#383 Felipe Alou - Milwaukee Braves

Felipe Rojas Alou
Milwaukee Braves
First Base-Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  195
Born:  May 12, 1935, Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
Signed:  Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent, November 14, 1955
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1958-1963; Milwaukee Braves 1964-1965; Atlanta Braves 1966-1969; Oakland Athletics 1970-1971; New York Yankees 1971-1973; Montreal Expos 1973; Milwaukee Brewers 1974
As a Manager:  Montreal Expos 1992-2001; San Francisco Giants 2003-2006

The oldest of the three Alou brothers, Felipe Alou enjoyed a 17-year big league career, playing primarily with the Giants and Braves, and then went on to be a successful manager for the Expos and Giants.  Alou came up with the Giants in 1958, and was named to his first of three All-Star Games in 1963.  On September 15, 1963, the three Alou brothers played in the Giants' outfield for the first time together with Felipe in center, Jesus (#545) in right and Matty (#318) in left.  The brothers' time together didn't last long, as Felipe Alou was traded to the Braves in December 1963 as part of a seven-player trade.  He'd enjoy his best seasons as a player on the Braves, making the 1966 and 1968 All-Star teams while leading the league in hits both those seasons (218 and 210, respectively.)  Alou also led the league with 122 runs scored in 1966, finished second for the batting title behind his brother Matty with a .327 average, and finished fifth in the year's MVP voting.  Alou spent the early 1970s as a reserve and pinch-hitter before retiring as a player following the 1974 season.

1982 Donruss #650

He joined the Expos' organization in 1976 as a minor league coach, and he'd stay with the franchise for 25 years.  Alou served as a coach for the team between 1979 and 1992 before taking over as their manager on May 22, 1992, replacing Tom Runnells.  He guided the Expos to their most successful stretch in their short franchise history, including a 74-40 record in the strike-shortened 1994 season, in which he was named National League Manager of the Year.  He'd later guide the Giants into the playoffs in 2003 when his team won 100 games.  As a player, Alou played in 2,082 games and collected 2,101 hits while batting .286 with 206 home runs and 852 RBIs.  As a manager, he oversaw 2,055 games and had a record of 1,033 and 1,021.  Alou is one of just three players in major league history to have 2,000 hits, 200 home runs and win 1,000 games a manager, along with Joe Torre (#200) and Frank Robinson (#120).

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #561

This is the 77th 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 Alou 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 / Braves Team Set
This is Alou's second Braves card in a Topps set, but the first to feature him actually wearing a Braves uniform.  His 1964 Topps card has him in a Giants uniform, and this was before Topps started the practice of blacking out cap logos or airbrushing in new logos.  The cartoon on the back makes the obligatory note of his two brothers who were still with the Giants at the time.

1965 Season
This was to be Alou's second season in Milwaukee, and while he appeared in 143 games he never had a regular position.  He started 132 games - 55 in left field, 47 at first base, 24 in center field and six in right field.  His frequent defensive moves didn't seem to effect his hitting as his .297 average was second on the team behind Henry Aaron (#170), who hit .318.  Alou hit 23 home runs and drove in 78 runs.

1959 Topps #102

1969 Topps #300

1974 Topps #485

1992 Topps Traded #3T

2006 Topps #289

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1959 Topps #102
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (23):  1959-1974, 1992-1993, 2001, 2003-2006
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2022 Topps x Aaron Judge #67

186 - Alou non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/14/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #382 J.C. Martin - Chicago White Sox

Next Card:  #384 Johnny Klippstein - Minnesota Twins

#373 Curt Simmons - St. Louis Cardinals

Curtis Thomas Simmons
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  175
Born:  May 19, 1929, Egypt, PA
Signed:  Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent before 1947 season
Major League Teams:  Philadelphia Phillies 1947-1950, 1952-1960; St. Louis Cardinals 1960-1966; Chicago Cubs 1966-1967; California Angels 1967

