Chicago White Sox 1976; Toronto Blue Jays 1977
Major League Teams: Milwaukee Braves 1961, 1964; Los Angeles Angels 1965; Cleveland Indians 1965; Kansas City Athletics 1966-1967; Oakland Athletics 1968-1969; Milwaukee Brewers 1970-1971; Minnesota Twins 1971-1976; Chicago White Sox 1976; Toronto Blue Jays 1977
Marcelino Lopez pitched in parts of eight big league seasons, finding his most success with the Angels and Orioles. Lopez was one of the Angels top starters in his rookie season of 1965, and his 14-13 record and 2.93 ERA earned him second place in the Rookie of the Year voting. He was converted to a reliever a few seasons later and he was one of the Orioles' top arms out of the bullpen in 1969 and 1970 - the two years they won the American League pennant. Lopez earned a World Series ring with the club in 1970 when they defeated the Reds. He'd last pitch in the majors with the Indians in 1972 and then spent two more seasons pitching in the minors and in Mexico before retiring. In 171 big league appearances, Lopez was 21-29 with a 3.53 ERA and 260 strikeouts in 423 1/3 innings pitched.
Phil Roof was an excellent defensive catcher, which provided for his longevity in the league despite his struggles at the plate. Roof was primarily a back-up throughout his career, except for a few years in the mid-1960s with the Athletics and in the Brewers' inaugural season in 1970. He appeared in a career high 127 games in 1966 batting .209 with 44 RBIs. He hit a career high 13 home runs in 1970 with the Brewers and then settled in for the remainder of the decade as a back-up with the Twins. Roof was the first player acquired by the expansion Blue Jays, added to the club two weeks before the expansion draft. Roof had a career average of .215. He shifted into a coaching and managing career in 1978 before his retirement in 2005. Roof coached at the major league level with the Padres (1978), Mariners (1983-1988) and Cubs (1990-1991). He then managed for 16 seasons in the Twins organization, recording his 1,000th minor league win in 2004.
Building the Set
September 5, 2021 from Deptford Mall Baseball Card Show - Card #348
On the Sunday before Labor Day, we had planned to head to Hersheypark for the day but rain was in the forecast and we decided to postpone our Hershey visit until October. Suddenly with no plans, I voluntarily agreed to step foot into another mall as I had remembered seeing a modest baseball card show being advertised for the weekend. Modest turned out to be an understatement, as there were less than 10 tables present and only a few tables were selling anything older than from the 1990s. One dealer had a few boxes of vintage Topps cards, and with $20 to spend and after the dealer told me everything was 50% off the sticker price, I found five cards we needed for our set. Strangely enough, the dealer only had 1965 Topps cards featuring Braves, Angels or Astros players. This Angels Rookie Stars card was $4.
On the second floor of the mall, former Phillies players Lenny Dykstra, Dave Hollins, Mickey Morandini and Kevin Stocker were available for autographs. Having autographs from everyone in that group except Dykstra, we opted to leave the mall and head to the movies to see Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Not a bad way to close out the summer!
The Card / Angels Team Set
Lopez is wearing a Phillies jersey here while May is most likely wearing a White Sox jersey, as he spent all of 1964 pitching in the White Sox organization. Roof is most likely wearing a Braves jersey. This is only the rookie card for May as both Lopez and Roof appeared in the 1963 Topps set on Rookie Stars cards. And this is Roof's third appearance on a Rookie Stars card as he shares a card in the 1964 Topps set with future Hall of Famer Phil Niekro (#461).
1965 Season - Lopez
Lopez spent the entire season in the Angels starting pitching rotation, along with Fred Newman (#101), Dean Chance (#140) and George Brunet (#242). Lopez made 32 starts, pitching eight complete games and one shutout. He was named the league's top rookie pitcher and was earned a spot on the Topps All-Star Rookie team.
