#358 Albie Pearson - Los Angeles Angels

Albert Gregory Pearson
Los Angeles Angels
Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  5'5"  Weight:  140
Born:  September 12, 1934, Alhambra, CA

Signed:  Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before 1953 season
Major League Teams:  Washington Senators 1958-1959; Baltimore Orioles 1959-1960; Los Angeles Angels 1961-1965; California Angels 1966

Short in stature, Albie Pearson toiled for five seasons in the Red Sox minor league system before a January 1958 trade sent him to Washington.  With the Senators in 1958, Pearson was the team's opening day center fielder and he'd appear in 146 games, batting .275.  Pearson would win the American League Rookie of the Year honors, beating out the Yankees' Ryne Duren (#339) and the Indians' Gary Bell (#424).  Pearson was hit hard by the sophomore jinx and on May 26, 1959, the Senators traded the slumping outfielder to the Orioles.  He'd find little success with the Orioles.  In 1960, Pearson personally wrote to the general manager of the new Los Angeles Angels club, Fred Haney, requesting that Haney draft Pearson in the upcoming expansion draft.  Haney must have received the letter and Pearson was the 30th and final pick by the Angels in the draft.  Pearson was the club's first ever right fielder, starting for the club on opening day in 1961.  He enjoyed his finest seasons with the Angels, leading the league in runs scored in 1962 with 115 and starting the All-Star Game in 1963 in center field.  Pearson batted .304 in 1963, finishing fourth in the league, and he'd lead the league with 139 singles.  He set career highs in hits (176), RBIs (47) and stolen bases (17) that season.

Pearson would play in three more years with the Angels before retiring.  In 988 big league games, he batted .270 with 831 hits, 77 stolen bases and 214 RBIs. 

Building the Set
September 5, 2021 from Deptford Mall Baseball Card Show - Card #346
On the Sunday before Labor Day, we had planned to head to Hersheypark for the day but rain was in the forecast and we decided to postpone our Hershey visit until October.  Suddenly with no plans, I voluntarily agreed to step foot into another mall as I had remembered seeing a modest baseball card show being advertised for the weekend.  Modest turned out to be an understatement, as there were less than 10 tables present and only a few tables were selling anything older than from the 1990s.  One dealer had a few boxes of vintage Topps cards, and with $20 to spend and after the dealer told me everything was 50% off the sticker price, I found five cards we needed for our set.  Strangely enough, the dealer only had 1965 Topps cards featuring Braves, Angels or Astros players.  This Pearson card was only $3.

On the second floor of the mall, former Phillies players Lenny Dykstra, Dave Hollins, Mickey Morandini and Kevin Stocker were available for autographs.  Having autographs from everyone in that group except Dykstra, we opted to leave the mall and head to the movies to see Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.  Not a bad way to close out the summer!

The Card / Angels Team Set
The back of Pearson's card highlights his Rookie of the Year win in 1958.  The six extra base hits over two games that's referenced on the back happened on April 28 and 29, 1962 against the Tigers.  Pearson collected two doubles and a triple in the first game, and then added three doubles in the second game.  His height must have been a frequently discussed aspect of his game back in the day, and Topps makes it clear that he's the "smallest outfielder in the majors today."

1965 Season
Pearson began the season on the bench for the Angels, but earned a platoon role in right field with the right-handed hitting Lou Clinton (#229).  He'd appear in 122 games for the Angels, making 76 starts in right field, nine starts in center field and four starts in left field.  Pearson batted .278 in his final full season with 100 hits, four home runs and 21 RBIs.  He stole 12 bases.  In spring training 1966, Pearson ruptured two discs in his back while sliding into third base, and the injury would limit him to only two games and three plate appearances before forcing his retirement from the game.

