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Albert John Weis
Chicago White Sox
Second Base
Born: April 2, 1938, Franklin Square, NY
Signed: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams: Chicago White Sox 1962-1967; New York Mets 1968-1971
Al Weis was a successful middle infielder in the majors for ten seasons, starting his career with the White Sox and winning a World Series ring with the Mets in 1969. Weis saw regular playing time at second base for the White Sox in 1964, taking over that position following the trade of Nellie Fox (#485) to the Colt .45s. Weis appeared in a career-high 133 games, batting .247 with 22 stolen bases, the second most in the league behind Luis Aparicio (#410). He returned to a bench role in 1965 and 1966, providing steady defense whenever Don Buford (#81) wasn't starting. Weis hit a career low .155 in 1966 over 129 games. The following year, his season was prematurely ended on June 27, 1967 when Frank Robinson (#120) broke his leg when sliding into second base to break up a double play.
Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards - Babylon, NY) - Card #525
This is the 41st of 102 cards acquired for our set from the Baseball Card Sports Memorabilia Show, affectionately known as The Philly Show, held in the basement of the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia in early March. We went nuts and left the show needing only 12 more cards to complete our 1965 Topps set, and I wrote about the show in detail over at The Phillies Room. Having wandered aimlessly among the dealer tables looking for binders with vintage commons, I decided to check to see if Uncle Dick's had refreshed their inventory following the December show, during which I had wiped out both their 1965 Topps binders. Much to my pleasant surprise, they had. This Weis card was $4 and was one of 49 commons purchased in my triumphant return to Uncle Dick's and his replenished neon green binders.
Depending on my ability to compose five posts a week on the cards acquired at this show, I should be completely caught up on this blog by mid-October. It's entirely feasible we complete our 1965 Topps set by the end of 2022, although nine of the remaining 12 cards needed are fairly expensive.
The Card / White Sox Team Set
This is a classic, archetypal baseball card - posed shot showing the player batting, blue skies in the background, some trees for good measure and the wonderful color combinations found throughout the 1965 Topps set. I'm assuming the photo used for Weis' 1966 Topps card was taken during the same session. The back of the card highlights his speed, defensive skills and switch-hitting abilities. Weis gave up switch-hitting during the 1968 season, batting exclusively right-handed for the remainder of his career. He batted .206 over his career as a left-handed batter and .229 as a right-handed batter.
Weis' rookie card is one of the most expensive cards to be found in the 1963 Topps set.
1965 Season
Weis played in 103 games, making 34 starts at second base, two starts in center field and one start at shortstop. He batted a career-high .296 (40 for 135) and his lone home run came on May 7th off the Twins' Dick Stigman (#548).
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First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #537
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1963-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2018 Topps Heritage Miracle of '69 #MO69-AW
57 - Weis non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 6/7/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
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