#549 Cubs Rookie Stars - Roberto Pena / Glenn Beckert

Roberto Cesar Pena
Chicago Cubs
Shortstop

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'8"  Weight:  170
Born:  April 17, 1937, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Signed:  Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams:  Chicago Cubs 1965-1966; Philadelphia Phillies 1968; San Diego Padres 1969; Oakland Athletics 1970; Milwaukee Brewers 1970-1971
Died:  July 23, 1982, Santiago, Dominican Republic (age 45)

Glenn Alfred Beckert
Chicago Cubs
Second Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  190
Born:  October 12, 1940, Pittsburgh, PA
Signed:  Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before 1962 season
Major League Teams:  Chicago Cubs 1965-1973; San Diego Padres 1974-1975
Died:  April 12, 2020, Englewood, FL (age 79)

Roberto Pena played sparingly with the Cubs for a few seasons, and in 1968 became the first major league Dominican-born player to play as a regular starting shortstop when he earned that job with the Phillies.  After batting a career-high .260 in 138 games, Pena was left unprotected following the season and selected by the Padres in the 1968 expansion draft.  He was the first second baseman in Padres franchise history, making 32 starts at second base, 21 starts at shortstop and 53 starts at shortstop throughout the year.  On the move again following the season, Pena began the 1970 season with the Athletics before a trade in mid-May sent him to Milwaukee.  He led all American League shortstops in fielding percentage in 1970 with a .979 mark.  His final big league action came in 1971 as a super utility player for the Brewers.  Pena appeared in 587 big league games overall, batting .245.  He'd later serve as a minor league instructor and scout in the Brewers organization.

During his 11-year major league career, including nearly a decade with the Cubs, Glenn Beckert was a four-time All-Star and a Gold Glove winner in 1968.  He and Don Kessinger were the Cubs' steady double play combination for most of the 1960s.  Beckert's Gold Glove season saw him bat .294 with a league-leading 98 runs scored.  He'd make the first of four consecutive All-Star teams in 1969 and Beckert finished as the runner-up to the league's batting title in 1971 when he batted .342.  Tough to strike out, he led the league five times in at-bats per strike out.  Beckert spent the final two seasons of his career as a back-up infielder for the Padres in 1974 and 1975.  In 1,320 career games, he batted .283 with 685 runs scored and his 3,712 assists as a second baseman are currently 70th on the all-time list.  Beckert was among the many Cubs' immortals inducted into the inaugural Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame class in 2021.

Building the Set

May 3, 2022 from Wenonah, NJ (Gar Miller Cards) - Card #590

Growing up in South Jersey, I'd look forward to the Ocean City Baseball Card show every summer, saving my precious birthday or gas mowing money so that I could spend it all during one glorious afternoon inside the Ocean City Music Pier among dozens of tables of vintage baseball cards.  When my wife Jenna texted me that there was a baseball card show coming up in Ocean City on April 30th, I admittedly got giddy.  We needed 11 cards to complete our 1965 Topps set, I had plans to begin collecting a 1969 Topps set, and I figured I'd add a Diamond Stars card or two to that growing set.  We loaded the family in the car, trekked down to Ocean City, and I stepped inside the Music Pier for the first time in over 20 years.

The memories came flooding back, but none of the former baseball card dealers from my youth did.  There were maybe 15 tables scattered on the lower portion of the Music Pier floor and I immediately scanned mostly shiny slabbed cards, bobble heads, signed jerseys, and nary a vintage baseball card in sight.  It was a little depressing.  Determined to come away with something, anything for my collection, I scoured a "3 for $20" box and came away with a few cards for Doug's collection, namely Alec Bohm relic cards, and six cards from sets I'm not even collecting yet.

All of this is meant as a prelude to how this Cubs Rookie Stars card ended up in my collection.  My budgeted show money burning a hole in my pocket, I navigated over to Gar Miller Cards' online store when we got home and held my own virtual baseball card show.  I added four cards to our Diamond Cards set, crossed off three more cards for our 1965 Topps set and threw in a few cool cards to add to the 1969 Topps pile I've started.