1958 Topps #317

1959 Topps #4

1962 Topps #343

1963 Topps #182

1966 Topps #83

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1958 Topps #317
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9):  1958-1966
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2015 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-AP

59 - Pearson non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/29/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #357 Carl Warwick - St. Louis Cardinals

Next Card:  #359 Ken Johnson - Houston Astros

#305 Rico Carty - Milwaukee Braves

Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty
Milwaukee Braves
Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  190
Born:  September 1, 1939, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Signed:  Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent, October 24, 1959
Major League Teams:  Milwaukee Braves 1963-1965; Atlanta Braves 1966-1967, 1969-1970, 1972; Texas Rangers 1973; Chicago Cubs 1973; Oakland Athletics 1973; Cleveland Indians 1974-1977; Toronto Blue Jays 1978; Oakland Athletics 1978; Toronto Blue Jays 1979

Rico Carty battled injuries, illness and a lack of defensive skills to become one of the best hitters of the 1960s and early 1970s.  He had a fantastic rookie season, batting .330 with 22 home runs and 88 RBIs and finishing as the runner-up for the National League Rookie of the Year award to Dick Allen (#460).  His average that season placed him second in the league behind Roberto Clemente (#160) for the batting title.  Carty settled in as the regular left fielder for the Braves over the next several seasons, but missed the entire 1968 season while recovering from tuberculosis.  He had a career year in 1970, being named to the All-Star Game as a write-in candidate and starting in the same outfield as Hank Aaron (#170) and Willie Mays (#250).  Carty won the league's batting title with a .366 average, while hitting 25 home runs and driving in 101 runs.  He also put together a 31-game hitting streak during the year.

Carty would unfortunately miss the entire 1971 season following a gruesome knee injury suffered after colliding with Dominican League teammate Matty Alou (#318) in a winter league game on December 11, 1970.  He battled back from the injury but it would be several years before his offensive output came anywhere close to pre-injury levels.  With the arrival of the designated hitter, Carty settled into that role during the final six seasons of his big league career, driving in at least 80 runs three years in a row between 1976 and 1978.  With the Blue Jays and Athletics in 1978, he enjoyed his last great season, batting .282 with 31 home runs and 99 RBIs.  Carty retired after 1,651 games with 1,677 hits, a .299 average, 204 home runs and 890 RBIs.  He was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in their inaugural class of 1996.

Building the Set
September 5, 2021 from Deptford Mall Baseball Card Show - Card #345
On the Sunday before Labor Day, we had planned to head to Hersheypark for the day but rain was in the forecast and we decided to postpone our Hershey visit until October.  Suddenly with no plans, I voluntarily agreed to step foot into another mall as I had remembered seeing a modest baseball card show being advertised for the weekend.  Modest turned out to be an understatement, as there were less than 10 tables present and only a few tables were selling anything older than from the 1990s.  One dealer had a few boxes of vintage Topps cards, and with $20 to spend and after the dealer told me everything was 50% off the sticker price, I found five cards we needed for our set.  Strangely enough, the dealer only had 1965 Topps cards featuring Braves, Angels or Astros players.  This Carty card was only $3.

On the second floor of the mall, former Phillies players Lenny Dykstra, Dave Hollins, Mickey Morandini and Kevin Stocker were available for autographs.  Having autographs from everyone in that group except Dykstra, we opted to leave the mall and head to the movies to see Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.  Not a bad way to close out the summer!

The Card / Braves Team Set
The glorious Topps 1964 All-Star Rookie trophy is displayed prominently on the front of Carty's card.  The dealer I bought this card from indicates "RC" on the sticker affixed to the top loader, but Carty's rookie card came in 1964 when he shared a card with pitcher Dick Kelley.  This is also Carty's second appearance in the set as he was featured on the 1964 Batting Leaders card (#2).  The cartoon on the back highlights Carty's brief stint as a catcher.  He struggled defensively behind the plate and wanting to get his bat in the line-up, the Braves moved him to the outfield.

Topps reprinted this card as part of its 2005 Topps Rookie Cup Reprints insert set, with Chrome and Chrome Refractors parallel versions available as well.  Carty is in the harder to find 1965 Topps Transfers insert set, but he's not in the 1965 Topps Embossed insert set.

