#207 Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds

Peter Edward Rose
Cincinnati Reds
Second Base

Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  192
Born:  April 14, 1941, Cincinnati, OH
Signed:  Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent, July 8, 1960
Major League Teams:  Cincinnati Reds 1963-1978; Philadelphia Phillies 1979-1983; Montreal Expos 1984; Cincinnati Reds 1984-1986
As a Manager:  Cincinnati Reds 1984-1989

Major League Baseball's all-time leader in games played (3,562), plate appearances (15,890), at-bats (14,053) and hits (4,256), Pete Rose was permanently banned from the game he loves in 1989 for his gambling activities.  Rose was a spark plug player from the start, winning the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1963.  He was a 17-time All-Star, the league's MVP in 1973 and a two-time Gold Glove winner.  Rose won the league's batting title three times (1968, 1969, 1973) and led the league in hits a staggering seven times.  A versatile player on defense, he helped lead the Reds to the World Series four times as his club won it all in back-to-back years in 1975 and 1976.  Rose spent stints as the team's regular second baseman, left fielder, right fielder and third baseman.  He was the World Series MVP in 1975, after hitting .370 in the seven game victory over the Red Sox.  Rose left the Reds via free agency following the 1978 season, signing with the Phillies and guiding that club to its first World Championship title in 1980.  He returned to the Reds in 1984 as their player-manager, and surpassed Ty Cobb as the game's all-time hits leader on September 11, 1985, with a single to left off the Padres' Eric Show.

Rose retired as a player following the 1986 season, and would continue to manage the Reds until his ban from baseball on August 24, 1989.  Despite numerous reinstatement efforts, his ban has not been lifted as of yet, resulting in his exile from baseball's Hall of Fame.  In the years that followed the ban, Rose's troubles mounted and he served five months in prison in 1990 for tax evasion charges.  He was selected as an outfielder on the MLB All-Century Team in 1999 and the Reds retired his #14 in 2016, after receiving permission to do so from the commissioner's office.  Rose owns a .303 lifetime average and he's ranked 6th on the all-time runs scored list with 2,165, and 2nd on the all-time doubles list with 746.  In recent years, he's been ubiquitous at baseball card shows across the country and my son Doug and I briefly met Charlie Hustle, The Hit King in 2015.

1979 Burger King Phillies #13

1982 Donruss #1

1986 Topps #2

October 31, 2015

October 3, 2021

Building the Set
October 3, 2021 from San Diego, CA (Kit Young Cards) - Card #354
I wasn't exactly surprised by what my family gave me for my birthday as I purchased the gift myself from Kit Young Cards in mid-September.  Still, it was fun to open the bubble mailer on the morning of my actual birthday as my wife and two sons feigned knowledge of knowing exactly what they had gifted me.  Adding this card let me check off one of the bigger cards from the set's third series and the set overall.  In terms of Big cards remaining to be added, I'm down to a Big Five - Mickey Mantle (#350), which I've already decided will be the last card I add to our set, Willie Mays (#250), Sandy Koufax (#300), the Catfish Hunter rookie card (#526) and the Tony Perez rookie card (#581).  As I write this, we're at 62% completion for the set and I'm starting to think it may be possible to complete the set or come close to completing the set in 2022.

The Card / Reds Team Set
As a Phillies fan who grew up watching Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton (#477) and Rose in the early 1980s, it feels great to add this card to our collection.  The 12-year-old me would be amazed this is now in our possession given I first viewed the card in miniature form way back in 1986 when Topps featured a complete run of Rose's flagship cards to kick off its 1986 set.  Pretty cool indeed.  Rose is wearing a Reds away uniform here, with Cincinnati spelled out across the jersey's front.  The cartoon on the back highlights his Rookie of the Year win.

As far as I can tell, the card has only been reprinted once as it was included within Baseball Cards Magazine as a "Repli-Card" in 1985.

1965 Season
This was Rose's first superstar year, as he made his first All-Star team and led the league in hits with 209.  He finished sixth in the league's MVP voting.  Rose started all 162 games for the Reds at second base and either was the team's lead-off hitter or batted second in the line-up.  He batted .312 for the year, the first of his 15 seasons of hitting .300 or better.  The Reds finished in fourth place in the National League, costing manager Dick Sisler (#158) his job at the end of the season.

