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David Albert DeBusschere
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher
Born: October 16, 1940, Detroit, MI
Signed: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent, April 1, 1962
Major League Teams: Chicago White Sox 1962-1963
Died: May 14, 2003, New York, NY (age 62)
Dave DeBusschere pitched in 36 games for the White Sox in 1962 and 1963, before beginning an illustrious professional basketball career that saw him named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1996, and joining other all-time greats on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. DeBusschere made a quick leap to the majors in 1962, appearing in eight games before a stint in the minor leagues that summer. He returned as a September call-up to pitch in four more games. DeBusschere spent all of 1963 with the White Sox, appearing in 24 games, including 10 starts, and going 3-4 with a 3.09 ERA over 84 1/3 innings pitched. He'd spend two seasons in the minors before leaving baseball behind and focusing on his basketball career. For his major league career, DeBusschere was 3-4 with a 2.90 ERA in 36 games.
Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #553
This is the 69th 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 commons, semi-stars and team cards needed for our set, including this DeBusschere card, with the average price per card working out to around $6 a piece. 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 / White Sox Team Set
Topps managed to get DuBusschere into three baseball card sets, despite his limited time in the majors. This is his final Topps flagship baseball card appearance, but he'd start appearing in Topps basketball sets beginning with their 1969-70 release. The back of the card highlights his two-sport status and mentions he was serving as a player-coach for the Pistons.
1965 Season
DeBusschere spent the entire season pitching for the Indianapolis Indians, his final year of professional baseball. As the team's most used starting pitcher, he was 15-12 with a 3.65 ERA in 34 starts, including ten complete games and a shutout. He led the club in strikeouts (176) and innings pitched (244). DeBusschere switched to basketball full-time after the International League season ended, turning down a September call-up by the White Sox.
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First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #54
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3): 1963-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2010 TriStar Obak #102
10 - DeBusschere non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/9/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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