Lopez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies at just 16 years old and he'd pitch in their minor league system for for three seasons before getting a brief taste of the majors in 1963. At 19 years old, he started the second end of a double header on April 14, 1963 against the Cardinals, lasting a third of an inning before getting pulled. Lopez gave up three runs on a run and two walks in his debut, and he'd make three more appearances for the Phillies before being sent back down to their top farm club in Arkansas. He'd spend the entire 1964 season pitching for the Chattanooga Lookouts, then the Phillies Double-A affiliate in the Southern League. On September 9, 1964, with the Phillies in need of a first baseman, the Angels sent Vic Power (#442) to Philadelphia for a player to be named later. The Angels selected Lopez as that player on October 24th.
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First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #549
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1963, 1965-1967, 1970-1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1972 Topps #652
31 - Lopez non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/29/21.
Sources - Lopez:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - May
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #537
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (16): 1965, 1970-1984
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2004 Upper Deck Yankees Classics #58
71 - May non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/30/21.
Sources - May:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Roof
First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #324
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (15): 1963-1977
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1994 Fleer ProCards #401
77 - Roof non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/30/21.
Sources - Roof:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Previous Card: #536 Andre Rogers - Pittsburgh Pirates
1965 Season - May
May made his major league debut on April 18th and he'd spend the entire season with the Angels as their most frequently used fifth starter. He appeared in 30 games, making 19 starts, and went 4-9 with a 3.92 ERA for the 7th place club. May threw two complete games, including one shutout against the Orioles on June 6th. He'd be sent back down to the minors in 1966, not returning to the Angels until the start of the 1969 season.
Phillies Connection - May
May was in the Phillies system for a month and a half in late 1964. On October 15, 1964, the White Sox traded May to the Phillies for Bill Heath and a player to be named later (minor leaguer Joel Gibson - #368). On December 3, 1964, the Phillies dealt May and Costen Shockley (#107) to the Angels for pitcher Bo Belinsky (#225).
May made his major league debut on April 18th and he'd spend the entire season with the Angels as their most frequently used fifth starter. He appeared in 30 games, making 19 starts, and went 4-9 with a 3.92 ERA for the 7th place club. May threw two complete games, including one shutout against the Orioles on June 6th. He'd be sent back down to the minors in 1966, not returning to the Angels until the start of the 1969 season.
Phillies Connection - May
May was in the Phillies system for a month and a half in late 1964. On October 15, 1964, the White Sox traded May to the Phillies for Bill Heath and a player to be named later (minor leaguer Joel Gibson - #368). On December 3, 1964, the Phillies dealt May and Costen Shockley (#107) to the Angels for pitcher Bo Belinsky (#225).
1965 Season - Roof
Roof began the season with the Angels and was used sparingly as the back-up to regular catcher Bob Rodgers (#342). He appeared in only nine games with the Angels before being dealt to the Indians on June 15th for a player to be named later and cash. (Bubba Morton was shipped to the Angels on September 15th.) With the Indians, Roof received somewhat more playing time as a late inning defensive replacement, appearing in 43 games and batting .173 (9 for 52). He made only 14 starts behind the plate as he was third in the Indians' catching depth chart behind Joe Azcue (#514) and Duke Sims.
Roof began the season with the Angels and was used sparingly as the back-up to regular catcher Bob Rodgers (#342). He appeared in only nine games with the Angels before being dealt to the Indians on June 15th for a player to be named later and cash. (Bubba Morton was shipped to the Angels on September 15th.) With the Indians, Roof received somewhat more playing time as a late inning defensive replacement, appearing in 43 games and batting .173 (9 for 52). He made only 14 starts behind the plate as he was third in the Indians' catching depth chart behind Joe Azcue (#514) and Duke Sims.
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Other Notable Baseball Cards - May
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #537
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (16): 1965, 1970-1984
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2004 Upper Deck Yankees Classics #58
71 - May non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/30/21.
Sources - May:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Roof
First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #324
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (15): 1963-1977
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1994 Fleer ProCards #401
77 - Roof non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/30/21.
Sources - Roof:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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