Curt Simmons will forever be associated with the beloved Whiz Kids, the 1950 Phillies club that made it to the World Series for the first time since 1915.  Simmons was a 17-game winner for the Phillies in 1950 and formed a solid one-two punch atop their starting pitching rotation with Robin Roberts (#15).  He missed the 1950 World Series against the Yankees after being drafted to serve in the Korean War.  Simmons was a three-time All-Star with the Phillies in 1952, 1953 and 1957.  He won at least 12 games with the club in six different seasons.  Released by the Phillies in May 1960, Simmons signed with the Cardinals where he enjoyed a career resurgence.  His best seasons actually came during his time in St. Louis as he went 15-9 in 1963 with a 2.48 ERA and was 18-9 for the team in 1964 when they upset the Phillies in the final week of the season to advance to the World Series.  Simmons pitched well in his Game 3 and Game 6 starts, and while he was the losing pitcher in Game 6, he compiled a 2.51 ERA over 14 1/3 innings.  The Cardinals would win the series in seven games over the Yankees.

2006 Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame Postcards

A competent fielder as well, Simmons had errorless seasons in 1950, 1952, 1957 and 1963.  Simmons would finish up his 20-year big league career with a few seasons with the Cubs and Angels, retiring in 1967.  At the time, along with Smoky Burgess (#198), he was the last person to retire who had played in the majors in the 1940s.  Simmons had a lifetime record of 193-183 with a 3.54 ERA over 569 games pitched.  His career strikeout total of 1,697 is currently 149th on the all-time list.  Hank Aaron (#170) named Simmons as one of the toughest pitchers he faced during his career.

Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #399
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.

Looking to kill some time while we were waiting for our number to be called for Doug's autograph from Jim Thome, I found a bargain bin of 1965 Topps cards at Uncle Dick's and I texted Doug that I'd be standing at the table where the dealers were wearing neon green shirts.   This Simmons card was one of 15 from that first batch of purchases, totaling $40, and it was a little less than $3 after the dealer discount.  After getting the Thome autograph, and grabbing a slice of pizza from the "food court" upstairs, I'd settle in at Uncle Dick's for my second and biggest haul of the show.

The Card / Cardinals Team Set
Simmons' veteran status and his lengthy major league career up to this point allowed no room for anything other than statistics.

1965 Season
Simmons, and the entire Cardinals team, came back down to Earth in 1965, with Simmons going 9-15 with a 4.08 ERA over 34 appearances, including 32 starts.  Only Bob Gibson (#320) with 36 made more starts than Simmons with the lefty pitcher crossing the 200-inning threshold for eighth and final time in his career.

Phillies Career
The Phillies signed Simmons as a bonus baby in 1947 for $65,000, one of the highest amounts received to date by an amateur player.  He made his debut on September 28th that season and he'd be a fixture in the Phillies' starting pitching rotation for the next decade.  He was the National League's starting pitcher in the 1952 All-Star Game, hosted at Shibe Park, and he pitched three shutout innings while striking out three.  With the Phillies entering a rebuilding phase, Simmons was released by the club on May 17, 1960.  He'd return briefly to the franchise in 1970 as a member of the Phillies' minor league instructional staff.

With the Phillies, he was 115-110 with a 3.66 ERA in 325 games.  Simmons was inducted onto the Phillies Wall of Fame in 1993, and he was by far the best left-handed pitcher in franchise history until Steve Carlton (#477), Chris Short and Cole Hamels all came along.  Simmons still ranks in the top ten among all Phillies pitchers in games started (263), shutouts (18), wins (115), innings pitched (1,939 2/3), and strikeouts (1,052).

1949 Bowman #14

1952 Topps #203

1957 Topps #158

1963 Topps #22

1967 Topps #39

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1949 Bowman #14
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13):  1952, 1956-1967
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2016 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-CS

92 - Simmons non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 12/29/21.