1965 Season
Carty suffered a back injury early in the 1965 season while trying to learn how to play first base and his injury kept him out of the line-up for most of the year.  He appeared in 83 games for the Braves, batting .310 with 10 home runs and 35 RBIs.  Carty made 70 starts - all in left field - most frequently sharing the outfield with Mack Jones (#241) in center and Aaron in right.

1964 Topps #476

1970 Topps #145

1972 Topps #740

1979 Topps #565

1980 Topps #46

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #476
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (16):  1964-1973, 1975-1980
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2005 Topps Rookie Cup #7

113 - Carty non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/29/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #304 Dave Stenhouse - Washington Senators

Next Card:  #306 Bubba Phillips - Detroit Tigers

#391 Mel McGaha MG - Kansas City Athletics

Fred Melvin McGaha
Kansas City Athletics
Manager

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  198
Born:  September 26, 1926, Bastrop, LA
Signed:  Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1948 season
As a Manager:  Cleveland Indians 1962; Kansas City Athletics 1964-1965
Died:  February 3, 2002, Tulsa, OK (age 75)

Mel McGaha never played baseball in the majors, but he did spend a season playing professional basketball for the New York Knicks in 1948-49.  He shifted over to the baseball diamond following his year with the Knicks,  playing in the Cardinals system between 1948 and 1952, and then for Shreveport in the Texas League between 1953 and 1957.  At the age of 27 in 1954 he became a player-manager for Shreveport and in seven seasons as a minor league manager, McGaha accumulated a record of 578-510, guiding his teams to pennants in three different seasons.  

He joined the Indians coaching staff in 1961, and was named the club's manager in 1962 replacing Jimmy Dykes.  The Indians finished sixth in the American League with a respectable 80-82 record, but McGaha wouldn't return for 1963.  Instead, he joined the Athletics' coaching staff and he took over as manager in mid-June 1964 for the departing Eddie Lopat.  McGaha wouldn't last a full season in Kansas City, as owner Charlie Finley fired him just as quickly as he was hired.  His lifetime managerial record was 123-173.  McGaha would serve on the Astros' coaching staff between 1968 and 1970

Building the Set
September 3, 2021 from Seattle, WA - Card #344
As our summer came to a close, I turned my attention to attempting to complete our set's third series, needing just 15 more cards - a mix of commons, semi-stars and super stars.  I found the Willie Horton card (#206) for sale at a reasonable price from eBay seller earlchamp from Seattle, Washington.  Not wanting Horton to travel alone, I added another card I needed, this McGaha card, and the two cards traversed the country together arriving in our mail box on the Friday before Labor Day.

1962 Topps #242

The Card / Athletics Team Set
McGaha is all smiles in his second and final Topps flagship set appearance, perched on the dugout steps with his #41 peaking through on his sleeves and on the front of his jersey.  I wasn't familiar with McGaha before adding his card, and I was surprised to find his name is pronounced muh-GAY-uh and not muh-GA-HA, with the last two syllables rhyming.

1965 Season
McGaha's Athletics got off to a horrible start, going 5-21 over the first month of the season.  Owner Finley had seen enough and replaced him with Haywood Sullivan who guided the Athletics the rest of the year to a 59-103 record.  Sullivan had been managing the Triple-A Vancouver Mounties at the time, and he had last played with the Athletics in 1963.  In what I thought was a bit unusual, Sullivan not only took McGaha's job, he took his uniform number, wearing #41.  

McGaha was the only major league manager fired during the 1965 season, although the Mets replaced Casey Stengel (#187) with Wes Westrum, as Stengel retired due to health concerns.