The Card / Cubs Team Set
For some reason, this Rookie Stars card proved difficult to find as it was never present in any of the commons binders I flipped through at the Philly Shows I attended over the past few years.  Pena is hatless and wearing a Pirates jersey here, and this is his rookie card.  This is also Beckert's rookie card, and perhaps his popularity among Cubs' fans is part of the reason for the card's scarcity.

1965 Season - Pena
On December 9, 1964, the Pirates traded Pena to the Cubs for Andre Rodgers (#536) and cash.  He won the starting shortstop job for the Cubs out of spring training, going 3 for 6 with three errors on opening day against the Cardinals.  Pena struggled both at the plate and defensively, leading the league with 17 errors through June 9th, while batting only .219.  He was demoted to Double-A Dallas Fort-Worth, where he'd play the bulk of the season before a September promotion.  In 51 games with the Cubs, he batted .218 with a pair of home runs and 12 RBIs.

Phillies Career - Pena
On November 29, 1966, the Phillies drafted Pena from the Cubs in the annual minor league draft.  He spent the entire 1967 season with the San Diego Padres, then the Phillies' top farm team.  Pena began the 1968 season back in the minors before earning a promotion in late April as the Phillies decided shortstop Don Money could benefit from more time in the minors.

As the first Dominican-born everyday shortstop in the majors, Pena was second in the league in errors committed at the position with 32.  Following the season, the Padres selected him as the 48th pick in the 1968 expansion draft, ending his brief time with the Phillies.

1965 Season - Beckert
Primarily a shortstop the year before, Beckert moved to second base and won the Cubs' starting job out of spring training.  He was the club's opening day second baseman, and he'd go on to make 152 starts at the position, solidifying a strong infield with Kessinger at shortstop, Ernie Banks (#510) at first base and Ron Santo (#110) at third base.  In 154 games overall, Beckert batted .239 with 73 runs scored.

1966 Topps #559

2011 Chachi 1968 #PR1

1969 Topps #184

1970 Topps #44

1971 Topps #334

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Pena
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #549
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5):  1965-1966, 1969-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1971 Topps #334

32 - Pena non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/20/22.

Sources - Pena:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Beckert
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #549
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11):  1965-1975
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1993 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes #8

96 - Beckert non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/20/22.

Sources - Beckert:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia

1966 Topps #232

1968 Topps #101

1972 Topps #45

1973 Topps #440

1975 Topps #484

Previous Card:  #548 Dick Stigman - Minnesota Twins

Next Card:  #550 Mel Stottlemyre - New York Yankees

#465 Tom Haller - San Francisco Giants

Thomas Frank Haller
San Francisco Giants
Catcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  195
Born:  June 23, 1937, Lockport, IL
Signed:  Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1961-1967; Los Angeles Dodgers 1968-1971; Detroit Tigers 1972
Died:  November 26, 2004, Los Angeles, CA (age 67)

Catcher Tom Haller was a three-time All-Star known for his defensive prowess and his handling of All-Star pitchers on both the Giants and Dodgers.  Haller began his career splitting time with Ed Bailey (#559) behind the plate, finally getting the chance to start every day when Bailey was dealt to the Braves following the 1963 season.  He enjoyed his best seasons in the mid-1960s, making three straight All-Star teams between 1966 and 1968.  Haller's power numbers peaked in 1966 when he hit 27 home runs and drove in 67 runs.  With several young catchers coming up through the Giants' system and in need of infielders, the Giants traded Haller to the rival Dodgers in February 1968 for infielders Ron Hunt (#285) and Nate Oliver (#59).  Haller would enjoy his final All-Star season in 1968 with the Dodgers, batting .285 overall and setting career highs with assists (83) and double plays (23).  He spent the final few years of his career as a back-up catcher and pinch-hitter, appearing in his final big league game in 1972 with the Tigers.