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

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #372 Clay Dalrymple - Philadelphia Phillies

Next Card:  #374 Angels Rookie Stars

#120 Frank Robinson - Cincinnati Reds

Frank Robinson
Cincinnati Reds
Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  183
Born:  August 31, 1935, Beaumont, TX
Signed:  Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent before 1953 season
Major League Teams:  Cincinnati Reds 1956-1965; Baltimore Orioles 1966-1971; Los Angeles Dodgers 1972; California Angels 1973-1974; Cleveland Indians 1974-1976
As a Manager:  Cleveland Indians 1975-1977; San Francisco Giants 1981-1984; Baltimore Orioles 1988-1991; Montreal Expos 2002-2004; Washington Nationals 2005-2006
Died:  February 7, 2019, Los Angeles, CA (age 83)
Hall of Fame Induction:  1982

Frank Robinson was the first player to win the MVP Award in both National and American Leagues, winning the honor in 1961 with the Reds and then in 1966 in his first season with the Orioles.  Robinson won National League Rookie of the Year honors with the Reds in 1956 and was a six-time All-Star with the club before a blockbuster deal sent him to Baltimore.  Robinson won the Triple Crown in 1966 and led the Orioles to their first World Series title that season, winning World Series MVP honors in the process.  He led the Orioles to their second World Championship title in 1970.  In 21 seasons, Robinson was a 14-time All-Star, batting over .300 nine times and hitting at least 30 home runs in 11 seasons.  When he retired, his 586 career home runs ranked fourth on the all-time list.  Robinson collected 2,943 career hits to go along with 1,812 career RBIs.

1982 Donruss #424

In 1975, he was named a player-manager for the Indians, becoming the first black manager in Major League history.  Although he was named Manager of the Year in 1989, he never guided a team to the postseason.  Robinson was the final manager in Expos history and the first manager for the Nationals after the team relocated to Washington, and he retired following the 2006 season with a career 1,065-1,176 record.  He was a first ballot Hall of Famer in 1982, and his #20 has been retired by the Orioles, Reds and Indians.

Building the Set
May 20, 2021 from San Diego, CA - Card #285
Down to needing five cards to complete our set's second series, I got serious.  Unable to find the cards I needed from eBay at reasonable prices, I turned to the reliable Kit Young Cards for this Robinson card and the Dodgers team card (#126) with both arriving from San Diego on May 20th.  The Robinson card was a bit pricey, but Kit Young's price was still lower than most of the ending bids from recent eBay auctions.  A few days later, the final three cards needed for a complete second series would arrive and shortly thereafter I turned my attention to gathering cards from the set's third series.  It felt great to be approaching the 50% completion mark for this iconic set.

The Card / Reds Team Set
This is Robinson's final card as an active player with his original team, and Topps used a hatless photo of Robinson in a Reds jersey for his 1966 card.  The back of the card lets his statistics speak for themselves with his 1961 MVP season highlighted.

Topps reprinted the card in 2011 as part of its 60 Years of Topps insert set.  Topps also created an acetate reprint of the card for Robinson to sign for inclusion in the 2017 Topps Clearly Authentic Reprint Autographs set.  Robinson, at card #22, is one of 72 players featured within the 1965 Topps Embossed insert set and one of three Reds in the set.  He's also in the harder to find 1965 Topps Transfers insert set.

1965 Season
In his final season with the Reds, Robinson was again the team's regular right fielder.  He appeared in 156 games, batting .296 with 33 home runs (to lead the team), 33 doubles and 113 RBIs.  His RBI total was second on the team to Deron Johnson's (#75) 130.  After the season, Reds owner Bill DeWitt incorrectly predicted Robinson was past his prime and that leg injuries would only continue to decrease his productivity.  Robinson was dealt to the Orioles on December 9, 1965 for pitchers Jack Baldschun (#555) and Milt Pappas (#270) and outfielder Dick Simpson (#374).  While Pappas had some success for the Reds, the other two players did not, and the trade is regarded now as one of the worst in the game's history.

