#481 Cleveland Indians 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
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #584

This is the 100th 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 Indians team card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  This is one of four team cards acquired at the show.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

The Card / Indians Team Set

This team photo was taken at some point after June 15, 1964, as that's the date the Indians traded Mudcat Grant (#432) to the Twins for George Banks (#348) and Lee Stange (#448).  Stange is seated in the front row, all the way to the right.  Topps would recycle this photo for the 1966 and 1967 Indians team cards.  Hall of Famer Early Wynn, an Indians coach between 1964 and 1966, would also move to the Twins for the 1967 through 1969 seasons.  Wynn is seated in the front row, right next to manager Birdie Tebbetts (#301).

I've mentioned this before, that it's strange to me Topps continued to use an Indians logo first introduced by the team in 1949, to celebrate their 1948 World Series victory, and that hadn't been used as an alternate logo since 1955.  The crowned Indian had been phased out by the club ten years prior to the issuance of the 1965 Topps set, yet that's the logo appearing on all 1965 Topps Indians cards.

1963 Topps #451

1964 Topps #172

1966 Topps #303

1967 Topps #544

1965 Season

The Indians were involved in a blockbuster eight-player, three-team trade in January, re-acquiring slugger Rocky Colavito (#380) from the Athletics.  Colavito was one of the team's top sluggers, leading the way with 108 RBIs and 26 home runs while batting .287.  Left fielder Leon Wagner (#367) led the club with 28 home runs while center fielder Vic Davalillo (#128) was their top hitter with a .301 average.  The starting pitching rotation consisted of Sam McDowell (#76), Luis Tiant (#145), Sonny Siebert (#96) and Ralph Terry (#406) for most of the season with McDowell winning 17 games and leading the league with a 2.18 ERA.  Gary Bell (#424) assumed the closer's role, securing 16 saves in 60 relief appearances.

It was to be manager Tebbetts' last full season at the helm, and the Indians would finish with a 87-75 record - fifth place in the American League.

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 got to that total for the Indians only with a re-do card for slugger Colavito. 

• Pedro Gonzalez (2b) - Pedro Gonzalez (#97) became the team's regular second baseman after a trade in early May with the Yankees.
• Duke Sims (c) - The primary back-up to regular carthcer Joe Azcue, Roof appeared in 48 games.
• Phil Roof (c) - Phil Roof (#537) was acquired from the Angels in mid-June, and he's in the set on an Angels Rookie Stars card.
• Al Luplow (of) - Back-up outfielder Al Luplow appeared in 53 games for Cleveland.  He's in the 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1967 Topps sets, but was omitted from the 1965 set.
• Floyd Weaver (rhp) - Reliever Floyd Weaver is on an Indians Rookie Stars card (#546) but I'd give him a solo card in my update set.
• Rocky Colavito (of) - He's already in the set, and already featured with the Indians, but his original card  shows him in an Athletics' uniform wearing a hat with a blacked out logo.  I'd update his card to show him actually wearing an Indians uniform.

Sources
Baseball Reference

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #480 Joel Horlen - Chicago White Sox

Next Card:  #482 Bob Priddy - San Francisco Giants

#475 Clete Boyer - New York Yankees

Cletis Leroy Boyer
New York Yankees
Third Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  165
Born:  February 9, 1937, Cossville, MO
Signed:  Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent, May 31, 1955
Major League Teams:  Kansas City Athletics 1955-1957; New York Yankees 1959-1966; Atlanta Braves 1967-1971
Died:  June 4, 2007, Lawrenceville, GA (age 70)

One of 14 children born to the Boyer family, seven boys and seven girls, Clete Boyer was one of three of the Boyer boys to play baseball in the majors.  Older brother Cloyd Boyer pitched for the Cardinals and Athletics in the early 1950s, and Ken Boyer (#100) was an 11-time All-Star and the 1964 National League MVP.  Clete Boyer was a steady-fielding third baseman who played for parts of 16 seasons in the major leagues and another four seasons in Japan.