Phillies Career
Rose was my first favorite Phillies player, and his 1979 Burger King Phillies card was the first baseball card I ever clearly remember seeing.  The Phillies won the Rose free agency lottery on December 5, 1978, signing him to a then-record four-year, $3.2 million contract.  With Schmidt at third, Rose moved to first base and he'd prove to be the final piece to the puzzle for the Phillies as the club advanced to and won the World Series in 1980.  He was an All-Star while in Philadelphia four times between 1979 and 1982, leading the league in doubles in 1980 with 42 and in hits in 1981 with 140.  Rose, now 42, helped the Phillies reach the World Series again in 1983, although he suffered through one of the worst seasons of his career.  Towards the end of the 1983 season, Rose was benched by manager Paul Owens in favor of giving Len Matuszek more playing time at first.  His last at-bat with the team came during Game 5 of the 1983 World Series.  Rose went 2 for 4 in that game, as the Orioles prevailed, 5-0, to give them the World Series title.  

Rose was released by the Phillies on October 19, 1983, and he'd somewhat surprisingly sign with the Expos.  In 745 games with the Phillies, Rose batted .291 with 826 hits.  He was set to be inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame in 2017, but the club cancelled the induction a week before the ceremony when news came to light of Rose's sexual relationship with a minor during the 1970s.

1963 Topps #537

1970 Topps #580

1975 Topps #320

1980 Topps #540

1988 Topps #475

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1963 Topps #537
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (27):  1963-1989
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2021 Panini Diamond Kings #7

1,814 - Rose non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/8/21.

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

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #206 Willie Horton - Detroit Tigers

Next Card:  #208 Tommy John - Chicago White Sox

#239 Doc Edwards - Kansas City Athletics

Howard Rodney Edwards
Kansas City Athletics
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  215
Born:  December 10, 1936, Red Jacket, WV
Signed:  Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams:  Cleveland Indians 1962-1963; Kansas City Athletics 1963-1965; New York Yankees 1965; Philadelphia Phillies 1970
As a Manager:  Cleveland Indians 1987-1989
Died:  August 20, 2018, San Angelo, TX (age 81)

Doc Edwards caught in parts of four seasons between 1962 and 1965 with the Indians, Athletics and Yankees, before making an unlikely comeback with the Phillies in 1970 after four years away from the majors.  Earning his nickname during his time as a Navy Corpsman, Edwards was signed to the Indians by former player and future Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner.  He was dealt to the Athletics in May 1963 and he'd play the bulk of his major league career in Kansas City.  Appearing in 71 games in 1963 and a career-high 97 games in 1964, Edwards shared catching duties with Charlie Lau (#94), Haywood Sullivan and Billy Bryan (#51).  Dealt to the Yankees in May 1965, Edwards filled in for the injured Elston Howard (#450), appearing in 45 games.  After four seasons in the minors, Edwards was named the Phillies' bullpen catcher for 1970 and was activated when a string of injuries to the team's catchers left them short at the position.  In 317 games, Edwards batted .238 in the majors with 15 home runs and 87 RBIs.

From the 1970 Phillies Yearbook

After finally retiring as a player, Edwards began a full-time, 40-year coaching and managing odyssey.  Spending most of that time in the minor and independent leagues, Edwards was on the big league coaching staffs of the Phillies (1970-1972), Indians (1985-1987) and Yankees (1990-1991).  He managed the Indians between 1987 and 1989, taking over for the fired Pat Corrales (#107), but not able to have much success with the second division club.  In parts of three seasons, his Indians had a record of 173-207.  Edwards managed the independent Atlantic City Surf to a championship season in 1998, and he wrapped up his baseball career as the manager of the San Angelo Colts in the United Baseball League between 2009 and 2014.

Building the Set
April 3, 2021 from Roaring Spring, PA - Card #248
It's a strange time.  Spring has arrived, we finally attended a Phillies game in person and it seems as if with the arrival of the vaccine the pandemic could soon be behind us.  But I still find myself anxious, occasionally having trouble sleeping at night, and I know many of my friends and family feel the same way.  I went the entire month of March without adding to our 1965 Topps set, and as the month came to a close I decided to start off April with the purchase of a group of commons.  In search specifically for series two cards, I veered into the higher series when I found sellers on eBay auctioning off batches of cards from recent set breaks.  Over the course of a few days, I ended up winning 16 cards for $48 for an average of $3 per card.  

