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Dennis Edward Daboll
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Born: November 5, 1946, Los Angeles, CA
Signed: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Died: January 2, 1974, Grand Canyon, AZ (age 27)
James Kenneth Lefebvre
Los Angeles Dodgers
Second Base
Born: January 7, 1942, Inglewood, CA
Signed: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1962 season
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers 1965-1972
As a Manager: Seattle Mariners 1989-1991; Chicago Cubs 1992-1993; Milwaukee Brewers 1999
Michael Dennis Kekich
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Born: April 2, 1945, San Diego, CA
Signed: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers 1965, 1968; New York Yankees 1969-1973; Cleveland Indians 1973; Texas Rangers 1975; Seattle Mariners 1977
Hector Jose Valle
Los Angeles Dodgers
Catcher
Born: October 27, 1940, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Signed: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers 1965
Dennis Daboll pitched for seven seasons in the Dodgers, Reds and Cardinals minor league systems, losing a year in 1968 while serving in the military. He never made it to the majors. Daboll's best minor league season came in 1970 when he went 11-6 with a 2.12 ERA in 45 games while pitching for two teams within the Cardinals' system. Daboll last pitched in the minors in 1971, and tragically died as a result of a fall at the Grand Canyon. The blog, "1978, The Year it all began" has a few posts on Daboll here and here.
Mike Kekich pitched in nine different seasons, primarily with the Yankees, and he's best known for swapping wives and kids with fellow Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson. Kekich was a 10-game winner for the Yankees in 1971 and 1972, throwing at least 170 innings in both seasons. He hung on through the 1977 season as one of the more frequently used veteran relievers for the expansion Mariners. Kekich also pitched in Japan and Mexico along the way. In 235 career games, Kekich was 39-51 with a 4.59 ERA and 497 strikeouts.
Jim Lefebvre was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1965, and hit .400 (4 for 10) in the World Series as the Dodgers defeated the Twins in seven games. Lefebvre's best season came in 1966 when he was the starting second baseman for the National League All-Star Team. He hit .274 with 24 home runs and 74 RBIs that season - all career highs. Lefebvre played for the Dodgers through the 1972 season and when the team released him, he began a successful four-season stint with the Lotte Orions in Japan. In his eight major league seasons, he batted .251 with 74 home runs and 404 RBIs. Lefebvre would later manage in the majors, guiding the Mariners, Cubs and Brewers to a 417-442 record over six seasons.
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Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #474
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 less than $7 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 / Dodgers Team Set
For the set's seventh and final series, Topps must have realized it needed to squeeze a bunch more players onto its Rookie Stars cards but it was quickly running out of room within the checklist. This is one of five cards in the high series featuring four players on one Rookie Stars card. There are also six Rookie Stars cards featuring three players in the set's seventh and final series.
This is the first and last Topps baseball card for Daboll, and Valle would appear once more in the 1966 Topps set.
1965 Season - Daboll
Just 18 years old, Daboll had already moved on to the Reds organization after spending one season within the Dodgers organization. With the Single-A Tampa Tarpons in the Florida State League, Daboll was 8-10 with a 4.86 ERA in 21 games, including 20 starts.
Just 18 years old, Daboll had already moved on to the Reds organization after spending one season within the Dodgers organization. With the Single-A Tampa Tarpons in the Florida State League, Daboll was 8-10 with a 4.86 ERA in 21 games, including 20 starts.
1965 Season - Kekich
Kekich appeared in five games for the Dodgers, making his major league debut with a start against the Phillies on June 9th. He was hit hard in his first outing, giving up four runs on a pair of hits and five walks. Tony Taylor (#296) hit a three-run home run off him in the third inning. With the Dodgers, Kekich was 0-1 with a 9.58 ERA in 10 1/3 innings pitched. He didn't pitch anywhere else in game action during the regular season, leading me to believe he was active with the Dodgers and just not used or he was working throughout the season at the team's spring training facility.
Kekich appeared in five games for the Dodgers, making his major league debut with a start against the Phillies on June 9th. He was hit hard in his first outing, giving up four runs on a pair of hits and five walks. Tony Taylor (#296) hit a three-run home run off him in the third inning. With the Dodgers, Kekich was 0-1 with a 9.58 ERA in 10 1/3 innings pitched. He didn't pitch anywhere else in game action during the regular season, leading me to believe he was active with the Dodgers and just not used or he was working throughout the season at the team's spring training facility.
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Daboll
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #561
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #561
2 - Daboll non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 3/5/22.
Sources - Daboll:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #561
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #561
2 - Daboll non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 3/5/22.
Sources - Daboll:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Kekich
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #561
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1965, 1969-1974, 1976
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1990 Pacific Senior League #73
33 - Kekich non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 3/5/22.
Sources - Kekich:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #561
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1965, 1969-1974, 1976
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1990 Pacific Senior League #73
33 - Kekich non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 3/5/22.
Sources - Kekich:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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1965 Season - Lefebvre
Lefebvre made his big league debut on opening day 1965 as the Dodgers' regular second baseman. With Maury Wills as his double play partner at shortstop, Lefebvre would start 154 games on his way to Rookie of the Year honors. In 157 games overall, he batted .250 with 12 home runs and 69 RBIs. He tied Lou Johnson for the team lead in home runs and was one short of Ron Fairly's (#196) team-leading 70 RBIs. Lefebvre started at second in the first three games of the World Series, but missed the final four games with a heel injury.
In the Rookie of the Year voting, Lefebvre received 65% of the votes, with Joe Morgan (#16) and Frank Linzy (#589) finishing as runners up.
Lefebvre made his big league debut on opening day 1965 as the Dodgers' regular second baseman. With Maury Wills as his double play partner at shortstop, Lefebvre would start 154 games on his way to Rookie of the Year honors. In 157 games overall, he batted .250 with 12 home runs and 69 RBIs. He tied Lou Johnson for the team lead in home runs and was one short of Ron Fairly's (#196) team-leading 70 RBIs. Lefebvre started at second in the first three games of the World Series, but missed the final four games with a heel injury.
In the Rookie of the Year voting, Lefebvre received 65% of the votes, with Joe Morgan (#16) and Frank Linzy (#589) finishing as runners up.
1965 Season - Valle
Valle appeared in 45 games for the Spokane Indians, batting just .159 (23 for 145) with three doubles. He was one of only three catchers used by the Dodgers during their entire 1965 season, with Jeff Torborg (#527) serving as back-up to regular catcher John Roseboro (#405).
Valle appeared in 45 games for the Spokane Indians, batting just .159 (23 for 145) with three doubles. He was one of only three catchers used by the Dodgers during their entire 1965 season, with Jeff Torborg (#527) serving as back-up to regular catcher John Roseboro (#405).
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Other Notable Baseball Cards - Lefebvre
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #561
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13): 1965-1972, 1989-1993
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2013 BBM Legendary Foreigners #9
82 - Lefebvre non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 3/5/22.
Sources - Lefebvre:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Valle
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #561
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2): 1965-1966
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #314
8 - Valle non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 3/5/22.
Sources - Valle:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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