1965 Topps: 3rd Series

3rd Series

With the addition of the Steve Blass (#232), Jim Wynn (#257) and Dave McNally (#249) cards on March 6, 2022 at the Philly Show, we finished off the 1965 Topps set's third series. Here's a break-down of the 88 cards to be found in that series:

Overall Breakdown
76 - Players
6 - Rookie Stars
3 - Managers
2 - Team Cards
1 - Checklist

A.L. Teams
6 - Chicago White Sox
5 - Minnesota Twins
5 - New York Yankees
5 - Washington Senators
4 - Baltimore Orioles
4 - Boston Red Sox
4 - Detroit Tigers
4 - Los Angeles Angels
3 - Cleveland Indians
3 - Kansas City Athletics

N.L. Teams
5 - Chicago Cubs
5 - Cincinnati Reds
5 - Los Angeles Dodgers
5 - Pittsburgh Pirates
4 - Houston Astros
4 - Milwaukee Braves
4 - New York Mets
4 - Philadelphia Phillies
4 - St. Louis Cardinals
4 - San Francisco Giants

Positions
37 - Pitcher
19 - Outfield
8 - Catcher
4 - Second Base
4 - Third Base
4 - Shortstop
3 - Frist Base
3 - Manager
2 - Infield
2 - Outfield-First Base
1 - First Base-Outfield
1 - Catcher-First Base
1 - Infield-Outfield
1 - Pitcher-Coach
1 - Shortstop-Second Base

Subsets
20 - Phillies Alumni
11 - First Topps Card
9 - Hall of Fame (see below)
8 - Last Topps Card
1 - First and Last Topps Card
1 - All-Star Rookie

Earliest MLB Debut
9/17/12 - #187 Casey Stengel MG
8/29/31 - #251 Billy Herman MG
9/27/36 - #217 Walt Alston MG
4/19/42 - #205 Warren Spahn
4/19/49 - #198 Smoky Burgess

Most Recent MLB Debut
7/24/65 - #243 Ted Davidson RS
4/18/65 - #259 Ray Oyler RS
4/12/65 - #201 Cesar Tover RS
4/12/65 - #201 Sandy Valdespino RS
10/4/64 - #226 Elvio Jimenez RS

Longest Active - Last Game
5/25/89 - #208 Tommy John
8/17/86 - #207 Pete Rose
9/21/83 - #193 Gaylord Perry
10/5/80 - #206 Willie Horton
9/23/78 - #196 Ron Fairly

Topps Flagship Set Appearances
35 - Joe Torre
27 - Jim Fregosi
27 - Pete Rose
26 - Tommy John
25 - Willie Mays
23 - Gaylord Perry
22 - Don Zimmer
21 - Ron Fairly

Earliest Baseball Card
1910 - Casey Stengel
1933 - Billy Herman
1948 - Warren Spahn
1951 - Willie Mays
1951 - Smoky Burgess
1953 - Steve Ridzik

Most Recent Topps Flagship Card
2009 - Joe Torre
2001 - Jim Fregosi
1993 - Dallas Green
1991 - Don Zimmer
1990 - Tommy Helms
1989 - Doc Edwards
1989 - Pete Rose
1989 - Tommy John

Oldest Players
38 - #198 Smoky Burgess
36 - #264 Bob Buhl
36 - #216 Al Worthington
36 - #211 Steve Ridzik
36 - #228 Jack Sanford

Youngest Players
21 - #236 Dennis McLain
21 - #178 Dalton Jones
22 - #208 Tommy John
22 - #194 Rick Reichardt RS
22 - #238 Joe Moeller

Country of Birth
84 - United States
4 - Cuba
1 - Canada
1 - Dominican Republic
1 - Venezuela

Top States of Birth
10 - New York
7 - Ohio
6 - California
6 - North Carolina
5 - Alabama
5 - Illinois
4 - Indiana
4 - Michigan
4 - Missouri
4 - Pennsylvania

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