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Franklin James Kreutzer
Washington Senators
Pitcher
Born: February 7, 1939, Buffalo, NY
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Chicago White Sox 1962-1964; Washington Senators 1964-1966, 1969
A product of Villanova University, Frank Kreutzer was originally signed the Red Sox, but then drafted by the White Sox before the 1962 season in the then first-year player draft. He appeared in exactly one big league game in each of the 1962 and 1963 seasons. In 1964, Kreutzer began the season with the White Sox, used both as a starting pitcher and out of the bullpen, and a July trade sent him to the Senators. He was with the Senators for all of 1965, enjoying the best season of his big league career and appearing in a career-high 33 games. Appearing in only nine games with Washington in 1966, Kreutzer would spend the next two seasons in the minors before coming back up for four final games with the Senators in 1969. He was dealt to the Pirates in May 1969 and after finishing the season with Pittsburgh's top farm team, Kreutzer retired. In 78 career big league games, he was 8-18 with a 4.40 ERA in 210 2/3 innings pitched.
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #428
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.
After securing Doug's Jim Thome autograph, I returned to Uncle Dick's and their neon green shirts, pulled up a chair, and settled in. Over the course of 45 minutes or so, I found 79 cards needed for our set, including this Kreutzer card which was a little less than $4 after the dealer discount. I was surrounded by six or seven other seated collectors, all who looked similar to me, with a touch of gray, focused on their individual quests. I wiped out Uncle Dick's two 1965 Topps commons binders, paid for my haul and then retreated to a table with Doug to update our checklist.
The Card / Senators Team Set
Kreutzer appeared on a Rookie Stars card in the 1964 Topps set along with fellow White Sox prospect Bruce Howard (#41). This is his first solo card, and he'd appear one last time in the 1966 Topps set. Along with the giant cartoon red sock on the back of the card, Kreutzer's first big league win is highlighted. On September 28, 1963, he made his first big league start against the Senators. Kreutzer earned the win after pitching five solid innings and allowing a run on three hits.
1965 Season
Of Kreutzer's 33 appearances, 14 were starts and the other 19 came in relief. He was one of four back-of-the-rotation starters the eighth place Senators would try throughout the season, along with Mike McCormick (#343), Bennie Daniels (#129) and Howie Koplitz. Kreutzer had a career day on July 2nd against the Tigers. He pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout while striking out ten Detroit batters. Kreutzer also contributed a two-run home run off Tigers pitcher Hank Aguirre (#522) in the 6-0 victory.
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #107
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3): 1964-1966
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2015 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-FK
12 - Kreutzer non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/28/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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