#321 Rusty Staub - Houston Astros

Daniel Joseph Staub
Houston Astros
Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  190
Born:  April 1, 1944, New Orleans, LA
Signed:  Signed by the Houston Colt .45s as an amateur free agent, September 11, 1961
Major League Teams:  Houson Colt .45s 1963-1964; Houston Astros 1965-1968; Montreal Expos 1969-1971; New York Mets 1972-1975; Detroit Tigers 1976-1979; Montreal Expos 1979; Texas Rangers 1980; New York Mets 1981-1985
Died:  March 29, 2018, West Palm Beach, FL (age 73)

A professional hitter, Rusty Staub played parts of 23 seasons in the major leagues, making six All-Star teams and collecting 2,716 hits.  Staub holds the distinction of being one of the first stars of two different franchises - the Colt .45s/Astros and Expos.  He made his first two All-Star Games in 1967 and 1968 with the Astros, and led the league in 1967 with 44 doubles.  Dealt to the expansion Expos before their inaugural 1969 season, Staub was about to embark on the best three years of his career.  He belted a career-high 30 home runs in 1970, and he batted .296 in his three-year stint in Montreal, earning the affectionate nickname "Le Grand Orange."  He was the centerpiece of a big trade with the Mets right before the start of the 1972 season, and in total he'd spend nine seasons in New York, in two different stints.

Staub collected over 100 RBIs in three different seasons - 1975 with the Mets, and then 1977 and 1978 with the Tigers - driving home a career-high 121 runs in 1978 as Detroit's full-time designated hitter.  He spent the last several seasons of his career back with the Mets in mainly a pinch-hitting role.  Staub played in 2,951 games, owned a .279 career batting average and his hit tally is currently 65th on the all-time list.  He retired as the only player in major league history to collect at least 500 hits with four different teams. Staub was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1986, and he became the first Expos player to have his number retired (#10) in 1993.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #555

This is the 71st 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.  This lot, including this Staub 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.

This Staub card completes the Astros team set, which can be viewed in all its (mostly) hatless glory here.

The Card / Astros Team Set
The Topps photographer who took this picture must have forgotten to ask Staub to remove his hat for a few photos, and as a result the .45s logo on the hat is simply colored over.  He joins Nellie Fox (#485), Ken Johnson (#359), Larry Yellen (#292) and Larry Dierker (#409) as Astros players sporting all black hats in the set.  The cartoon on the back of the card highlights Staub's high school basketball career in New Orleans.  Staub's first career home run, referenced in the write-up on the back, came on June 3, 1963.  It was a two-run shot off the Dodgers' Don Drysdale (#260) in the fourth inning, and the Colt .45s would go on to win the game, 2-1.

1965 Season
Staub was the most regularly used right fielder for the Astros, making 103 starts at the position and appearing in 131 games overall.  He batted .256 with 20 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 RBIs.

1963 Topps #544

1970 Topps #585

1975 Topps #90

1978 Topps #370

1986 Topps #570

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1963 Topps #544
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (22):  1963-1971, 1974-1986
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2012 Panini Golden Age #90

276 - Staub non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/11/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #320 Bob Gibson - St. Louis Cardinals

Next Card:  #322 Rick Wise - Philadelphia Phillies

#527 Jeff Torborg - Los Angeles Dodgers

Jeffrey Allen Torborg
Los Angeles Dodgers
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  195
Born:  November 26, 1941, Plainfield, NJ
Signed:  Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1963 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1964-1970; California Angels 1971-1973
As a Manager:  Cleveland Indians 1977-1979; Chicago White Sox 1989-1991; New York Mets 1992-1993; Montreal Expos 2001; Florida Marlins 2002-2003

A light-hitting back-up catcher, Jeff Torborg spent a decade as a player in the majors and another 11 years as a big league manager, winning American League Manager of the Year honors in 1990.  Torborg came up with the Dodgers in 1964, and he'd remain with the club through the 1970 season as the back-up for John Roseboro (#405) and later Tom Haller (#465).  He was behind the plate for Sandy Koufax's (#300) perfect game on September 9, 1965, and he'd later catch Bill Singer's no-hitter on July 20, 1970 and Nolan Ryan's first no-hitter on May 15, 1973.  He was a career .214 hitter with eight home runs and 101 RBIs, and never appeared in more than 100 games a season until his final year in the majors with the Angels in 1973.