Originally signed by the Athletics, Boyer didn't come into his own until the early 1960s with the Yankees.  In an infield including Bobby Richardson (#115) at second base and Tony Kubek (#65) at shortstop, Boyer provided steady defense with some occasional pop at the plate.  He'd win World Series rings with the Yankees in 1961 and 1962, batting a career-high .272 in 1962.  Boyer would hit at least 10 home runs in six of his eight seasons with the Yankees, including 18 home runs in both 1962 and 1965.  He was dealt to the Braves before the 1967 season, and he'd slug a career best 26 home runs with 96 RBIs in 1967.  Boyer, long in the shadow of Brooks Robinson (#150) in the American League, won his only Gold Glove in 1969 with the Braves.  He'd play four seasons for the Taiyo Whales between 1972 and 1975 and serve as the team's coach in 1976.  Boyer would return to the majors as a coach with the Athletics (1980-1985) and Yankees (1988, 1992-1994), working with his former teammate Billy Martin.

Boyer batted .242 in 1,725 big league games, collecting 1,396 hits, 162 home runs and 654 RBIs.  He's among the game's all-time third base leaders for fielding percentage (32nd with .965), assists (35th with 3,218) and double plays turned (22nd with 315).

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #583

This is the 99th 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 Boyer 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 / Yankees Team Set
A veteran at this point, there's not much room on the back of the card for anything other than his career statistics.  The one career highlight mentioned is his Game 7 home run in the 1964 World Series, and the Topps cartoonist even gave the drawing a #6, Boyer's number with the Yankees.  His home run came in the top of the ninth inning off Bob Gibson (#320) with his team trailing 7-3.  Boyer and Phil Linz (#369) would both homer off Gibson, but the future Hall of Famer would get Richardson to pop out to second, ending the game and giving the World Championship to the Cardinals.

1965 Season
Boyer stuck around with the Yankees for two seasons following their last World Series appearance until 1976.  He appeared in 148 games, making 140 starts at third base.  Boyer batted .251 with 18 home runs and 58 RBIs, third on the club behind Tom Tresh's (#440) 74 and Joe Pepitone's (#245) 62.

1957 Topps #121

1962 Topps 490

1964 Topps #69

1968 Topps #550

1971 Topps #374

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1957 Topps #121
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (14):  1957, 1959-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2008 Upper Deck Yankee Stadium Legacy #3460

258 - Boyer non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/8/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #474 Cookie Rojas - Philadelphia Phillies

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

#467 Ray Washburn - St. Louis Cardinals

Ray Clark Washburn
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  205
Born:  May 31, 1938, Pasco, WA
Signed:  Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams:  St. Louis Cardinals 1961-1969; Cincinnati Reds 1970

Ray Washburn pitched for a decade in the majors, enjoying his best season in 1968, the Year of the Pitcher.  Washburn joined the Cardinals' starting rotation in 1962, going 12-9 with a 4.10 ERA in 25 starts and 34 games overall.  A shoulder injury in 1963 would cost him the better part of two seasons, and he'd return to the Cardinals' starting pitching rotation in 1966, winning 11 games.  He won 10 games in 1967, pitching 2 1/3 scoreless innings in that year's World Series as his team downed the Red Sox in seven games.  In 1968, Washburn was 14-8 with a 2.26 ERA and 124 strikeouts in a career-high 215 1/3 innings pitched.  On September 18th that season, he no-hit the Giants at Candlestick Park, becoming the first Cardinals pitcher to accomplish the feat since Lon Warneke in 1941.  Giants' pitcher Gaylord Perry (#193) had no-hit the Cardinals the day before.

Dealt to Cincinnati for George Culver (#166) in November 1969, Washburn played one final season in the majors, appearing in 35 games for the Reds mostly as a reliever.  His final career appearance came in Game 5 of the 1970 World Series in a losing effort against the Orioles.  Washburn was 72-64 for his career, with a 3.53 ERA in 239 games pitched.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #582

This is the 98th 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 Washburn 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 / Cardinals Team Set
The back of the card mentions his persisting shoulder injury as an explanation for his limited usage over the prior two seasons.  Manager Johnny Keane (#131) added him to the World Series roster in 1964, but Washburn never warmed up for the Cardinals as they defeated the Yankees in seven games.

1965 Season
Washburn continued his recovery from his shoulder injury in 1965, appearing in 28 games overall and making 16 starts.  He was 9-11 with a 3.62 ERA over 119 1/3 innings pitched.

