#413 Hal Reniff - New York Yankees

Harold Eugene Reniff
New York Yankees
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  215
Born:  July 2, 1938, Warren, OH
Signed:  Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 1961-1967; New York Mets 1967
Died:  September 7, 2004, Ontario, CA (age 66)

The first thing I noticed from Hal Reniff's Baseball Reference page was that he apparently had two unflattering nicknames with either Porky or Whale.  The second thing I noticed is that he appeared in 276 big league games between 1961 and 1967, pitching only for the Yankees or Mets, and pitching exclusively in relief.  Reniff was a member of three pennant-winning Yankees teams in 1961, 1963 and 1964.  While his club won the World Series in 1961, he didn't appear in any of those postseason games.  The Yankees lost the series in both 1963 and 1964 with Reniff appearing in four games and throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings.  His best season came in 1963 when he appeared in 48 games, pitched 89 1/3 innings, saved 18 games and had an impressive 2.62 ERA.  Reniff was sold to the Mets in June 1967, and he'd appear in his final 29 major league games with the club.  He had a career record of 21-23 with 45 saves and a 3.27 ERA, with 314 strikeouts over 471 1/3 innings pitched.

Reniff was a mainstay of the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs bullpen, then the Yankees' top farm team, between 1968 and 1972.  Despite finding some success each season with the Chiefs, Reniff was never again promoted to the Yankees, and he retired following the 1972 season.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #572

This is the 88th 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.  After our 51 card haul from Uncle Dick's, and with more card spending budget still in place, I set out to find another dealer with a binder of 1965 Topps cards with reasonable prices.  I had purchased cards from Sports Cards Plus before, finding the last few cards needed for our 1971 Topps set from this dealer back in December 2019.

Settling in, we found 37 cards needed for our set with an average price per card working out to around $6.  The lot, including this Reniff card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

The Card / Yankees Team Set
His 18 saves from 1963 are highlighted in cartoon form on the back of the card.  Reniff pitched professionally for 17 seasons, with lengthy minor league stints bookending his career, and Topps had to squish the font on the back to fit in all his minor league numbers dating back to 1956.  As shown below, there wasn't much variety in terms of Reniff's Topps flagship card offerings.

I definitely didn't notice it at the time of purchase, but this card suffers from some serious diamond cut issues.  It's in the binder for now, but if it bugs me enough it could be subjected to an upgrade.

1965 Season
Along with fellow relievers Pedro Ramos (#13) and Pete Mikkelsen (#177), Reniff saw plenty of action with the Yankees in 1965.  He relieved in 51 games, going 3-4 with a 3.80 ERA over 85 1/3 innings.  Ramos led the club with 18 saves, with Reniff saving three games.

1962 Topps #139

1963 Topps #546

1964 Topps #36

1966 Topps #68

1967 Topps #201

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #139
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6):  1962-1967
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2003 Upper Deck Yankees Signature Series - Pride of New York Autographs #PN-HR

33 - Reniff non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/3/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

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#412 Bob Bailey - Pittsburgh Pirates

Robert Sherwood Bailey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Third Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  180
Born:  October 13, 1942, Long Beach, CA
Signed:  Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams:  Pittsburgh Pirates 1962-1966; Los Angeles Dodgers 1967-1968; Montreal Expos 1969-1975; Cincinnati Reds 1976-1977; Boston Red Sox 1977-1978
Died:  January 9, 2018, Las Vegas, NV (age 75)

Bob Bailey played in parts of 17 seasons in the majors, first as the regular third baseman for the Pirates and Expos and later as an outfielder and pinch-hitter for the Reds and Red Sox.  Bailey earned the starting third baseman's job with the Pirates in 1963 and while he struggled that first full season, he came back to bat .281 in 1964.  He'd have four consecutive seasons with at least 11 home runs between 1963 and 1966, but he wouldn't put up his biggest power numbers until after being sold to the Expos from the Dodgers in late 1968.  Bailey was the first first baseman in Montreal Expos franchise history, and his best seasons came in the early 1970s with the club.  He batted a career high .287 in 1970 while hitting 28 home runs (also a career high) and 84 RBIs.  He'd lead all National League third baseman in 1971 with a .960 fielding percentage and Bailey would bat .273 with 26 home runs and 86 RBIs in 1973.  Later helping the Reds reach the World Series in 1976, Bailey didn't appear in the postseason, but he was the recipient of a ring after the Reds swept the Yankees in four games.

