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Robert Joseph Guindon
Boston Red Sox
First Base
Born: September 4, 1943, Brookline, MA
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, June 9, 1961
Major League Teams: Boston Red Sox 1964
Gerald Michael Vezendy
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher
Born: December 13, 1942, Berwick, PA
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
I can't summarize Bobby Guindon's baseball career any better than Bill Nowlin did in the first sentence of Guindon's SABR biography, so I'm going to take the rare cut and paste route here: "Bobby Guindon’s major-league career spanned nine days in 1964, but he worked hard for six more years hoping for another shot, even converting from a first baseman/outfielder to a pitcher after a horrific encounter with a snow blower permanently hampered his ability to grip a baseball bat." Guindon appeared in five games for the Red Sox, going 1 for 8 (.125) with his sole big league hit a double off the Tigers' Joe Sparma (#587) in Guindon's final big league game on September 27, 1964. The snow blower incident happened several years later, prior to the 1967 season, resulting in Guindon trying to reinvent himself as a pitcher. He retired from baseball following the 1970 season during which he spent the year with the Cardinals' top affiliate.
Jerry Vezendy pitched in parts of three minor league seasons within the Red Sox and Cardinals organizations, never making it to the majors. In 62 minor league games, including 50 starts, he was 18-24 with a 4.24 ERA and 341 strikeouts over 316 innings pitched.
Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) -
The Card / Red Sox Team Set
This is the first and last mainstream baseball card for both Guindon and Vezendy. The back of the card indicates both had been optioned to Triple-A Toronto in April 1965, but only Guindon spent any time with the Maple Leafs (see below). The Rookie of the Year honors were bestowed upon Guidon in 1962 for his career year playing for the Olean Red Sox.
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Guindon
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #509
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #509
4 - Guindon non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/26/22.
Sources - Guindon:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Vezendy
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #509
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #509
2 - Vezendy non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/26/22.
Sources - Vezendy:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Previous Card: #508 7th Series Checklist 507-598
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) -
Card #460
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 Rookie Stars 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 / Red Sox Team Set
This is the first and last mainstream baseball card for both Guindon and Vezendy. The back of the card indicates both had been optioned to Triple-A Toronto in April 1965, but only Guindon spent any time with the Maple Leafs (see below). The Rookie of the Year honors were bestowed upon Guidon in 1962 for his career year playing for the Olean Red Sox.
1965 Season - Guindon
Guindon bounced around in 1965, starting the season with Toronto Maple Leafs, then the Red Sox Triple-A team. In early May, he was sent to the Seattle Angels, the Angels top affiliate, where he continued to struggle with the bat. Guindon was sent back to Toronto on June 13th, where he finished out the season. In 114 total games, he batted .206 with nine home runs and 38 RBIs.
Guindon bounced around in 1965, starting the season with Toronto Maple Leafs, then the Red Sox Triple-A team. In early May, he was sent to the Seattle Angels, the Angels top affiliate, where he continued to struggle with the bat. Guindon was sent back to Toronto on June 13th, where he finished out the season. In 114 total games, he batted .206 with nine home runs and 38 RBIs.
1965 Season - Vezendy
Like Guindon, Vezendy began the season in the minor leagues, but with the Double-A Pittsfield Red Sox. He was 0-3 there with a 5.32 ERA in eight games. Vezendy was acquired by the Cardinals at some point mid-season and he'd spend the rest of the year with their Single-A affiliate in Raleigh. He'd go 6-6 with a 4.03 ERA in 15 games with the Raleigh Cardinals.
Like Guindon, Vezendy began the season in the minor leagues, but with the Double-A Pittsfield Red Sox. He was 0-3 there with a 5.32 ERA in eight games. Vezendy was acquired by the Cardinals at some point mid-season and he'd spend the rest of the year with their Single-A affiliate in Raleigh. He'd go 6-6 with a 4.03 ERA in 15 games with the Raleigh Cardinals.
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Guindon
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #509
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #509
4 - Guindon non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/26/22.
Sources - Guindon:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Vezendy
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #509
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #509
2 - Vezendy non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/26/22.
Sources - Vezendy:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
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