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #242
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  1962, 1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #391

12 - McGaha non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/27/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #390 Bill Freehan - Detroit Tigers

Next Card:  #392 Bob Friend - Pittsburgh Pirates

#206 Willie Horton - Detroit Tigers

William Wattison Horton
Detroit Tigers
Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  209
Born:  October 18, 1942, Arno, VA
Signed:  Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent, August 7, 1961
Major League Teams:  Detroit Tigers 1963-1977; Texas Rangers 1977; Cleveland Indians 1978; Oakland Athletics 1978; Toronto Blue Jays 1978; Seattle Mariners 1979-1980

Slugger Willie Horton played in parts of 18 seasons in the majors, finding the most success early in his career as the regular left fielder for the Tigers and then later in his career as one of the best designated hitters in the game.  He enjoyed a career year in 1968, batting .285 with 36 home runs and 85 RBIs while helping the Tigers to a World Championship title over the Cardinals.  Horton was a four-time All-Star and he topped 100 RBIs three times, in 1965, 1966 and later in 1979.  He collected at least 20 home runs in seven different seasons.  Horton became one the league's top designated hitters in the mid-1970s, prolonging his career and enjoying productive seasons in the majors through the late 1970s.  He won the league's Outstanding Designated Hitter award in 1975 with the Tigers and in 1979 with the Mariners.  Horton last played in the big leagues in 1980, but he prolonged his career with two seasons playing for the Pirates top farm team in Portland and then playing in Mexico in 1983.  When he retired, Horton's 325 career home runs ranked sixth among all American League right-handed hitters.

Popular and superstitious, Horton reportedly used the same batting helmet throughout his career, painting it whenever he joined a new club.  He collected 1,993 hits while batting .273 and driving in 1,163 runs.  Horton briefly served as a big league coach with the Yankees (1985) and White Sox (1986).  In 2000, the Tigers placed a statue of Horton outside Comerica Park and also retired his #23.  Horton and former teammate Al Kaline (#130) threw out the first pitch of the 2006 World Series in Detroit.

Building the Set
September 3, 2021 from Seattle, WA - Card #343
As our summer came to a close, I turned my attention to attempting to complete our set's third series, needing just 15 more cards - a mix of commons, semi-stars and super stars.  I found this Horton card (one of the semi-stars needed) for sale at a reasonable price from eBay seller earlchamp from Seattle, Washington.  Not wanting Horton to travel alone, I added another card I needed, Athletics' manager Mel McGaha (#391) and the two cards traversed the country together arriving in our mail box on the Friday before Labor Day.

The Card / Tigers Team Set
Horton shared a Rookie Stars card with pitcher Joe Sparma (#587) in the 1964 Topps set, and this is his first solo appearance.  Topps was accurate on the back of the card, predicting his "natural hitting ability guarantees future stardom."  The card was reprinted for the 2002 Topps Archives set.

1965 Season
This was Horton's first full season with the Tigers, and he earned his first All-Star Game selection.  As the regular left fielder in Detroit, Horton appeared in 143 games, batting .273 with 29 home runs and 104 RBIs.  His home run tally was third in the league behind teammate Norm Cash (#153) with 30 and Tony Conigliaro (#55) with 32.  His RBI total was second in the league behind Rocky Colavito (#380) who drove in 108.  Horton finished 8th in that year's American League MVP voting.  He dedicated the season to his parents, who were tragically killed in a New Year's Day car accident in Michigan.

1964 Topps #512

1968 Topps #360

1972 Topps #750

1975 Topps #66

1980 Topps #532

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #512
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17):  1964-1980
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2014 Panini Golden Age #97

207 - Horton non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/27/21.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #205 Warren Spahn - New York Mets

Next Card:  #207 Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds

#252 Pete Richert - Washington Senators

Peter Gerald Richert
Washington Senators
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  165
Born:  October 29, 1939, Floral Park, NY
Signed:  Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1962-1964; Washington Senators 1965-1967; Baltimore Orioles 1967-1971; Los Angeles Dodgers 1972-1973; St. Louis Cardinals 1974; Philadelphia Phillies 1974