Bailey would play a few more seasons as a back-up outfielder, pinch-hitter and designated hitter before retiring.  In 1,931 games, Bailey collected 1,564 hits, batting .257 with 189 home runs and 773 RBIs.  He'd briefly manage in the minor leagues following his playing days.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #571

This is the 87th 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.  After our 51 card haul from Uncle Dick's, and with more card spending budget still in place, I set out to find another dealer with a binder of 1965 Topps cards with reasonable prices.  I had purchased cards from Sports Cards Plus before, finding the last few cards needed for our 1971 Topps set from this dealer back in December 2019.

Settling in, we found 37 cards needed for our set with an average price per card working out to around $6.  The lot, including this Bailey card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

The Card / Pirates Team Set
This is already Bailey's third appearance in a Topps flagship set, and those appear to be mountains in the background?  There are a few other Pirates cards in the set that use photos from presumably the same spring training location, and looking through some of those now maybe that is a mountain range in the background?  Or maybe it's just trees and clouds.  See for yourself here with the Pirates team set, and check out the cards for Steve Blass (#232) and Bob Veale (#195).

1965 Season
Bailey played in 159 games for the Pirates, the most of his career.  At just 22 years old, and as the team's everyday third baseman, he made 133 starts at third and another 24 starts in left field.  On opening day, Bailey hit a walk-off, game-winning home run off Juan Marichal (#50) in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Pirates a 1-0 win over the Giants.  For the season, he batted .256 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs.

1963 Topps #228

1970 Topps #293

1975 Topps #365

1977 Topps #221

1979 Topps #549

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1963 Topps #228
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17):  1963-1979
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1981 TCMA The 1960s II #310

86 - Bailey non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/3/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #411 Roger Craig - Cincinnati Reds

Next Card:  #413 Hal Reniff - New York Yankees

#411 Roger Craig - Cincinnati Reds

Roger Lee Craig
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  190
Born:  February 17, 1930, Durham, NC
Signed:  Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1950 season
Major League Teams:  Brooklyn Dodgers 1955-1957; Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-1961; New York Mets 1962-1963; St. Louis Cardinals 1964; Cincinnati Reds 1965; Philadelphia Phillies 1966
As a Manager:  San Diego Padres 1978-1979; San Francisco Giants 1985-1992

A few decades before he was a successful manager for the Giants, Roger Craig pitched in parts of 12 seasons, experiencing the move of the Dodgers to the West Coast and suffering through the futility of the first fews years of the Mets' existence.  Craig went to six World Series (four as a player), winning rings with the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers, the 1964 Cardinals and as a coach with the 1984 Tigers.  Spending equal time as a starter and a reliever, Craig went 74-98 in 368 career appearances and owned a 3.83 career ERA.  He lost 46 games over two seasons with the expansion Mets.

Following his playing days, Craig taught his signature pitch, the split-finger fastball, to several pitchers including Jack Morris, Mike Scott and Milt Wilcox.  He served as a pitching coach for the Padres (1969-1972), Astros (1974-1975), Padres again (1976-1977) and Tigers (1980-1984).  In 1985, he was named manager of the Giants and he led the 1989 Giants to their first World Series appearance in 27 years.  Craig's leadership and unique rallying cry, "Humm Baby" weren't enough to defeat the Athletics in the 1989 series interrupted by 10 days as a result of the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake.

My family visited San Francisco for the Phillies series in early August 2019, and the Giants celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1989 team with a pre-game ceremony.  Craig, then 89, was on hand to celebrate with his former team and he took the field to a standing ovation with current Giants manager Bruce Bochy.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1956 Topps blog.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #570

This is the 86th 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.  After our 51 card haul from Uncle Dick's, and with more card spending budget still in place, I set out to find another dealer with a binder of 1965 Topps cards with reasonable prices.  I had purchased cards from Sports Cards Plus before, finding the last few cards needed for our 1971 Topps set from this dealer back in December 2019.

Settling in, we found 37 cards needed for our set with an average price per card working out to around $6.  The lot, including this Craig card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

The Card / Reds Team Set
It's hard to tell if Craig is wearing a Dodgers, Mets or Cardinals jersey here.  Topps used pictures of him in a Mets uniform for his 1963 and 1964 cards, and pinstripes are visible on his jersey there.  There doesn't appear to be any neck piping, and Craig looks older than the Dodgers photo last used for his 1962 Topps card.  I'll guess he's wearing a Cardinals jersey here.