1957 Topps #35

1961 Topps #360

1967 Topps #100

1975 Topps #580

2006 Topps #295

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1957 Topps #35
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (33):  1957-1977, 1983-1984, 1986, 1988-1991, 2002-2006
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2021 Topps 70 Years of Topps Baseball #70YT-32

2,302 - Robinson non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 7/18/21.

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

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #119 John Kennedy - Los Angeles Dodgers

Next Card:  #121 Gene Alley - Pittsburgh Pirates

#20 Jim Bunning - Philadelphia Phillies

James Paul David Bunning
Philadelphia Phillies
Third Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  190
Born:  October 23, 1931, Southgate, KY
Signed:  Signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers before the 1950 season
Major League Teams:  Detroit Tigers 1955-1963; Philadelphia Phillies 1964-1967; Pittsburgh Pirates 1968-1969; Los Angeles Dodgers 1969; Philadelphia Phillies 1970-1971
Died:  May 26, 2017, Edgewood, KY (age 85)
Hall of Fame Induction:  1996

Jim Bunning endeared himself to Phillies fans when he pitched the franchise's first perfect game on Father's Day 1964, providing a much-needed and rare highlight for Phillies fans of that era.  Bunning was a nine-time All-Star, a 20-game winner in 1957 and he pitched a no-hitter with the Tigers in 1958.  He's one of five pitchers to have thrown a no-hitter in both leagues, and he was the first pitcher to accomplish that feat while winning 100 games and striking out 1,000 batters in both leagues.  He never pitched in the postseason, coming the closest in 1964 before the Phillies' epic and historic collapse in the final few weeks of the season.

2006 Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame Postcards

Over 17 seasons, Bunning went 224-184 with a 3.27 ERA, 151 complete games and 40 shutouts.  He led the league three times in strikeouts (1959, 1960 and 1967) and his 2,855 career strikeouts were second only to Walter Johnson when he retired following the 1971 season.  Bunning finished in the top ten in ERA seven times during his career.  He was also a great fielder, having four seasons in which he didn't commit a single error.  Following his playing days, Bunning returned to his native Kentucky and entered politics, serving between 1987 and 1999 in the U.S. House of Representatives, and later in the U.S. Senate between 1999 and 2011.  He was elected to the Phillies Wall of Fame in 1984, the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee in 1996, and had his #14 retired by the Phillies in 2001. 

Building the Set
December 26, 2020 from Wenonah, NJ - Card #213
My Mom needed a few additional Christmas presents for her oldest grandson Doug, and I gladly offered to help with five star cards purchased from Gar Miller Cards in Wenonah, New Jersey.  I had recently learned that not only was Mr. Miller a hobby legend, but that he was still actively selling cards from my neck of the woods in South Jersey.  We exchanged e-mail pleasantries, and I'm looking forward to buying more cards from our set from him in the future.  Doug was more excited about the video games he had received from his Mimi for Christmas, but to his credit he recognized the players on each of the five cards she had gifted him.  I'll feature the next four cards in upcoming posts.

The Card / Phillies Team Set
Bunning received his first Phillies Topps card in the 1964 set, but this is his first Topps card with him actually wearing a Phillies jersey.  The back of the card highlights his 1964 perfect game and Topps appropriately labels him as the Phillies "ace."

This card was reprinted and included in the 2002 Topps Archives, 2002 Topps Archives Reserve and 2002 Topps Archives Autographs sets, with Bunning signing copies of the latter card.  Bunning, at card #17, is one of 72 players featured within the 1965 Topps Embossed insert set and one of four Phillies in the set.  He's also in the harder to find 1965 Topps Transfers insert set.

1965 Season
The Phillies came back down to Earth following the heartbreaking end to the 1964 season, finishing in sixth place with an 85-76 record.  Bunning and Chris Short formed a strong top of the rotation for the club, with Bunning making 39 starts and going 19-9 with a 2.60 ERA (5th in the league).  Short made 40 starts and went 18-11 with a 2.82 ERA.  Bunning's strikeout total of 268 was 4th best in the league and his 7 shutouts were 3rd best in the league.