Pete Richert began his big league career by setting a record when he struck out the first six batters he faced on April 12, 1962 against the Reds.  His second victim, Gordy Coleman (#289), reached first on a passed ball, and Richert remains the only pitcher to strike out four batters in an inning in his debut.  Dealt to the Senators following the 1964 season, Richert enjoyed the best two seasons of his career in 1965 and 1966, making the All-Star team both seasons.  He went 15-12 with a 2.60 ERA in 1965, following that up with a 14-14 record in 1966 with a 3.37 ERA.  Richert joined the Orioles in 1967, converting to a full-time reliever.  He pitched in three World Series for the Orioles between 1969 and 1971, winning a ring with the club in 1970 and recording a one out save in that series in Game 1.  Richert returned to the Dodgers in 1972 and enjoyed two more seasons as a reliable lefty reliever, before splitting the 1974 season between the Cardinals and Phillies in his final year.  He retired following that 1974 season when a blood clot was discovered in his pitching arm.

1974 Phillies Photo Cards

Richert earned a career record of 80-73 in 429 games, with a 3.19 ERA and 51 saves.  He struck out 925 over 1,165 2/3 innings pitched.  He'd later serve as a pitching coach for the A's and Giants top farm teams in the Pacific Coast League between 1989 and 2001.

Building the Set
July 31, 2021 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #342
By late July, we were down to needing 18 more cards to complete our set's third series, including three big star cards - Pete Rose (#207), Billy Williams (#220) and Willie Mays (#250).  We had spent an enjoyable day on the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey, staying at the condo my in-laws rent once a summer during the last week of July.  After a dinner of Mike's Seafood and ice cream from A La Mode, we settled in to watch that night's Phillies game, and as has been the case for a lot of games this past season, it was not an enjoyable game.  In fact, the Braves blew them out 15-3 and infielder Ronald Torreyes was called upon to finish out the game for the Phillies on the mound.  The Phillies poor play gave me some extra time to browse eBay, searching specifically for some of the remaining cards needed for the third series.  

First, I won an auction for the Williams card and then I bid on a bunch (20 or so) of cards up for auction from Greg Morris Cards, winning only three of them.  This Richert card was one of the three cards won with a winning bid of $1.45.  We wouldn't add any cards to our set during the month of August, and the day following the arrival of the three cards from Los Angeles, we departed for a much-needed vacation to the Happiest Place on Earth.

The Card / Senators Team Set
Richert is wearing a Dodgers jersey here.  On December 4, 1964, the Dodgers traded Richert, Frank Howard (#40), Ken McMullen (#319), Phil Ortega (#152) and Dick Nen (#466) to the Senators for John Kennedy (#119), Claude Osteen (#570) and cash.  He'd appear in an actual Senators uniform on his 1966 Topps card.  On the back, both highlights referenced cover his record-setting performance in his major league debut.

1965 Season
As mentioned above, this was perhaps Richert's best season.  He was the ace of the Senators staff, going 15-12 with a 2.60 ERA over 34 appearances, including 29 starts.  Richert led the staff in innings pitched (194) and strikeouts (161) along with almost all other major pitching categories.  In the 1965 All-Star Game, in which the National League prevailed 6-5, Richert pitched two scoreless innings of relief, striking out Willie Mays (#250) and Willie Stargell (#377).

Phillies Career
The Cardinals sold Richert to the Phillies on June 21, 1974, and he worked out of their bullpen for the remainder of the season.  He was reunited with his old Dodgers' minor league manager, Danny Ozark, who now managed the Phillies.  Richert made 21 appearances, going 2-1 with a 2.21 ERA over 20 1/3 innings pitched.  He made his final appearance on September 2nd in the second game of a double header, allowing an RBI double to the Pirates' Stargell before immediately being relieved by Eddie Watt.  That would be the final appearance of Richert's baseball career as he retired following his release by the Phillies on October 25th.

1962 Topps #131

1964 Topps #51

1966 Topps #95

1970 Topps #601

1974 Topps #348

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #131
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13):  1962-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2004 Upper Deck Legends Timeless Teams #48

82 - Richert non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 9/27/21.

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

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #251 Billy Herman MG - Boston Red Sox

Next Card:  #253 Danny Cater - Chicago White Sox

#209 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Card

Beginning in 1956 and going all the way through to 1981, with a one year absence in 1969, Topps included team cards in its flagship sets.

