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Leavitt Leo Daley
Cleveland Indians
Pitcher
Born: October 7, 1932, Orange, CA
Signed: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before 1951 season
Major League Teams: Cleveland Indians 1955-1957; Kansas City Athletics 1958-1961; New York Yankees 1961-1964
Born with a right arm one inch shorter than his left, Bud Daley pitched for 10 seasons in the majors, making both American League All-Star teams in 1959 and 1960 and winning World Series rings with the Yankees in 1961 and 1962. A knuckleball pitcher, Daley was a 16-game winner for the Athletics in 1959 and 1960, pitching over 200 innings both seasons. With the first All-Star Game of 1960 being played in Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, American League manager Al Lopez (#414) offered to let Daley pitch the final inning of the game in front of his hometown fans. Daley cites the standing ovation he received upon entering the game from the center field bullpen as the greatest thrill of his career. He pitched a scoreless inning, striking out Vada Pinson (#355) and Orlando Cepeda (#360).
Dealt to the Yankees in June 1961, Daley was an effective pitcher for the eventual World Series Champions. He threw seven shutout innings over two relief appearances in the Series, and was the winning pitcher in the decisive Game 5. Daley went back to the World Series with the Yankees in 1962, earning his second ring after the Giants fell in seven games. He played in his last big league game in 1964, retiring after 248 career games. Daley earned a career record of 60-64 with a 4.03 ERA, and given that he didn't pitch in 1965, the back of this card contains his complete major league statistics.
Building the Set
The Card / Indians Team Set
Daley is wearing Yankee pinstripes here. The cartoon on the back goes way back to 1952 when Daley recorded 198 strikeouts for the B-Level Cedar Rapids Indians. For collectors confused as to why Daley was pictured with the Indians and not the Yankees, Topps notes he had been recently dealt to Cleveland on the back of the card. Daley signed reprints of this card, included within the 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs insert set.
1965 Season
On September 5, 1964, the Yankees acquired Pedro Ramos (#13) from the Indians for a player to be named later and cash. Daley had been sidelined since July with an arm injury, and on November 27th he was sent to the Indians as the player to be named later for Ramos. Daley reported to spring training with the Indians, but was released by the club on April 9, 1965, ending his baseball career.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1958 Topps #222
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1958-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-BDA
50 - Daley non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 11/22/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
November 6, 2021 from Cooperstown, NY (Willis Monie Books) - Card #382
Needing a quick vacation and wanting to take our sons to Cooperstown for the first time, we took advantage of the annual NJEA Teacher Convention in which public schools are closed for a few days in early November. We loaded our car on Thursday morning with a loose plan of spending two days in Cooperstown and the surrounding area, shopping in the village, soaking in the Hall of Fame exhibits and eating a few good dinners. The 4 1/2 hour drive to Otsego County was scenic and enjoyable. Most of the day Friday was spent in the Hall of Fame and Saturday was dedicated largely to shopping in the many stores, mostly baseball related, located in the blocks surrounding the Hall.
Having spent Saturday morning in the Hall and then having lunch again at Doubleday Cafe, we walked down Main Street one more time to see if there were any stores we had missed. There was an old book store towards the end of Main Street and with some time to kill, I decided to have a look around. Willis Monie Books has to be seen to be believed. Thousands upon thousands of books dating back a few centuries to recent releases are haphazardly (but lovingly) stacked and piled and balanced among the multiple rows, aisles and nooks of this store. In the foyer, outside the front door, I found an out of service rotating display case with old baseball cards in it and on top of that case were more stacks of books and a few 800-count boxes of loosely organized cards from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. I probably spent well over a half hour pouring through the boxes, coming away with nine cards total from 1959, 1965 and 1969 and spending a grand total of $20. This Daley card was one of five cards added to our 1965 set, and it set me back $2.
The Card / Indians Team Set
Daley is wearing Yankee pinstripes here. The cartoon on the back goes way back to 1952 when Daley recorded 198 strikeouts for the B-Level Cedar Rapids Indians. For collectors confused as to why Daley was pictured with the Indians and not the Yankees, Topps notes he had been recently dealt to Cleveland on the back of the card. Daley signed reprints of this card, included within the 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs insert set.
1965 Season
On September 5, 1964, the Yankees acquired Pedro Ramos (#13) from the Indians for a player to be named later and cash. Daley had been sidelined since July with an arm injury, and on November 27th he was sent to the Indians as the player to be named later for Ramos. Daley reported to spring training with the Indians, but was released by the club on April 9, 1965, ending his baseball career.
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First Mainstream Card: 1958 Topps #222
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1958-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-BDA
50 - Daley non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 11/22/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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