Phillies Career
The Phillies acquired Bunning with Gus Triandos (#248) from the Tigers on December 5, 1963 for Don Demeter (#429) and Jack Hamilton (#288).  The deal definitely worked out in the Phillies favor.  During his first stint with the club, Bunning made two All-Star teams and went 74-46 with a 2.48 ERA over 163 games.  The Phillies traded him to the Pirates on December 15, 1967 for prospects Harold Clem, Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton and Don Money.

Bunning was reuninted with the Phillies a few years later, signing as a free agent with the club following the 1969 season.  He appeared in 63 games in 1970 and 1971, going 15-27 with a 4.57 ERA.  He started and won the first game ever played at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium on April 10, 1971.  Retiring following the 1971 season, Bunning began the next phase of his career as a manager in the Phillies minor league system, hoping to one day return to Philadelphia at the club's helm.  That day never came, and following stops all the way up the ladder of the Phillies minor league system, he was let go following the 1976 season.

1957 Topps #338

1962 Topps #460

1964 Topps #265

1967 Topps #560

1971 Topps #574

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1957 Topps #338
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (15):  1957-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2020 Topps Update Decades' Best #DB-8

450 - Bunning non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 2/5/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #19 Gates Brown - Detroit Tigers

Next Card:  #21 Don Blasingame - Washington Senators

#477 Cardinals Rookie Stars - Fritz Ackley / Steve Carlton

Florian Fritz Ackley
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  202
Born:  April 10, 1937, Hayward, WI
Signed:  Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1954 season
Major League Teams:  Chicago White Sox 1963-1964
Died:  May 22, 2002, Duluth, MN (age 65)

Steven Norman Carlton
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  210
Born:  December 22, 1944, Miami, FL
Signed:  Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent, October 8, 1963
Major League Teams:  St. Louis Cardinals 1965-1971; Philadelphia Phillies 1972-1986; San Francisco Giants 1986; Chicago White Sox 1986; Cleveland Indians 1987; Minnesota Twins 1987-1988
Hall of Fame Induction:  1994

2006 Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame Postcards

After almost 10 years in the minor leagues, Fritz Ackley finally got his chance with the White Sox in 1963, making it into a pair of games and impressing with a 2.08 ERA over 13 innings pitched.  That same year, Ackley was named the International League Pitcher of the Year after going 18-5 with a 3.21 ERA for the Indianapolis Indians.  He had three more appearances in Chicago in 1964 before he was sold to the Cardinals before the 1965 season.  Ackley never pitched for the Cardinals, and after three more seasons in the minors, he retired in 1967. Ackley's counterpart on this Rookie Stars card made out slightly better with his big league career.  

Steve Carlton was one of the best left-handed pitchers in the history of the game.  He found early success with the Cardinals, making three All-Star squads and earning his first World Series ring in 1967.  After the Phillies acquired him in February 1972 for Rick Wise (#322), he took his career to the next level.  Lefty led the league in strikeouts five times, wins four times and he clinched an ERA title in 1972 with a 1.97 mark to go along with his 27-10 record and 30 complete games.  That was also the year he won the first of his four Cy Young Awards, winning the honor again in 1977, 1980 and 1982.  His pitching helped the Phillies win their first World Championship in 1980.  

Carlton currently ranks 11th on the all-time wins list (329) and 4th on the all-time strikeouts list (4,136) with only Warren Spahn (#205) with more wins in baseball history (363) among all left-handed pitchers.  He briefly held the top spot for all-time strikeouts before being ultimately overtaken by Nolan Ryan in 1984, and along with Ryan, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens he's one of only four players with over 4,000 strikeouts in major league history.  That mark also puts him atop the all-time National League leaders list for strikeouts.  His #32 was retired by the Phillies in 1989, and he was an easy first ballot Hall of Famer in 1994.

