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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
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.)
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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.
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.
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