This Edwards card came from eBay seller Mom and Pop Card Shop from Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania for a winning bid of $2.49.  With the weather getting warmer, having enjoyed a beer at a few Phillies games and 16 new cards in our collection, the month is starting off on the right foot.

The Card / Athletics Team Set
If not for his appearances in Topps flagship sets in 1988 and 1989 as the Indians' manager, this would have been Edwards' last Topps card.  It appears as if Edwards is sporting a Jim Pagliaroni (#265) model catchers' mitt? The two catchers may have crossed paths in the early 1960s when Edwards was with the Indians and Pagliaroni was with the Red Sox.

His minor league fielding skills are highlighted with the cartoon on the back, as is his trade from the Indians in 1963.  Cleveland sent Edwards and $100,000 to the Athletics in exchange for catcher Joe Azcue (#514) and infielder Dick Howser (#92).  This card was reprinted, signed by Edwards and included in the 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs insert set.

1965 Season
Edwards made the Athletics' opening day roster as their back-up catcher and appeared in six games before being dealt to the Yankees on May 3rd.  New York sent catcher Johnny Blanchard (#388) and pitcher Rollie Sheldon (#254) to the Athletics in exchange.  With Howard injured, the Yankees had initially turned to Blanchard to catch but they decided they needed an upgrade and dealt for Edwards.  Steady defensively, Edwards struggled at the plate.  In 45 games with the Yankees, he batted .190 with a home run and nine RBIs.  With Howard returning in mid-June, Edwards stuck around a little bit but was eventually sent down to the Toledo Mud Hens, where he'd appear in 20 games and bat .317.

Phillies Career
On November 28, 1967, the Phillies drafted the unprotected Edwards from the Astros in the annual minor league draft.  He'd spend two seasons catching for the club's top farm teams in San Diego (1968) and Eugene (1969) before being named the club's bullpen coach to start the 1970 season.  At just 33 years old, he was the youngest coach in the majors at the time.  During the May 2nd game against the Giants, both regular catcher Tim McCarver (#294) and then back-up catcher Mike Ryan (#573) broke their hands, forcing the use of emergency catcher Jim Hutto.  A month later, on June 6th and in an effort to stabilize the catching position, Edwards was returned to active duty.  He went 3 for 5 in his first big league game in four years.  In 35 games, Edwards batted a respectable .269 but he returned to the coaching ranks in 1971.  He moved on from the Phillies following the 1972 season following the dismissal of manager Frank Lucchesi and the hiring of new manager Danny Ozark.

1962 Topps #594

1963 Topps #296

1964 Topps #174

1988 Topps #374

1989 Topps #534

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #594
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6):  1962-1965, 1988-1989
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-DE

42 - Edwards non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 4/15/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #238 Joe Moeller - Los Angeles Dodgers

Next Card:  #240 Bob Bruce - Houston Astros

#461 Braves Rookie Stars - Clay Carroll / Phil Niekro

Clay Palmer Carroll
Milwaukee Braves
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  178
Born:  May 2, 1941, Clanton, AL
Signed:  Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams:  Milwaukee Braves 1964-1965; Atlanta Braves 1966-1968; Cincinnati Reds 1968-1975; Chicago White Sox 1976; St. Louis Cardinals 1977; Chicago White Sox 1977; Pittsburgh Pirates 1978

Philip Henry Niekro
Milwaukee Braves
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  180
Born:  April 1, 1939, Blaine, OH
Signed:  Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent, July 19, 1958
Major League Teams:  Milwaukee Braves 1964-1965; Atlanta Braves 1966-1983; New York Yankees 1984-1985; Cleveland Indians 1986-1987; Toronto Blue Jays 1987; Atlanta Braves 1987
Died:  December 26, 2020, Flowery Branch, GA (age 81)
Hall of Fame Induction:  1997