Torborg retired as a player, coaching (1975-1977) and then managing the Indians (1977-1979).  He served as a long-time coach with the Yankees (1980-1988) and took over as manager for the White Sox in 1989.  Torborg won Manager of the Year honors in 1990 after guiding the team to a 94-win season.  He'd later manage the Mets, Expos and Marlins, but never finished above fourth place with any of those clubs.  His lifetime managerial record was 634-718.  When not managing, Torborg worked in the broadcast booth for CBS, Fox and FSN South through the mid-2000s.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards - Babylon, NY) - Card #526

This is the 42nd 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.  Having wandered aimlessly among the dealer tables looking for binders with vintage commons, I decided to check to see if Uncle Dick's had refreshed their inventory following the December show, during which I had wiped out both their 1965 Topps binders.  Much to my pleasant surprise, they had.  This Torborg card was $8 and was one of 49 commons and semi-stars purchased in my triumphant return to Uncle Dick's and his replenished neon green binders.

Depending on my ability to compose five posts a week on the cards acquired at this show, I should be completely caught up on this blog by mid-October.  It's entirely feasible we complete our 1965 Topps set by the end of 2022, although nine of the remaining 12 cards needed are fairly expensive.

The Card / Dodgers Team Set
Torborg's rookie card can be found in the 1964 Topps set, as he shares a Rookie Stars card with outfielder Al Ferrara (#331).  This is his first solo Topps card.  The back of the card explains who Torborg is for those baseball and Dodgers fans who didn't realize he was on the team's roster the entire 1964 season.  Roseboro started 116 games at catcher for the Dodgers in 1964, with Doug Camilli (#77) starting 36 and Torborg starting 12.  The cartoon celebrates his successful collegiate career, as Torborg batted .537 for Rutgers University in 1963, and had his #10 retired by the college in 1992.

1965 Season
Torborg made his debut with the Dodgers on May 10, 1964, and never returned to the minor leagues.  With the Dodgers in 1965, he appeared in 56 games, making 42 starts behind the plate, and batting .240 for the National League pennant winners.  The Dodgers defeated the Twins in seven games to win the World Championship, with Roseboro catching every inning of every game.

1964 Topps #337

1973 Topps #154

1978 Topps #351

1990 Topps #21

2003 Topps #273

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #337
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (19):  1964-1973, 1978-1979, 1989-1993, 2002-2003
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2004 Fleer Greats of the Game #73

72 - Torborg non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 6/20/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #526 Athletics Rookie Stars

Next Card:  #528 George Altman - Chicago Cubs

#497 Giants Rookie Stars - Ken Henderson / Jack Hiatt

Kenneth Joseph Henderson
San Francisco Giants
Outfield

Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  180
Born:  June 15, 1946, Carroll, IA
Signed:  Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent, June 20, 1964
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1965-1972; Chicago White Sox 1973-1975; Atlanta Braves 1976; Texas Rangers 1977; New York Mets 1978; Cincinnati Reds 1978-1979; Chicago Cubs 1979-1980

Jack E. Hiatt
San Francisco Giants
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  190
Born:  July 27, 1942, Bakersfield, CA
Signed:  Signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an amateur free agent, March 7, 1961
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Angels 1964; San Francisco Giants 1965-1969; Montreal Expos 1970; Chicago Cubs 1970; Houston Astros 1971-1972; California Angels 1972

Ken Henderson played in 16 seasons in the majors, finding his most success with the Giants and White Sox in the early 1970s.  Henderson got the chance to play on an everyday basis with the Giants in 1969, serving as their regular left fielder.  He'd help his team advance to the NLCS in 1971, but the Giants were defeated by the Pirates in four games.  Dealt to the White Sox following the 1972 season, Henderson's career year came in 1974.  As the regular center fielder for the White Sox, he appeared in all 162 games, batting .292 with career highs in both home runs (20) and RBIs (95).  Henderson's last steady job came with the Braves in 1976 as their regular right fielder.  In 1,444 big league games, Henderson batted .257, collecting 1,168 hits, 122 home runs and 576 RBIs.