The cartoon says Craig lost five 1-0 games in 1963, which is unfortunately accurate.  Craig was 5-22 in 1963 for the Mets, with the pitcher losing 1-0 games five times, and losing a 2-0 game to the Phillies as well.

1965 Season
On December 14, 1964, the Cardinals traded Craig with outfielder Charlie James (#141) to the Reds for pitcher Bob Purkey (#214).  This was to be Craig's last full season in the majors, and he'd make 40 relief appearances for the Reds, going 1-4 with a 3.64 ERA and three saves.

Phillies Career
On April 11, 1966, Craig was released by the Reds at the end of spring training, signing with the Phillies that very same day.  Craig made his first appearance for the Phillies on opening day against the Cardinals, coming on to relieve Chris Short in the 10th after Short had pitched 9 2/3 innings.  Craig pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and was the recipient of the win when John Herrnstein (#534) singled home Dick Allen (#460) with the eventual winning run in the 12th.

Used solely as a reliever, Craig appeared in 14 games for the Phillies, going 2-1 with a 5.56 ERA.  The 36-year-old Craig was released by the club on July 23rd, ending his big league career.  Craig received a Phillies card in the 1966 Topps set, but the photo used is the exact same photo used for Craig's 1962 Topps card, when he was with the Mets.  Craig signed reprinted versions of his 1966 Topps card for inclusion in the 2015 Topps Heritage set.

1956 Topps #63

1963 Fleer #47

1966 Topps #543

1974 Topps #31

1989 Topps #744

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1956 Topps #63
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (19):  1956-1958, 1960-1966, 1974, 1979, 1986-1992
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2015 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-RC

158 - Craig non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/21/22.

Sources:  
1956 Topps Blog

Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database

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Next Card:  #412 Bob Bailey - Pittsburgh Pirates

#405 John Roseboro - Los Angeles Dodgers

John Junior Roseboro
Los Angeles Dodgers
Catcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  190
Born:  May 13, 1933, Ashland, OH
Signed:  Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1952 season
Major League Teams:  Brooklyn Dodgers 1957; Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-1967; Minnesota Twins 1968-1969; Washington Senators 1970
Died:  August 16, 2002, Los Angeles, CA (age 69)

John Roseboro was a six-time All-Star, a two-time Gold Glove winner and winner of three World Series rings with the Dodgers in 1959, 1963 and 1965.  His 14-year career resulted in 1,206 hits and 9,291 putouts behind the plate, currently 20th on the all-time list.  But unfortunately, Roseboro is most commonly known as the catcher hit over the head with a bat by Giants' pitcher Juan Marichal (#50) during a brawl between the Dodgers and Giants in 1965.  He was promoted early to the starting catcher role in 1958 following Roy Campanella's paralyzing car accident.  Roseboro made his first All-Star team that year, batting .271 with 14 home run, and he'd reach career highs in home runs (18) and RBIs (59) in 1961.  He'd catch every inning (except one) in every Dodgers World Series appearance between 1959 and 1966, and he was behind the plate for two of Sandy Koufax's (#300) four no-hitters.

1982 - Roseboro and Marichal together at Dodger Stadium

When the Dodgers went into a rebuilding phase, Roseboro was dealt to the Twins following the 1967 season.  He'd make one last All-Star team with the Twins in 1969, and he'd see his last postseason action with the club as they lost to the Orioles in the ALCS.  Roseboro, now 37 years old, spent one last season in the majors with the Senators in 1970, serving in a back-up role for Ted Williams' last place team.  He'd coach with the Senators (1971) and Angels (1972-1974), and work in the Dodgers' system as a minor league catching instructor.  Roseboro would publicly forgive Marichal for the 1965 incident, personally appealing for the incident not to effect Marichal's induction into the Hall of Fame.  Marichal would serve as an honorary pallbearer at Roseboro's funeral services in 2002.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #569

This is the 85th 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.  After our 51 card haul from Uncle Dick's, and with more card spending budget still in place, I set out to find another dealer with a binder of 1965 Topps cards with reasonable prices.  I had purchased cards from Sports Cards Plus before, finding the last few cards needed for our 1971 Topps set from this dealer back in December 2019.