Clay Carroll pitched for 15 seasons in the majors, going to the All-Star Game twice in 1971 and 1972 and winning a World Series ring with the Reds.  A reliable reliever throughout his career, Carroll twice led the league in appearances and led the league in saves with 37 in 1972, winning The Sporting News Fireman of the Year honors.  He helped the Reds reach the postseason in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1975, with the Big Red Machine winning it all in 1975.  Carroll was a postseason star for the Reds, appearing in 22 games and going 4-2 with a 1.39 ERA over 32 1/3 innings.  His 486 games pitched for Cincinnati is currently third on their all-time list behind Scott Sullivan with 494 and Pedro Borbon with 531.  For his career, Carroll owned a 96-73 record with a 2.94 ERA and 143 saves, currently 94th on the all-time list.  He was inducted in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1980.

1982 Donruss #10

Hall of Famer Phil Niekro pitched for 24 seasons in the majors on the strength of his baffling knuckleball.  Nicknamed "Knucksie," Niekro was a five-time All-Star and a five-time Gold Glove winner, topping the National League with a 1.87 ERA in 1967.  He was a two-time 20 game winner and his 121 wins after the age of 40 is a major league record.  Spending parts of 21 seasons with the Braves, Niekro made only two postseason appearances in the 1969 and 1982 divisional series.  He pitched a no-hitter on August 5, 1973.  

Niekro combined with his brother Joe for 539 career wins, the most by two siblings in baseball history.  He retired at the age of 48 after re-signing and starting one last game for the Braves on September 27, 1987.  Niekro's career numbers rank him among the all-time leaders, as he went 318-274 with a 3.35 ERA and 3,342 strikeouts over 864 games, including 716 starts and 5,404 innings pitched.  His #34 was retired by the Braves in 1984, and he was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1997.

Building the Set
December 30, 2020 from Tomball, TX - Card #218
This was a pure impulse buy, purchased the afternoon Niekro passed away, the day after Christmas.  Browsing eBay auctions for a card in decent shape and at a reasonable price, I clicked Buy It Now on this card for sale by The Battersbox, located in Tomball, Texas.  Almost a year prior to this purchase, I had acquired the Don Larsen card (#389), along with the card for manager Al Lopez (#414) from The Battersbox on the day Larsen passed away.  2020 was a brutal year for losing Hall of Famers.

The Card / Braves Team Set
While this is Carroll's rookie card, it's not the rookie card for Niekro as he also appeared on a 1964 Topps Rookie Stars card with Phil Roof (#537).  The photos used for both Niekro's 1964 and 1965 cards appear to be the same, but reversed.  Topps does a nice job on the back of this card attributing Niekro's early success to his knuckleball.

1965 Season - Carroll
Carroll began the season with Milwaukee but was sent down on June 1st, and returned in early August.  He appeared in 19 games with the Braves, going 0-1 with a 4.41 ERA and a save.  With the Atlanta Crackers, the Braves' top farm team, Carroll made 13 starts and went 3-6 with a 2.42 ERA over 93 innings pitched.

1965 Season - Niekro
Niekro was used primarily as a reliever in 1965, despite what the back of this card says.  He appeared in 41 games, making just one start, and had a 2-3 record with a 2.89 ERA over 74 2/3 innings pitched.  He collected his first win and his first career hit on May 13th.

1966 Topps #307

1970 Topps #133

1972 Topps #311

1975 Topps #345

1978 Topps #615

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Carroll
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #461
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (14):  1965-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 Topps #615

57 - Carroll non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/8/21.

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

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Niekro
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #541
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (25):  1964-1988
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2020 Topps x Super 70s Sports Happening Hairdos #HH-4

771 - Niekro non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/8/21.