Jack Hiatt was a back-up catcher in the majors for parts of nine seasons, playing the bulk of his career with the Giants.  Originally drafted by the Angels, he was traded to the Giants on November 21, 1964 for Jose Cardenal (#374).  His best season came in 1968 when he appeared in a  career-high 90 games and batted .232 with 34 RBIs, while splitting time behind the plate with Dick Dietz.  In 1969, Hiatt hit a career-high seven home runs again while filling in for Dietz.  Hiatt's last action in the majors came in 1972, but he'd play three more seasons in the minors with the Padres and Cubs organizations.  He began his minor league managerial career with the GCL Cubs in 1975, and he'd spend time managing in the Angels, Astros and Giants organizations.  Hiatt served as the Giants director of player development between 1991 and 2007.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards - Babylon, NY) - Card #519

This is the 35th 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.  Having wandered aimlessly among the dealer tables looking for binders with vintage commons, I decided to check to see if Uncle Dick's had refreshed their inventory following the December show, during which I had wiped out both their 1965 Topps binders.  Much to my pleasant surprise, they had.  This Rookie Stars card was $8 and was one of 49 commons purchased in my triumphant return to Uncle Dick's and his replenished neon green binders.

Depending on my ability to compose five posts a week on the cards acquired at this show, I should be completely caught up on this blog by mid-October.  It's entirely feasible we complete our 1965 Topps set by the end of 2022, although nine of the remaining 12 cards needed are fairly expensive.

The Card / Giants Team Set
That's not a printing error on the left side of the card, as Henderson's photo is actually just blurry.  His photo on his first solo card in the 1966 Topps set is much clearer.  The back of the card mentions Henderson's bonus baby status.

Hiatt would appear on another Rookie Stars card in 1966, this time with Dick Estelle (#282), before earning his first solo card in the 1967 Topps set.

1965 Season - Henderson
As a bonus baby, the Giants were required to keep Henderson on their major league roster all season.  A few months shy of his 19th birthday, he made his big league debut on April 23rd, pinch-running for catcher Ed Bailey (#559).  Henderson would appear in 63 games, batting .192 with seven RBIs.  He made only 13 starts in center or right field, with all starts coming in the second half of the season.

1965 Season - Hiatt
With the exception of a month-long assignment to the minors in August, Hiatt spent the entire 1965 season with the Giants.  He appeared 40 games for the Giants, batting .284 with a home run and seven RBIs.  He made ten starts behind the plate and five starts at first base, giving regular Willie McCovey (#176) a rare day off.  In his month with the Triple-A Tacoma Giants, Hiatt appeared in 33 games and batted .284.

1966 Topps #39

1971 Topps #155

1975 Topps #59

1978 Topps #612

1980 Topps #523

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Henderson
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #497
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (15):  1965-1968, 1970-1980
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1980 Topps #523

55 - Henderson non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 5/22/22.

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

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Hiatt
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #497
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9):  1965-1973
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1988 ProCards #2101

33 - Hiatt non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 5/22/22.

Sources - Hiatt:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia

1966 Topps #373

1967 Topps #368

1970 Topps #13

1972 Topps #633

1973 Topps #402

Previous Card:  #496 Joe Cunningham - Washington Senators

Next Card:  #498 Gene Stephens - Chicago White Sox

#453 Dodgers Rookie Stars - Willie Crawford / John Werhas

Willie Murphy Crawford
Los Angeles Dodgers
Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  197
Born:  September 7, 1946, Los Angeles, CA
Signed:  Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1964-1975; St. Louis Cardinals 1976; Houston Astros 1977; Oakland Athletics 1977
Died:  August 27, 2004, Los Angeles, CA (age 57)

John Charles Werhas
Los Angeles Dodgers
Third Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  200
Born:  February 7, 1938, Highland Park, MI
Signed:  Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1964-1965, 1967; California Angels 1967

Appearing in 12 seasons for the Dodgers, Willie Crawford was a regular presence in their line-up between 1969 and 1975.  Signed as a bonus baby, Crawford didn't receive much playing time with the Dodgers between 1964 and 1967, although he was added to the team's World Series roster in 1965.  Crawford went 1 for 2 as a pinch-hitter in the World Series as an 18-year-old, with the Dodgers prevailing over the Twins in seven games.  He was the team's regular left fielder in 1969, and then primarily a back-up for the next three seasons.  Crawford enjoyed his best seasons in 1973 and 1974, now playing right field, as he batted .295 while driving in at least 60 runs in each season.  He batted .333 (2 for 6) in the 1974 World Series but the Dodgers fell to the Athletics in five games.