Haller had a lifetime .257 average with 134 home runs and 504 RBIs.  His fielding percentage of .992 is currently 79th all-time and his total games behind the plate (1,199) is currently 76th all-time.  Haller joined the Giants' coaching staff in 1977 and he'd move to their front office between 1980 and 1985 as director of farm operations and later vice president of baseball operations.  He briefly served as the general manager of the White Sox in 1986.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #581

This is the 97th 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 Haller 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 / Giants Team Set
I had to head over to the original 1965 Topps blog, found here, to see if anyone ever commented on the ballpark where the photo of Haller was taken.  Based on a  few reliable comments, this seems to be from the Polo Grounds, where the Mets played their home games in 1962 and 1963.  On the back, the cartoon highlights Haller's successful season against the Colt .45s, as he batted .316 against them in 1964.  Also mentioned is that his older brother Bill was an American League umpire.  The two Haller brothers were behind the plate together on July 14, 1972 with Tom catching for the Tigers against the Royals and Bill calling the balls and strikes.  The Royals won the game, 1-0.

1965 Season
Haller appeared in 134 games, then a career high for him.  He was the Giants' opening day catcher, and by season's end he had made 125 starts behind the plate.  Embroiled in a competitive pennant race throughout the season with the Dodgers, Haller batted .251 with 16 home runs and 49 RBIs.  He helped guide Juan Marichal (#50) to a 22-win season, but the Giants would fall short of winning the league title, finishing two games behind Los Angeles.

Phillies Connection
Haller and pitcher Don Leshnock were sold by the Tigers to the Phillies on October 25, 1972, with Haller opting to retire rather to join his new team.  The hope was the veteran Haller would come to Phillies camp and mentor young catcher Bob Boone.  Still under contract with the Phillies for all of the 1973 season, the team finally officially released him on February 14, 1974.  Leshnock appeared in 25 games for the Triple-A Eugene Emeralds in 1973, going 4-7 with a 4.75 ERA for the club managed by Jim Bunning (#20).

1962 Topps #356

1966 Topps #308

1970 Topps #685

1972 Topps #176

1973 Topps #454

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #356
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12):  1962-1973
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #188

80 - Haller non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/3/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database

The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #464 Ron Piche - Los Angeles Angels

Next Card:  #466 Senators Rookie Stars

#432 Jim Grant - Minnesota Twins

James Timothy Grant
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  186
Born:  August 13, 1935, Lacoochee, FL
Signed:  Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before 1954 season
Major League Teams:  Cleveland Indians 1958-1964; Minnesota Twins 1964-1967; Los Angeles Dodgers 1968; Montreal Expos 1969; St. Louis Cardinals 1969; Oakland Athletics 1970; Pittsburgh Pirates 1970-1971; Oakland Athletics 1971
Died:  June 11, 2021, Los Angeles, CA (age 85)

Given the nickname Mudcat during his minor league days with the Indians, Jim Grant would at first shrug off the moniker but then come to embrace it as he put together a solid 14-year major league career.  Grant won at least 10 games in four different seasons with the Indians, earning a spot on the American League All-Star team in 1963.  He got off to a slow start in 1964, and was dealt to the Twins that June where he'd pitch impressively the rest of the season, going 11-9 with a 2.82 ERA.  That success would carry over to 1965, Grant's career year.  Going 21-7 with a 3.30 ERA and a league-leading six shutouts, Grant would help pitch the Twins to their first World Series appearance.  He was a bright spot for the Twins in the World Series (see below) although his team fell to the Dodgers in seven games.

Grant was dealt to the Dodgers following the 1967 season, beginning a four-year odyssey that would see him pitch with five different teams.  Grant was the first starting pitcher in Montreal Expos franchise history on April 8, 1969.  He'd move to the bullpen full time in 1970, and was one of the game's best relievers that season with the Athletics.  In 72 relief appearance for Oakland, Grant had a 1.82 ERA and recorded 24 saves.  In 571 career games, Grant was 145-119 with a 3.63 ERA, 54 saves and 1,267 strikeouts.  Following his playing days, he served as a broadcaster for the Athletics and Indians and in 2007 he published a highly-acclaimed book, The Black Aces, Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners.  Grant featured his own successful 1965 campaign in the book, which includes chapters paying tribute to Vida Blue, Bob Gibson (#320), Ferguson Jenkins and Don Newcombe, among many others.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #577

This is the 93rd 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 Grant 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 / Twins Team Set
Acquired from the Indians in the middle of the 1964 season, Topps didn't yet have a photo of Grant wearing a Twins uniform.  And while Topps was able to update Grant's team pennant to reflect he was now a member of the Twins, they didn't update the color of the surrounding border.  Grant's card still has the blue used for Indians cards and not the purple found on Twins cards.  He appeared in 14 Topps flagship sets, with Topps only using his Mudcat nickname on the front of his 1959 card.  With the addition of this card, our Twins team set is complete.