Settling in, we found 37 cards needed for our set with an average price per card working out to around $6.  The lot, including this Roseboro card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

The Card / Dodgers Team Set
There's a strange printing error on all versions of this card, with a dark bar across the top border instead of the orange bar found on all other Dodgers' cards.

Roseboro would wear #8 with the Dodgers for ten seasons, briefly also wearing #44 in 1959 and 1960.  On the back of the card, his team-leading 24 doubles from 1964 are highlighted.  Willie Davis (#435) came close to catching him with 23 doubles.  It's also noted how he beat up on the Mets and Colt .45s during the 1964 season.  Surprisingly, the Phillies gave him the most trouble as he batted just .170 (8 for 47) against the team that would implode during the final week and a half of the season.

1965 Season
Once again the every day catcher for the Dodgers, Roseboro appeared in 136 games, batting .233 with eight home runs and 57 RBIs.  On August 22nd, when Marichal came to bat with Roseboro behind the plate and Koufax pitching, Roseboro threw a pitch back to Koufax that came too close to Marichal's ear.  With both pitchers having hit batters, or come close to hitting batters earlier in the game, Marichal attacked Roseboro with his bat, leaving a bloody gash that would require 14 stitches.  Amazingly, Roseboro missed only three games and was back in action on August 25th.

1958 Topps #42

1963 Topps #487

1966 Topps #189

1970 Topps #655

1974 Topps #276

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1958 Topps #42
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (15):  1958-1970, 1973-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2004 SP Legendary Cuts #62

115 - Roseboro non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/21/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

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#404 Stan Williams - Cleveland Indians

Stanley Wilson Williams
Cleveland Indians
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'5"  Weight:  230
Born:  September 14, 1936, Enfield, NH
Signed:  Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1954 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-1962; New York Yankees 1963-1964; Cleveland Indians 1965, 1967-1969; Minnesota Twins 1970-1971; St. Louis Cardinals 1971; Boston Red Sox 1972
Died:  February 20, 2021, Laughlin, NV (age 84)

The original "Big Hurt," Stan Williams pitched in parts of 14 big league seasons, finding the most success early in his career with the Dodgers.  Williams played a key role in the Dodgers reaching and winning the 1959 World Series, pitching three shutout innings in the decisive game against the Braves in that season's best of three playoffs to determine the National League pennant winner.  He'd be named to both All-Star teams in 1960, in his first of three seasons winning at least 14 games.  Williams was 15-12 in 1961, pitching in a career-high 235 1/3 innings and striking out a career-high 205 batters.  In his final games with the Dodgers in 1962, he struggled in the playoff series against the Giants, blowing saves in two of the games, with the Giants advancing to the World Series.

Traded to the Yankees following that season for Bill Skowron (#70), arm injuries would slow him down, and he was sold to the Indians before the 1965 season.  Williams would find success as a reliever with the Indians and later the Twins, saving 12 games in 1969 and 15 games in 1970.  He'd pitch in his final big league games in 1972, moving on to a long career as a pitching coach.  Williams served as the pitching coach for the Red Sox (1975-1976), White Sox (1977-1978), Yankees (1980-1982, 1987-1988), Reds (1984, 1990-1991) and Mariners (1998-1999), working on manager Lou Piniella's staff on multiple occasions.  He'd later scout for the Rays and Nationals, before retiring from baseball in 2010.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #568

This is the 84th 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.  After our 51 card haul from Uncle Dick's, and with more card spending budget still in place, I set out to find another dealer with a binder of 1965 Topps cards with reasonable prices.  I had purchased cards from Sports Cards Plus before, finding the last few cards needed for our 1971 Topps set from this dealer back in December 2019.

Settling in, we found 37 cards needed for our set with an average price per card working out to around $6.  The lot, including this Williams card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

The Card / Indians Team Set
I'm fairly certain Topps didn't fool any young collectors here that Williams isn't wearing a blank Indians hat and jersey, with several Yankees teammates standing around in the background.  Maybe if they had cropped the photo a little more and used a darker shade to block out the Yankees logo on the hat it could have worked better.  But I'll give Topps credit for the effort, and the cartoon on the back notes Williams was sold to the Indians that March.  