1962 Topps #19

1964 Topps #332

1967 Topps #92

1968 Topps #388

1970 Topps #22

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #19
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9):  1962-1970
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2019 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-RW

36 - Washburn non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/8/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #466 Senators Rookie Stars

Next Card:  #468 Larry Brown - Cleveland Indians

#465 Tom Haller - San Francisco Giants

Thomas Frank Haller
San Francisco Giants
Catcher

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

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

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

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

This is the 97th of 102 cards acquired for our set from the Baseball Card Sports Memorabilia Show, affectionately known as The Philly Show, held in the basement of the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia in early March.  We went nuts and left the show needing only 12 more cards to complete our 1965 Topps set, and I wrote about the show in detail over at The Phillies Room.  After our 51 card haul from Uncle Dick's, and with more card spending budget still in place, I set out to find another dealer with a binder of 1965 Topps cards with reasonable prices.  I had purchased cards from Sports Cards Plus before, finding the last few cards needed for our 1971 Topps set from this dealer back in December 2019.

Settling in, we found 37 cards needed for our set with an average price per card working out to around $6.  The lot, including this Haller card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

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

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

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

1962 Topps #356

1966 Topps #308

1970 Topps #685

1972 Topps #176

1973 Topps #454

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

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

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database

The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #464 Ron Piche - Los Angeles Angels

Next Card:  #466 Senators Rookie Stars

#449 Mets Rookie Stars - Jerry Hinsley / Gary Kroll

Jerry Dean Hinsley
New York Mets
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right Height:  5'11"  Weight:  165
Born:  April 9, 1945, Hugo, OK
Signed:  Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent before 1963 season
Major League Teams:  New York Mets 1964, 1967

Gary Melvin Kroll
New York Mets
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'6"  Weight:  220
Born:  July 8, 1941, Culver City, CA
Signed:  Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, June 5, 1959
Major League Teams:  Philadelphia Phillies 1964; New York Mets 1964-1965; Houston Astros 1966; Cleveland Indians 1969

Jerry Hinsley appeared in 11 games for the Mets in 1964 and 1967, pitching to an 0-2 record with a 7.08 ERA over 20 1/3 innings pitched.  He spent eight seasons in the minors, playing professionally through the 1971 season.  Hinsley pitched in a career high 143 innings in 1968 for the Double-A Memphis Blues, the Mets' Texas League affiliate, where he was 9-12 with a 3.59 ERA in 24 starts.

Gary Kroll pitched in parts of four seasons in the majors with the Phillies, Mets, Astros and Indians.  After 5 1/2 seasons in the Phillies minor league system, he made his big league debut on July 26, 1964.  He'd pitch in just one more game for the Phillies before a trade in early August sent him to the Mets in exchange for Frank Thomas (#123).  Kroll spent all of 1965 on the Mets' staff, and he was dealt again following the season, this time to the Astros.  He would appear in 10 games for the Astros in 1966 and he'd see his last major league action with 19 relief appearances for the Indians in 1969.  In 71 major league games, Kroll was 6-7 with a 4.24 ERA in 159 1/3 innings pitched.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #580

This is the 96th 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 Rookie Stars 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 / Mets Team Set
Hinsley shared a Rookie Stars card in the 1964 Topps set along with pitcher Bill Wakefield (#167), and this is his second (and final) Topps flagship set appearance.  The back of the card mentions Hinsley being selected by the Mets in the annual rule 5 draft from the Pirates, which is a less interesting way of saying they "smoked him out."  This is Kroll's rookie card, and it's impressive to me Topps was able to get a picture of him in a Mets uniform as quickly as they did.  He shows up again in the 1966 Topps set, now on the Astros, but still wearing a Mets jersey.  (Or is that a Phillies jersey?)

1965 Season - Hinsley
Still just 20 years old, Hinsley spent all of 1965 in the minor leagues, splitting time between the Double-A Williamsport Mets and the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.  In 26 starts between the two levels, he was 8-12 with a 4.95 ERA in 129 innings pitched.  He'd spend all of 1966 and most of 1967 pitching in the Mets' minor leagues before a September call-up saw him appear in two games in late 1967.

