#482 Bob Priddy - San Francisco Giants

Robert Simpson Priddy
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  200
Born:  December 10, 1939, Pittsburgh, PA
Signed:  Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams:  Pittsburgh Pirates 1962, 1964; San Francisco Giants 1965-1966; Washington Senators 1967; Chicago White Sox 1968-1969; California Angels 1969; Atlanta Braves 1969-1971

Journeyman reliever Bob Priddy spent part of nine seasons in the majors, spending the most time with the Braves over the final seasons of his career.  Beginning his career with the Pirates, and then spending two seasons with the Giants, Priddy enjoyed the best year of his career with the Senators in 1967.  Although he was 3-7 that season, he had a 3.44 ERA over 46 games pitched (a career high) while saving four games.  He'd move to the White Sox the following season, losing 11 games but again providing somewhat steady relief while also serving as fifth starter when needed.  Priddy appeared in 41 and 40 games respectively with the Braves in his final big league seasons in 1970 and 1971.  He retired having pitched in 249 games, with a record of 24-38 and an ERA of 4.00.

Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #394
You'll be seeing this particular passage on my 1965 Topps blog for quite some time as we added a whopping 97 cards to our set during the December Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show.  If I'm ambitious and compose posts for five cards a week, I should be completely caught up by the end of May.  If I'm not as ambitious, I might still be going through this stack by the time we hit July.  Either way, I'll enjoy the process and I'm looking forward to taking my time.  I've posted a complete summary of this fantastic show over at The Phillies Room.

Looking to kill some time while we were waiting for our number to be called for Doug's autograph from Jim Thome, I found a bargain bin of 1965 Topps cards at Uncle Dick's and I texted Doug that I'd be standing at the table where the dealers were wearing neon green shirts.   This Priddy card was one of 15 from that first batch of purchases, totaling $40, and it was a little less than $3 after the dealer discount.  After getting the Thome autograph, and grabbing a slice of pizza from the "food court" upstairs, I'd settle in at Uncle Dick's for my second and biggest haul of the show.

The Card / Giants Team Set
Priddy is hatless and wearing a Pirates jersey on this card.  This is his first solo card in a Topps set, and his rookie card is shared in the 1964 set with Tom Butters (#246).  The back of the card mentions his last start in the minors from 1961.  Priddy would be called on to start 29 games over his remaining big league career, including a career high 18 with the White Sox in 1968.  He owned three career complete games.

Our version of this card has a pretty significant dinged corner, which I didn't notice at the time of purchase.  This could be a good candidate for an upgrade at some point.

1965 Season
On February 11th, the Pirates traded Priddy and outfielder Bob Burda to the Giants for catcher Del Crandall (#68).  Priddy would only appear in eight games for the Giants, all in relief, accumulating an ERA of 1.74 over 10 1/3 innings pitched.  The bulk of his season was spent pitching for the Triple-A Columbus Jets, where he went 8-4 with a 2.76 ERA over 48 games pitched.

1964 Topps #74

1966 Topps #572

1967 Topps #26

1969 Topps #248

1971 Topps #147

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #74
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8):  1964-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2020 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-BPR

24 - Priddy non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 12/24/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database

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