Sources - Niekro:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia

1964 Topps #541

1969 Topps #355

1975 Topps #130

1984 Topps #650

1988 Topps #5

Previous Card:  #460 Richie Allen - Philadelphia Phillies

Next Card:  #462 Lew Krausse - Kansas City Athletics

#573 Red Sox Rookie Stars - Lonborg / Moses / Ryan / Schlesinger

James Reynold Lonborg
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'5"  Weight:  200
Born:  April 16, 1942, Santa Maria, CA
Signed:  Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, August 14, 1963
Major League Teams:  Boston Red Sox 1965-1971; Milwaukee Brewers 1972; Philadelphia Phillies 1973-1979




Michael James Ryan
Boston Red Sox
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  205
Born:  November 25, 1941, Haverhill, MA
Signed:  Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, October 15, 1960
Major League Teams:  Boston Red Sox 1964-1967; Philadelphia Phillies 1968-1973; Pittsburgh Pirates 1974
Died:  July 7, 2020, Wolfeboro, NH (age 78)

Gerald Braheen Moses
Boston Red Sox
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  210
Born:  August 9, 1946, Yazoo City, MS
Signed:  Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, June 1964
Major League Teams:  Boston Red Sox 1965, 1968-1970; California Angels 1971; Cleveland Indians 1972; New York Yankees 1973; Detroit Tigers 1974; San Diego Padres 1975; Chicago White Sox 1975
Died:  March 26, 2018, Haverhill, MA (age 71)

William Cordes Schlesinger
Boston Red Sox
Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  175
Born:  November 15, 1941, Cincinnati, OH
Signed:  Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, October 1963
Major League Teams:  Boston Red Sox 1965

1995 Phillies Team Issue #9

A veteran of 15 big league seasons, Jim Lonborg enjoyed his best season in 1967, making the A.L. All Stars, winning 22 games and helping to pitch the Red Sox to the pennant.  Lonborg started three of the seven games in the World Series eventually lost to the Cardinals and he was awarded the Cy Young Award for his amazing season.  He'd never win 20 games in the Majors again, but he'd come close by winning 17 in 1974 and 18 in 1976, both with the Phillies.  For his career, he compiled a 157-137 record with a 3.86 ERA and 1,475 strikeouts.  Lonborg was elected into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002.

Jerry Moses provided catching and pinch-hitting services for the Red Sox and six other teams for nine seasons.  His best season came in 1970 when he was named to the A.L. All-Star team and ended up hitting .263 with career highs in home runs (6) and RBIs (35).  In 386 career games, Moses hit .251 with 25 home runs and 109 RBIs.

Mike Ryan was primarily a back-up catcher during his 11 seasons with the Red Sox, Phillies and Pirates.  He had his best season in 1969 as the Phillies' regular catcher, hitting .204 with 12 home runs and 44 RBIs.  He made his mark as a long-time and popular Phillies coach following his playing days.  Ryan was a coach for the club between 1980 and 1995, and that tenure is second only in length to his long-time friend and teammate John Vukovich.  Ryan is the only coach in Phillies franchise history to coach for the club in three World Series appearances - 1980, 1983 and 1993.

Bill "Rudy" Schlesinger had one big league at-bat in a professional career that spanned four franchises and seven minor league seasons.  He tallied 732 minor league games within the Red Sox, Athletics, Cubs and Phillies organizations, hitting .270 with 127 home runs.

Building the Set
July 15, 2020 from Richmond, VA - Card #123
Upon learning of the passing of former Phillies player and coach Ryan, I specifically sought out his rookie card on eBay - no offense to the other three guys on the card.  I immediately found this card from seller kardman11 and clicked on the Buy It Now price of $8.

The Card / Red Sox Team Set
There are 55 multi-player Rookie Stars cards in the 1965 Topps set, and this is one of five cards to feature four different players.  It's funny what I notice first when inspecting old baseball cards for the first time, and once again my attention was drawn to the fact that Lonborg and Moses get much bigger spaces for their mug shots than Ryan and Schlesinger do.  I'm not sure why Topps designed these four-player cards that way as all four subjects could have easily had the same space dedicated to each of them.  I'd say all four photos were taken on the same day in the same space given the identical sky blue backgrounds.

Ryan is the only one of the four with prior year Major League experience, having debuted with the Red Sox in 1964, yet only his minor league batting record is presented on the back.  In a rarity, all four would go on to appear on additional Topps baseball cards.

A version of this card, featuring Lonborg only, was reprinted in the 2001 Topps Archives set.  Lonborg signed versions of the card for inclusions in an 2001 Topps Archives Autographs set as well.

