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William Anthony Roman
Detroit Tigers
First Base
Born: October 11, 1938, Detroit, MI
Signed: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams: Detroit Tigers 1964-1965
Bruce Ellsworth Brubaker
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: December 29, 1941, Harrisburg, PA
Signed: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers 1967; Milwaukee Brewers 1970
Originally signed before the 1960 season, Bill Roman was in the midst of his second strong year with the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs in 1964 when the Tigers made him a late season call-up. In his big league debut on September 30th, Roman pinch-hit for pitcher Fred Gladding (#37) in the seventh inning and hit a home run off Yankees' pitcher Jim Bouton (#30). He'd make the Tigers' opening day roster in 1965, but only collected four more hits, all singles, over the remainder of his brief big league career. Roman played in 24 games for the Tigers overall, batting .143 (5 for 35) with his one memorable pinch-hit home run.
Bruce Brubaker pitched for 14 seasons in the minors within the Braves, Tigers, Phillies, Dodgers and Brewers organizations, making it to the majors for exactly two games. He was a 16 game winner in 1960 at the age of 18, and a 15 game winner in 1964. Brubaker made his big league debut on April 15, 1967 with the Dodgers, throwing an inning of relief in a lopsided loss to the Cardinals. He allowed three runs in the outing, including a home run to Lou Brock (#540). He next pitched in the majors on August 5, 1970 with the Brewers, throwing two innings and allowing a pair of runs on two hits against the White Sox. He compiled a 13.50 ERA over 3 1/3 innings pitched.
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| 1967 Topps #276 |
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #585
This is the 101st 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 Tigers Rookie Stars card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards. This was the last of the 37 cards acquired from Sports Card Plus, and 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. I had seen a semi-pricey card we still needed at another dealer's table earlier in my travels, and before leaving the show I headed back to that table to try to negotiate a better deal for the card.
The Card / Tigers Team Set
This is it for Roman, as he doesn't appear on any other baseball cards. His two cards listed in the TCDB include this original Topps card and the stamped buyback version included within packs of 2014 Topps Heritage. The Beckett database doesn't even count the buyback version. Brubaker would get a surprise solo card in the 1967 Topps set with the Dodgers. This is the final card we needed to complete our Tigers team set.
1965 Season - Roman
Roman began the season with the Tigers, starting three games at first base in April and May. He'd return to the club in September, serving solely as a pinch-hitter and once as a pinch-runner. Roman collected just a pair of hits, batting .074 overall in 27 at bats. Somehow Roman spent the middle part of the season playing for the Toledo Mud Hens, then the Yankees' top farm team in the International League. With the Mud Hens, Roman batted .299 with four home runs and 29 RBIs.
Roman began the season with the Tigers, starting three games at first base in April and May. He'd return to the club in September, serving solely as a pinch-hitter and once as a pinch-runner. Roman collected just a pair of hits, batting .074 overall in 27 at bats. Somehow Roman spent the middle part of the season playing for the Toledo Mud Hens, then the Yankees' top farm team in the International League. With the Mud Hens, Roman batted .299 with four home runs and 29 RBIs.
1965 Season - Brubaker
Brubaker would never pitch for the Tigers, and he spent this entire season with the Syracuse Chiefs. He was 9-9 with a 3.99 ERA in 28 games overall, pitching a team-leading 187 innings and striking out 128.
Phillies Connection - Brubaker
Left unprotected in the annual rule 5 draft, Brubaker was selected by the Phillies on November 29, 1965. He'd spend the entire 1966 season with San Diego Padres, then the Phillies' top farm team, going 8-13 with a 4.45 ERA in 29 games. Left unprotected again following the season, Brubaker was selected by the Dodgers in the 1966 rule 5 draft.
Brubaker would never pitch for the Tigers, and he spent this entire season with the Syracuse Chiefs. He was 9-9 with a 3.99 ERA in 28 games overall, pitching a team-leading 187 innings and striking out 128.
Phillies Connection - Brubaker
Left unprotected in the annual rule 5 draft, Brubaker was selected by the Phillies on November 29, 1965. He'd spend the entire 1966 season with San Diego Padres, then the Phillies' top farm team, going 8-13 with a 4.45 ERA in 29 games. Left unprotected again following the season, Brubaker was selected by the Dodgers in the 1966 rule 5 draft.
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Roman
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #493
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #493
1 - Roman non-parallel baseball card in the Beckett online database as of 10/9/22.
Sources - Roman:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Brubaker
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #493
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2): 1965, 1967
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2016 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-BBR
7 - Brubaker non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/9/22.
Sources - Brubaker:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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