After spending one last season in 1975 with the Dodgers, Crawford finished his big league career with the Cardinals, Astros and Athletics in 1976 and 1977.  In 1,210 games, he had 921 hits and batted .268 with 86 home runs and 419 RBIs.

Johnny Werhas was a star baseball and basketball player at the University of Southern California, and he turned down a contract offer from the Los Angeles Lakers to sign with the Dodgers instead.  Named the team's starting third baseman to start the 1964 season, Werhas endured a lengthy slump landing him back in the minor leagues.  He'd appear in just 11 more games for the Dodgers between 1965 and 1967.  Traded to the Angels in May 1967, Werhas would appear in 49 games for the club, but batted just .160 (12 for 75).  Between 1968 and 1973, he played in the Phillies, Angels and Padres organizations and spent the 1971 season playing for the Taiyo Whales in Japan.  In 89 big league games, Werhas batted .173 with a pair of home runs.

Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #445
You'll be seeing this particular passage on my 1965 Topps blog for quite some time as we added a whopping 97 cards to our set during the December Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show.  If I'm ambitious and compose posts for five cards a week, I should be completely caught up by the end of May.  If I'm not as ambitious, I might still be going through this stack by the time we hit July.  Either way, I'll enjoy the process and I'm looking forward to taking my time.  I've posted a complete summary of this fantastic show over at The Phillies Room.

After securing Doug's Jim Thome autograph, I returned to Uncle Dick's and their neon green shirts, pulled up a chair, and settled in.  Over the course of 45 minutes or so, I found 79 cards needed for our set, including this Rookie Stars card which was a little over $7 after the dealer discount.  I was surrounded by six or seven other seated collectors, all who looked similar to me, with a touch of gray, focused on their individual quests.  I wiped out Uncle Dick's two 1965 Topps commons binders, paid for my haul and then retreated to a table with Doug to update our checklist.

The Card / Dodgers Team Set
This is Crawford's rookie card and he'd wait until 1968 before appearing in another Topps set.  The back of the card mentions his $100,000 signing bonus, which he received upon signing with the Dodgers two days after graduating from high school.  Werhas appeared on a Rookie Stars card in 1964 along with Wes Parker (#344), and surprisingly he'd receive a card in the 1967 Topps set as well.

1965 Season - Crawford
Crawford appeared in 52 games for the Dodgers, primarily as a pinch-runner or pinch-hitter.  He made only three starts - two in right field and one in center field on the final day of the regular season.  Crawford batted .148 (4 for 27) with a pair of stolen bases.  In the World Series, he pinch-hit for reliever Howie Reed (#544) in the fifth inning of Game 1, singling off Twins' pitcher Mudcat Grant (#432).  In Game 6, he pinch-hit for Dodgers' starting pitcher Claude Osteen (#570), and this time Grant struck him out.

1965 Season - Werhas
Werhas spent the entire season playing for the Triple-A Spokane Indians as their regular third baseman.  For the Indians, he batted .282 in 147 games while leading the team in both home runs (20) and RBIs (75).  The Dodgers called him up when rosters expanded in September, and he appeared in only four games, going hitless in four plate appearances.

Phillies Connection - Werhas
Werhas spent the 1968 season with the San Diego Padres, then the top farm team of the Phillies.  As their regular third baseman, he played in 122 games and batted .286 with eight home runs and 65 RBIs.  He'd return to the Phillies organization in 1973, playing in 56 games for the Triple-A Eugene Emeralds, managed by Jim Bunning (#20).

1968 Topps #417

1971 Topps #519

1974 Topps #480

1976 Topps #76

1978 Topps #507

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Crawford
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #453
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12):  1965, 1968-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 Topps #507

42 - Crawford non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/12/22.

Sources - Crawford:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Werhas
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #456
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3):  1964-1965, 1967
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1967 Topps #514

6 - Werhas non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/12/22.