Building the Set
December 25, 2020 from Prospect, KY - Card #180
Growing up, I could always count on Santa to bring me one "big" card each and every Christmas and I've enjoyed keeping that tradition going now that I have kids of my own.  I was happy to see our oldest son Doug genuinely surprised and happy to find the Steve Carlton rookie card under the tree on Christmas morning, along with his new collection of PlayStation games.  To complement the rookie card, Doug also received a Carlton signed Phillies Wall of Fame baseball which he later listed as one of his favorite presents along with the Spider-Man: Miles Morales game.  Santa purchased this card from eBay seller somersetvelvet, located in Prospect, Kentucky.

It was a strange Christmas as we kept extended family interactions to a minimum with either masked up short visits or FaceTime calls, but it was wonderful nevertheless as our family continues to be safe and healthy.  From a collecting standpoint, I did a little surrogate shopping for my wife Jenna and she along with our boys ended up giving me the rest of the cards needed to complete the first series of our 1965 Topps set.  Including this Carlton rookie card, we added 33 cards to our 1965 set on Christmas day, putting us over the 200-card mark and giving us a little over 35% of the set.

I hope your Christmas was healthy and enjoyable and that you found a few cards under your trees as well!

The Card / Cardinals Team Set
I clearly remember seeing this card for sale at various baseball card shows throughout the 1980s and thinking (a) that card looks really old and (b) there's no way I'll ever own such an iconic card.  I know my family doesn't quite understand it, but it's awesome to me that I've now added this historic rookie card to our collection.

Ackley is wearing a White Sox jersey in his photo.  As the back of the card mentions, he was optioned down to Jacksonville at the start of the 1965 season and way before this card reached collectors' hands.  Carlton's 10-1 mark came as a member of the Rock Hill Cardinals in 1964.

Of the reprint versions of this card available, only one features Ackley - the 1985 Baseball Cards Magazine Repli-Cards Reprint version.  The Carlton half of the card has been reprinted as part of the 1996 Phillies All-Star Game FanFest promotion set and the 2001 Topps Archives releases.

1965 Season - Ackley
Ackley spent the entire season with the Jacksonville Suns, the Cardinals' top farm team.  In 41 games (22 starts), he went 8-11 with a 3.92 ERA with 101 strikeouts and 71 walks over 163 innings pitched.

1965 Season - Carlton
Carlton made his debut with the Cardinals on April 12th and he'd appear in a total of 15 games for the club, going 0-0 with a 2.52 ERA over 25 innings pitched.  His first career start came on June 14th against the Pirates, and he lasted 4 1/3 innings before getting pulled in a tie game.

Phillies Career - Carlton
Carlton put together a Hall of Fame career as the greatest left-handed pitcher in Phillies team history.  He was an All-Star in 1972, 1974, 1977 and 1979 through 1982.  Carlton was the winning pitcher in the World Series clinching game against the Royals in 1980.  He's the franchise's all-time leader in games started (499), wins (241) and strikeouts (3,031).  A statute of Carlton stands at Citizens Bank Park, the current home of the Phillies, along with statues of the other members of the franchise's Mount Rushmore - Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt.

1964 Topps #368

1978 TCMA The 1960s I #27

1996 Phillies All-Star Game FanFest #4

2001 Topps Archives #271

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Ackley
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #368
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  1964-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #27

9 - Ackley non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 12/25/20.

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

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Carlton
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #477
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (22):  1965, 1967-1987
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2020 Topps Update Decades' Best #DB-39

1,978 - Carlton non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 12/25/20.

Sources - Carlton:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database

1967 Topps #146

1972 Topps #751

1977 Topps #110

1980 Topps #210

1987 Topps Traded #19T

Previous Card:  #476 Billy O'Dell - Milwaukee Braves

Next Card:  #478 Wilbur Wood - Pittsburgh Pirates