1965 Season - Lonborg
Lonborg made his debut on April 23rd against the Orioles and opposing starting pitcher Robin Roberts (#15).  He stuck in the Red Sox pitching rotation, behind Earl Wilson (#42), Bill Monbouquette (#142) and Dave Morehead (#434), for the rest of the season.  He appeared in 32 games (31 starts) and went 9-17 with a 4.46 ERA for a Red Sox team that lost 100 games.

Phillies Career - Lonborg
The Phillies acquired Lonborg from the Brewers on October 31, 1972 with Ken Brett, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson for Bill Champion, Don Money and John Vukovich.  Lonborg immediately solidified a shaky Phillies pitching rotation, and he'd serve as one of the club's top starters throughout the rest of the decade.  Second only behind Steve Carlton (#477) for most of his time in the Phillies' rotation, Lonborg helped the team reach the postseason in three straight seasons between 1976 to 1978.

He was released on June 16, 1979, ending his playing days.  With the Phillies, Lonborg appeared in 188 games, pitching more innings than he had during his seven seasons in Boston.  He went 75-60 with a 3.98 ERA and 548 strikeouts.

1965 Season - Moses
A bonus baby, Moses appeared in only four games for the Red Sox in 1965.  He became the youngest player in franchise history to hit a home run when he homered (for his first hit) off Mudcat Grant (#432) on May 25th.

Moses played with both Pittsfield and Winston-Salem during the season, appearing in 65 games and hitting .221.

1966 Topps #93

1967 Topps #371

1971 Topps #577

1975 Topps #94

1979 Topps #446

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Lonborg
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #573
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (15):  1965-1979
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #69

137 - Lonborg non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 7/17/20.

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

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Moses
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #573
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8):  1965, 1969-1975
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1975 Topps #271

27 - Moses non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 7/17/20.

Sources - Moses:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

1969 Topps #476

1970 Topps #104

1972 Topps #356

1974 Topps #19

1975 Topps #271

1965 Season - Ryan
Ryan made the Red Sox opening day roster, but didn't see any game action until May 2nd.  He ended up splitting the season between Boston and the Triple-A Toronto Maple Leafs.  In the Majors, Ryan appeared in 33 games, hitting .159 with three home runs.  He  started 30 games overall behind the plate and finished the year as the team's primary catcher.

Phillies Career - Ryan
Ryan was traded to the Phillies with cash on December 15, 1967 for Dick Ellsworth (#165) and Gene Oliver (#106).  He split catching duties with Clay Dalrymple (#372) in 1968 but assumed more work as the regular backstop in 1969.  With the arrival of Tim McCarver (#294) in 1970, Ryan was once again relegated to back-up duties and he'd serve in that role through the 1973 season.  On January 31, 1974, he was traded to the Pirates for Jackie Hernandez.

Ryan was brought back to the Phillies organization in 1977, serving as the team's minor league catching instructor.  Mid-way through the 1977 season, he filled in as manager of their Triple-A team in Oklahoma City.  Ryan joined the big club in 1980 as their bullpen coach and he'd serve in that position for the next 15 seasons.  One of the most popular coaches of that era, Ryan retired following the 1995 season.

1965 Season - Schlesinger
Schlesinger's first and last game came on May 4th when he pinch-hit for pitcher Morehead to lead off the top of the sixth.  Facing the Angels' Marcelino Lopez (#537), Schlesinger grounded back to the pitcher who threw him out at first and his big league career was over.

Demoted soon thereafter, he was selected off waivers by the Athletics on May 7th.  He spend the rest of the season playing for two teams in the Athletics' minor league system, hitting .232 over 98 games.

Phillies Connection - Schlesinger
Schlesinger was on his fourth stint with the Red Sox when the team traded him to the Phillies on May 5, 1969 for Don Lock (#445).  He played for two seasons with the Eugene Emeralds in 1969 and 1970, appearing in 127 games and hitting .244.

1968 Topps #258

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Ryan
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #573
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11):  1965-1974, 1988
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1988 Topps #669

50 - Ryan non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 7/17/20.

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

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Schlesinger
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #573
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  1965, 1968
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1968 Topps #258

4 - Schlesinger non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 7/17/20.

Sources - Schlesinger:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

1966 Topps #419

1970 Topps #591

1972 Topps #324

1974 Topps #564

1988 Topps #669

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