Sources - Werhas:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia

1964 Topps #456

1967 Topps #514

Previous Card:  #452 Gary Geiger - Boston Red Sox

Next Card:  #454 Ed Rakow - Detroit Tigers

#393 Ed Kirkpatrick - Los Angeles Angels

Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick
Los Angeles Angels
Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  195
Born:  October 8, 1944, Spokane, WA

Signed:  Signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an amateur free agent before 1962 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Angels 1962-1965; California Angels 1966-1968; Kansas City Royals 1969-1973; Pittsburgh Pirates 1974-1977; Texas Rangers 1977; Milwaukee Brewers 1977

Died:  November 15, 2010, Mission Viejo, CA (age 66)

Ed Kirkpatrick put together a solid 16-year big league career, playing every position except pitcher and middle infield, on mostly small market teams.  Signed at just 17 years old, Kirkpatrick toiled in the Angels system for seven seasons, appearing in a then career-high 117 games in 1966.  He was included in the first-ever trade for the expansion Royals, dealt with Dennis Paepke to Kansas City for Hoyt Wilhelm (#276).  With the Royals, Kirkpatrick found his greatest success and he was one of their most regularly used catchers in the early 1970s.  He reached single season career highs in 1970 with 18 home runs and 62 RBIs and batted a career-high .275 in 1972.  Kirkpatrick was traded to the Pirates following the 1973 season, and he'd help that team win division titles in 1974 and 1975.  He finished his career in 1977 with 49 games for the Pirates, Rangers and Brewers, serving mainly as a pinch or designated hitter.

Nicknamed "Spanky," Kirkpatrick had a knack for being in the middle of several bench-clearing brawls, including an incident in September 1965 against the Athletics (see below) and another in 1974 against the Reds in which he got into a physical altercation with Reds' manager Sparky Anderson.  Kirkpatrick played  in 1,311 big league games, collecting 824 hits while batting .238 with 85 home runs and 424 RBIs.

Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #432
You'll be seeing this particular passage on my 1965 Topps blog for quite some time as we added a whopping 97 cards to our set during the December Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show.  If I'm ambitious and compose posts for five cards a week, I should be completely caught up by the end of May.  If I'm not as ambitious, I might still be going through this stack by the time we hit July.  Either way, I'll enjoy the process and I'm looking forward to taking my time.  I've posted a complete summary of this fantastic show over at The Phillies Room.

After securing Doug's Jim Thome autograph, I returned to Uncle Dick's and their neon green shirts, pulled up a chair, and settled in.  Over the course of 45 minutes or so, I found 79 cards needed for our set, including this Kirkpatrick card which was a little under $4 after the dealer discount.  I was surrounded by six or seven other seated collectors, all who looked similar to me, with a touch of gray, focused on their individual quests.  I wiped out Uncle Dick's two 1965 Topps commons binders, paid for my haul and then retreated to a table with Doug to update our checklist.

The Card / Angels Team Set
Kirkpatrick is shown in a pose nearly identical to his 1964 Topps card, gripping a bat while posing behind a batting cage.  His exploits as a high school football star from Glendora, California are highlighted with the cartoon on the back of the card.

1965 Season
Kirkpatrick was a September call-up by the Angels and he was immediately inserted into their starting line-up as the regular right fielder.  Lou Clinton (#229) and Albie Pearson (#358) had platooned at the position all season up until Kirkpatrick's arrival.  In 19 games, Kirkpatrick batted .260 (19 for 73) with three home runs and eight RBIs.

On September 8th, Kirkpatrick's first game in the majors since the final game of the 1964 season, the Athletics' Bert Campaneris (#266) moved from pitcher to catcher in the top of the ninth inning, completing his circuit around the diamond playing all nine positions.  Kirkpatrick reached on a single and would be thrown out trying to advance home, colliding with Campaneris in the process.  As a result of injuries from the collision, Campaneris missed an entire week of games.

1963 Topps #386

1969 Topps #529

1973 Topps #233

1975 Topps #171

1978 Topps #77

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1963 Topps #386
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (16):  1963-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 Topps #77

62 - Kirkpatrick non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/6/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #392 Bob Friend - Pittsburgh Pirates

Next Card:  #394 Jim Hannan - Washington Senators