Building the Set
July 31, 2021 from Los Angeles, CA - Card #341
By late July, we were down to needing 18 more cards to complete our set's third series, including three big star cards - Pete Rose (#207), Billy Williams (#220) and Willie Mays (#250).  We had spent an enjoyable day on the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey, staying at the condo my in-laws rent once a summer during the last week of July.  After a dinner of Mike's Seafood and ice cream from A La Mode, we settled in to watch that night's Phillies game, and as has been the case for a lot of games this past season, it was not an enjoyable game.  In fact, the Braves blew them out 15-3 and infielder Ronald Torreyes was called upon to finish out the game for the Phillies on the mound.  The Phillies poor play gave me some extra time to browse eBay, searching specifically for some of the remaining cards needed for the third series.  

First, I won an auction for the Williams card and then I bid on a bunch (20 or so) of cards up for auction from Greg Morris Cards, winning only three of them.  This Pirates team card was one of the three cards won with a winning bid of $9.50.

The Card / Pirates Team Set

The photo used for this team card was only used twice, in 1965 and 1966, which is a rarity for Topps.  The photo was taken in early 1964 and Roberto Clemente (#160) is seated at the far right on the ground in the front row.  Traveling secretary Bob Rice is the shorter gentleman in the back in the suit jacket and that's Al McBean (#25) in the back row on the far right wearing his warm-up jacket.  I believe the photo would have been taken earlier in the season as both Tom Parsons (#308) and Smoky Burgess (#198) are featured.  Parsons was traded to the Colt .45s in June only to be returned to the Pirates in September.  He was then sold to the Mets that same month.  Burgess was claimed by the White Sox off waivers on September 12, 1964.

The logo Topps uses for the Pirates cards in the set hadn't been the team's primary logo since 1957.  The team adopted the cartoonish pirate as its primary logo for the 1958 season, and that logo is shown above and with each of my posts for any Pirates card.

1963 Topps #151

1964 Topps #373

1966 Topps #404

1967 Topps #492

1965 Season

Manager Harry Walker (#438) guided the team to a 90-72-1 record and a third place finish in the National League behind the Dodgers and Giants.  The Pirates were in first place briefly in April before settling in for the duration of the season behind the frontrunners.  Clemente paced the offense with a .329 batting average to go along with 10 home runs and 65 RBIs.  Left fielder Willie Stargell (#377) led the club in home runs (27) and RBIs (107), while first baseman Donn Clendenon (#325) (.301 average, 14 home runs, 96 RBIs) had a great year at the plate too.  Bob Veale (#195) was again the ace of the pitching staff, going 17-12 with a 2.84 ERA and 276 strikeouts.  Vern Law (#515) was a 17-game winner too and closer McBean earned 19 saves.

Update Cards

For each team card featured, I'll be building a checklist of cards that could have been included in a 1965 Topps update set.  I'm trying to come up with six potential cards for each team, and I fell short of that mark for the Pirates given how well-represented they already are in the set and their lack of many transactions throughout the season.  The first three selections listed below make sense while the final two are a stretch.

• Del Crandall - The back-up catcher appears in the set's first series (#68) with the Giants.  He had been acquired by the Pirates in February for Bob Burda and Bob Priddy (#482).
• Jose Pagan - Infielder Pagan appears in the set's final series (#575) also with the Giants, but the Pirates had acquired him on May 22nd for Dick Schofield (#218).
• Frank Carpin - Carpin made 39 relief appearances for the Pirates and he'd receive his one and only Topps card in the 1966 set.
• Johnny Pesky - A long-time fixture of the Red Sox organization, Pesky served as the Pirates first base coach from 1965 through 1967.
• Don Money - Future Phillie and Brewer Don Money was signed by the Pirates as an amateur free agent on June 20th.  He'd make his big league debut with the Phillies in 1968.

Sources
Baseball Reference

Wikipedia

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