1965 Season
Grant was a member of a solid starting pitching rotation for the Twins that included Jim Kaat (#62) and Jim Perry (#351).  The leader of the staff, Grant led the team in wins, innings pitched (270 1/3) and complete games (14).  He was named to the All-Star team, pitching two innings and allowing two runs while striking out three.  In the World Series, Grant started Games 1, 4 and 6, pitching complete game victories in Games 1 and 6, and going 2-1 overall with a 2.74 ERA over 23 innings.  He hit a three-run home run in Game 6, leading the Twins to a 5-1 victory and forcing a Game 7.  Following the season, Grant finished sixth in the MVP voting and was named The Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year. 

1958 Topps #394

1959 Topps #186

1966 Topps #40

1971 Topps #509

1972 Topps #111

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1958 Topps #394
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (14):  1958-1969, 1971-1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2004 Upper Deck Legends Timeless Teams #8

94 - Grant non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/1/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #431 Cardinals Rookie Stars

Next Card:  #433 John Bateman - Houston Astros

#430 Gary Peters - Chicago White Sox

Gary Charles Peters
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  200
Born:  April 21, 1937, Grove City, PA
Signed:  Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams:  Chicago White Sox 1959-1969; Boston Red Sox 1970-1972

Between 1959 and 1962, lefty Gary Peters saw limited game action with the White Sox, appearing in 12 games and pitching just 21 innings over those four seasons.  He earned a spot on the White Sox pitching staff to begin the 1963 season and was used as a swing man for the club until earning a permanent job in their starting rotation that June.  Peters made the most of the opportunity, finishing the season with a 19-8 record and a league-leading 2.33 ERA.  He bested teammate Pete Ward (#215) for Rookie of the Year honors, receiving ten first place votes to Ward's six.  Peters would make his first of two All-Star teams in 1964 while compiling a 20 win season.  Despite a record of 12-10 in 1966 for the fourth place White Sox, Peters would earn his second ERA title with an impressive 1.98 mark.  He'd win 16 games in 1967 and pitched three scoreless innings in that year's All-Star Game, striking out four batters - Willie Mays (#250), Roberto Clemente (#160), Orlando Cepeda (#360) and Dick Allen (#460).

Peters spent his final three seasons with the Red Sox, retiring in 1972.  In 359 career games, Peters was 124-103 with a 3.25 ERA and 1,420 strikeouts.  Also a threat at the plate, Peters batted .222 and was often used by the White Sox as a pinch-hitter.  He had 19 career home runs with 102 RBIs.  Peters, along with 26 other players, was named to the Chicago White Sox All-Century Team in 2000.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #576

This is the 92nd 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 Peters 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 / White Sox Team Set
That's the number 43 peaking through on Peters' shoulder as he wore that number with the White Sox between 1963 and 1969.  He first appeared in the set back on card #9, the crowded 1964 A.L. Pitching Leaders card.  Peters shares the top row of that card with Dean Chance (#140), who also won 20 games in 1964.

Peters rookie card from the 1960 Topps set actually features teammate J.C. Martin (#382).  He'd actually appear on his 1961 Topps card before moving to a floating head Rookie Stars card in the 1963 Topps set.  This is the unlikely last card needed for us to complete the White Sox team set.

1965 Season
A groin injury hampered Peters all season, and he'd appear in 33 games, making 30 starts.  He was 10-12 with a 3.62 ERA as the White Sox finished in second place in the American League behind the Twins.

1961 Topps #303

1964 Topps #130

1966 Topps #111

1967 Topps #310

1972 Topps #503

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1960 Topps #407
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12):  1960-1961, 1963-1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1989 Pacific Legends II #159

111 - Peters non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/1/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #429 Don Demeter - Detroit Tigers

Next Card:  #431 Cardinals Rookie Stars

#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