And I thought the "DOWNS" on the glove could be Al Downing (#598)?  Williams would have been teammates with him on the Yankees between 1963 and 1964, but Downing was a lefty while Williams was a righty.  Minor league pitcher Gil Downs was a righty, and could have been in Yankees' spring training camp in 1964.  Downs spent five seasons in the minor leagues, pitching for various Yankees farm teams between 1964 and 1966.  And while Downs never had a baseball card appearance, it appears his glove did.

1965 Season
Williams was sold to the Indians on March 30th, and he'd appear in only three games for the club early in the year.  Most of his season was spent with the Triple-A Seattle Angels, his first action in the minor leagues since 1958.  With the Angels, Williams appeared in 34 games, making 14 starts, and was 6-6 with a 3.29 ERA in 134 innings pitched.

1959 Topps #53

1963 Topps #42

1964 Topps #505

1971 Topps #638

1972 Topps #9

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1959 Topps #53
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12):  1959-1965, 1968-1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1972 Topps #9

73 - Williams non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/21/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #403 Boston Red Sox Team Card

Next Card:  #405 John Roseboro - Los Angeles Dodgers

#403 Boston Red Sox Team Card

Beginning in 1956 and going all the way through to 1981, with a one year absence in 1969, Topps included team cards in its flagship sets.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #567

This is the 83rd 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.  After our 51 card haul from Uncle Dick's, and with more card spending budget still in place, I set out to find another dealer with a binder of 1965 Topps cards with reasonable prices.  I had purchased cards from Sports Cards Plus before, finding the last few cards needed for our 1971 Topps set from this dealer back in December 2019.

Settling in, we found 37 cards needed for our set with an average price per card working out to around $6.  The lot, including this Red Sox team card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

The Card / Red Sox Team Set

The photo used for the Red Sox team card is from 1964, and was taken at some point prior to June 4th.  That's the date Lou Clinton (#229) was traded to the Angels for Lee Thomas (#111), and Clinton is featured in this photo in the front row next to Carl Yastrzemski (#385).  Manager Johnny Pesky would be relieved with only two games remaining in the 1964 season, replaced by third base coach Billy Herman (#251).  Topps would recycle the same team photo for its 1966 and 1967 sets, with no new Red Sox team card available until the 1970 Topps set.  (The Red Sox didn't get a team card in 1968, and team cards were completely omitted from the 1969 set.)

1963 Topps #202

1964 Topps #579

1966 Topps #259

1967 Topps #604

1965 Season

Herman fared worse than Pesky in his first full year as the Red Sox manager.  Only the Athletics, and their 103 loss season, kept the Red Sox, and their 100 loss season, out of the basement of the American League.  Left fielder Yastrzemski was the team's big star, leading the league in doubles (45), OBP (.395) and slugging percentage (.536) while batting .312 with 20 home runs and 72 RBIs.  Second baseman Felix Mantilla (#29) led the club with 92 RBIs, and right fielder Tony Conigliaro (#55) slugged 32 home runs.  On the mound, Earl Wilson (#42) started 36 games and went 13-14 with a 3.98 ERA.  Closer Dick Radatz (#295) was solid again, earning 22 saves.

Update Cards

For each team card featured, I'll be building a checklist of cards that could have been included in a 1965 Topps update set.  The Red Sox are very well represented in the 1965 Topps set, as they had 30 players suit up during the season and only four of those players were left out of the set.  I'd give cards to those four players and also include two more solo cards for key contributors who shared a Rookie Stars card with other players in the set.

• Rico Petrocelli (ss) - Petrocelli (#74) shared a card with Jerry Stephenson, but I'd give him a solo card in my update set.
• Jim Lonborg (rhp) - Same goes for Lonborg (#573) who had to share space with three other players.  Lonborg was the team's fourth starter throughout the season, making 31 starts overall.
• Jim Gosger (of) - Gosger appeared in 81 games, batting .256 and he'd appear in the 1966 Topps set.
• Tony Horton (1b) - Horton made it into 60 games and hit .294, and he never appeared in a Topps flagship set.  The closest he got to a widely available baseball card was his card in the 1971 Kellogg's set.
• Arnold Earley (lhp) - The most frequently used reliever behind Radatz, Earley made 57 appearances and there 74 1/3 innings.  He'd make one appearance in a Topps set in 1967.
• Bob Duliba (rhp) - Duliba relieved in 39 games with a respectable 3.78 ERA, and Topps would give him a card in the 1966 set.

Sources
Baseball Reference

Wikipedia

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