1965 Season - Kroll
Kroll appeared in 32 games overall for the Mets, making 11 starts.  He was 6-6 with a 4.45 ERA with one save.  His lone career complete game came on April 18th against the Giants, in a game shortened to seven innings, I'm assuming because of rain.  Kroll allowed four hits in that outing while striking out eight.  On January 6, 1966, Kroll was dealt to Houston for outfielder John Weekly and cash.

Phillies Career - Kroll

Kroll's Phillies career was limited to two appearances and three innings during the historically painful season of 1964.  He pitched a pair of innings on July 26th, allowing a run on three hits in a 6-1 loss to the Cardinals.  He'd appear again on August 2nd, pitching a scoreless inning against the Dodgers and striking out Jim Gilliam.  With the Phillies needing a first baseman, Kroll, Wayne Graham and cash were sent to the Mets on August 7th for Thomas.

1964 Topps #576

1966 Topps #548

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Hinsley
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #576
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  1964-1965
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #449

5 - Hinsley non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/2/22.

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

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Kroll
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #449
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  1965-1966
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2015 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-GK

9 - Kroll non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/2/22.

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

Previous Card:  #448 Lee Stange - Cleveland Indians

Next Card:  #450 Elston Howard - New York Yankees

#444 Bob Hendley - San Francisco Giants

Charles Robert Hendley
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  190
Born:  April 30, 1939, Macon, GA
Signed:  Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent, August 17, 1957
Major League Teams:  Milwaukee Braves 1961-1963; San Francisco Giants 1964-1965; Chicago Cubs 1965-1967; New York Mets 1967

A lefty swingman throughout his seven years in the majors, Bob Hendley earned a lifetime record of 48-52 with a 3.97 ERA, 25 complete games and 522 strikeouts.  His seasons were often abbreviated due to consistent and lingering elbow problems.  Hendley was an 11-game winner with the Braves in 1962, pitching in a career-high 200 innings.  Dealt to the Giants before the 1964 season, he'd win 10 games in San Francisco and strike out at least 100 batters for the third season in a row.  Hendley would spend parts of three seasons with the Cubs, mostly as a reliever, and a half season with the Mets in 1967.  He'd pitch two full seasons in the Mets' minor league system in 1968 and 1969, leaving the game following the 1969 season.  (He received a Mets card in the 1969 Topps set, but had last pitched for the club in September 1967.)

Following his playing days, Hendley was a long-time youth baseball pitching coach, working with various schools in his home state of Georgia.  In 2015, he was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Sports Cards Plus - Cooper City, FL) - Card #579

This is the 95th 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 Hendley card, consisted mostly of semi-stars and team cards.  After paying for this mini haul, we were officially 13 cards away from a complete set, with one more purchase coming to end the day.

The Card / Giants Team Set
Hendley would have already been with the Cubs (see below) by the time this card started appearing in packs.  The back of the card celebrates his 1959 success with the Austin Senators in the Texas League when he had a league-leading 2.95 ERA.

1965 Season
Hendley began the season with the Giants, and was traded to the Cubs on May 29th with Ed Bailey (#559) and Harvey Kuenn (#103) for Dick Bertell (#27) and Len Gabrielson (#14).  With the Cubs, Hendley took part in two memorable pitching duels with the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax (#300).  On September 9th, Hendley and Koufax were both pitching no-hitters when Lou Johnson blooped a double over the head of first baseman Ernie Banks (#510) in the bottom of the seventh.  Koufax would go on to pitch a perfect game, with Hendley the losing pitcher despite allowing one hit and no earned runs.  The two pitchers would meet again on September 14th at Wrigley Field, with Hendley besting Koufax this time as the Cubs won, 2-1.

In total for the season with the Giants and Cubs, Hendley was 4-4 in 26 games with a 5.96 ERA in 77 innings pitched.  He also made seven starts for the Salt Lake City Bees, then the Cubs' top farm team, going 3-4 with a 2.94 ERA.

1961 Topps #372

1962 Topps #361

1966 Topps #82

1967 Topps #256

1969 Topps #144

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1961 Topps #372
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9):  1961-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #144

26 - Hendley non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/2/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

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