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Philip Joseph Gagliano
St. Louis Cardinals
Infield
Born: December 27, 1941, Memphis, TN
Signed: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent, September 6, 1959
Major League Teams: St. Louis Cardinals 1963-1970; Chicago Cubs 1970; Boston Red Sox 1971-1972; Cincinnati Reds 1973-1974
Died: December 20, 2016, Hollister, MO (age 74)
Phil Gagliano was a key utility player for the Cardinals throughout the 1960s, and he'd play every position except pitcher, catcher and center fielder over his 12-year big league career. Gagliano appeared in a career high 122 games in 1965, mostly filling in for slumping second baseman, Julian Javier (#447). He was a member of the Cardinals' pennant-winning teams in 1964, 1967 and 1968, and he'd play in his only winning World Series with the club in 1967 when St. Louis defeated the Red Sox in seven games. Gagliano would continue in his utility role with the Cardinals until a trade in May 1970 sent him to the Cubs. He'd spend just a season with the Cubs before landing with the Red Sox and settling into a full-time pinch-hitting role. Gagliano batted a career-high .324 with the Red Sox in 1971, serving as their top bat off the bench. He'd move on to the Reds for the final two seasons of his career, making one last playoff appearance in the 1973 NLCS against the Mets. Gagliano was released by the Reds following the 1974 season, ending his baseball career.
He was a career .238 batter with 14 home runs and 159 RBIs. As a pinch-hitter, he batted .201 with 55 pinch-hits in 333 plate appearances. Gagliano's younger brother Ralph (#501) played his sole major league game on September 21, 1965 with the Indians.
Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #396
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.
The Card / Cardinals Team Set
This is the third appearance on Cardinals cards I've added to our set of what appears to be an apartment building (or a hotel?) in the background. The building also turns up on the cards of Ray Sadecki (#230) and Mike Shannon (#43), and I'm assuming these photos were all taken during the Cardinals' spring training camp. Gagliano receives his fist solo Topps card here after appearing on a Rookie Stars card in 1964 with Cap Peterson (#512). The back of the card features his brother Ralph and mentions his history with current Cardianls' teammate, Tim McCarver (#294).
1965 Season
As mentioned above, Gagliano appeared in 122 games, making 48 starts at second base, 23 starts in right field, 17 starts at third base and a pair of starts in left field. The Cardinals finished in a distant seventh place behind the pennant-winning Dodgers, a year after winning the World Series. Gagliano batted .240 with eight home runs and 53 RBIs - both career highs. He also hit career highs in runs (46), hits (87) and doubles (14).
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #568
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1964-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1974 Topps #622
32 - Gagliano non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 12/26/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #396
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 Gagliano 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 / Cardinals Team Set
This is the third appearance on Cardinals cards I've added to our set of what appears to be an apartment building (or a hotel?) in the background. The building also turns up on the cards of Ray Sadecki (#230) and Mike Shannon (#43), and I'm assuming these photos were all taken during the Cardinals' spring training camp. Gagliano receives his fist solo Topps card here after appearing on a Rookie Stars card in 1964 with Cap Peterson (#512). The back of the card features his brother Ralph and mentions his history with current Cardianls' teammate, Tim McCarver (#294).
1965 Season
As mentioned above, Gagliano appeared in 122 games, making 48 starts at second base, 23 starts in right field, 17 starts at third base and a pair of starts in left field. The Cardinals finished in a distant seventh place behind the pennant-winning Dodgers, a year after winning the World Series. Gagliano batted .240 with eight home runs and 53 RBIs - both career highs. He also hit career highs in runs (46), hits (87) and doubles (14).
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #568
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1964-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1974 Topps #622
32 - Gagliano non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 12/26/21.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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