Final Card: John Werhas

“INFIELD”… Is there anything that screams “short-timer” more than “INFIELD”? (other than “INF-OF”, of course)This is the final baseball card for John Werhas (#514). Werhas was signed by the Dodgers in 1960, and after 2 seasons in the low minors, h…

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Ossie Chavarria (#344) was a utility infielder who played a season and a half with the Kansas City Athletics.Ossie (from Panama) was signed by the Cubs before the 1959 season, but after only 1 season in their system, was traded to Kansas City. He spent…

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This is the final card for Jake Wood (#394), who played for the Tigers from 1961-67.Jacob Wood was signed by the Tigers in 1957, and after 4 seasons in the minors he made his big-league debut in April 1961. Wood played in 162 games in his rookie season…

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This is the final baseball card for Hank Fischer (#342).Hank was signed by the Milwaukee Braves in 1959. After 3 seasons in the minors, he made his major-league debut in April 1962. Fischer appeared in 29 games (37 innings) for the Braves in 1962, all…

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Today’s Nitty Gritty Card of the Day comes from 1967 Topps, card #139 of the Cubs’ Rookie Stars and features a pair of outfielders, Byron Browne and Don Young. If you are saying “who?” you aren’t alone. I picked this card because PERFECT GAME…

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Today I am reviewing the 1967 Cubs, as requested by Wrigley Wax a few weeks ago. Since I was not as familiar with this team as I was with the 1967 Phillies (or even the 1967 Cardinals), this required a bit more research, especially into the details of …

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In 1967, Topps resumed their World Series subset, which was issued every year in the 1960s except for 1966. Here are the cards for each game, and the summary (#151 – #155). Dave McNally started game 1 but lasted only 2 1/3 innings. After 3 straight wa…

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Robin Roberts, the greatest right-handed pitcher in Phillies’ history passed away today at age 83, at his home in Florida.Roberts pitched for the Phillies from 1948 to 1961, compiling a record of 234-199. With the Phillies, he made 472 starts and comp…

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John Orsino only played 1 major-league game in 1967 (September 10th), and it would be his last. Like fellow AL catchers Smoky Burgess and Charlie Lau, Orsino would spend the final seasons of his career pinch-hitting, not catching. John was signed by t…

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Here is the final card for Don Dennis (#259). After two seasons with the Cardinals, Don was acquired for catcher Johnny Romano, but never played in the majors after 1966.Dennis was signed by the Cardinals in 1962. After going 10-7 as a starting pitche…

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The career of Al Luplow (#433) is on its last legs here in 1967. Al was signed by the Indians in 1959, and spent one season in class-D ball, breezed through A and AA ball in 1960, and played most of 1961 in triple-A before making his major-league debut…

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I liked how my Phillies’ post from early last week turned out, so I’m going to post some other teams in this format too. Today it’s time for the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals clinched the NL pennant in mid-September, in spite of Bo…

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Today’s Nitty Gritty Card of the Day comes from 1967 Topps, card #390 of Jim Wynn. In ’67 the Toy Cannon was in his 5th year with the Houston organization. He was called up to the Colt 45s in their second year of existence in 1963 but became an eve…

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The White Sox Team was one of the final 3 team cards (along with the Indians and the Red Sox) released in 1967, all in the 7th series. These three and the Cardinals Team were the final 4 team cards that I needed.In 1966, the White Sox had finished in …

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Hal Reniff (#201) played his final season in 1967. After 6 1/2 seasons with the Yankees, he spent his final 3 months pitching for the Mets. He was strictly a reliever, never starting a game in the majors.Hal was signed by the Yankees in 1956, and assi…

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Today’s Nitty Gritty Card of the Day comes from the 1967 Topps set; it is card #397 of Willie Smith. At first glance this card doesn’t fit the standard Nitty Gritty criteria. I hate cards of players without hats. I am going to consider Willie a vic…

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This is the last of Topps’ 6 cards for Don Schwall (#267).Don began his career in 1958 in the Red Sox’ farm system. After 2 seasons in class-D ball (including a 23-6 record in 1959), he jumped up to triple-A in 1960. He played all of 1960 and part of …

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This is the final card for Walt Bond (#224). He was released by the Twins on May 15, 1967. Four months later, he would die from leukemia.Walt played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues in the mid-1950s. This led to his signing by the C…

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Please indulge me as I break from the usual format of this blog and present the cards from everyone on the 1967 Phillies team (with an assist from some 1965 & 1968 cards, as needed). Here are the Phillies #1 – #4 starters (in order). After 3 straight 1…

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Here is the final card for Terry Fox (#181). Of the 27 players pictured on Phillies’ cards in 1967 (not counting rookie cards), Fox is the only one who did not play for the Phillies that season.I can remember that my first 1967 Terry Fox card was a be…

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This is the final card for Dennis Bennett (#206), although he would play 1 more season in the majors. (Bennett played minor-league ball into 1973.)Dennis was signed by the Phillies in 1958, and would play 4+ seasons in the minors before making his maj…

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This is where the card-collecting bug bit my friends, my brother, and me back in the 1960s. A Mom & Pop corner store in Collingdale, PA named “Harry’s Market”. (When the pop-up balloon appears, click “Street View”.)This store has been a hairdresser for…

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This is the last card for Bob Duliba (#599). It’s also the same exact photo that Topps used for his 1966 card. Apparently, the Topps photographer was too busy running around photographing all the George Korinces in the league to have any time to give …

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Two days ago marked the 6th-month anniversary of this (my first) blog, and this is my 100th post. For the occasion, I’m posting my most recent acquisition – the 1st Maury Wills card from Topps. Yes, after 8 years, Wills finally got his “rookie” card. …

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How great is this card?In 1967, Topps produced a “combo” card like this for 11 of the 20 teams (with the Indians and Orioles getting 2 each). Why were the other teams left out? Who knows! The following year, there would only be 2 such cards, and they…

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This is the last card for Billy Hitchcock (#199). Billy was an infielder for several American League teams in the 1940s. After managing in the minors and coaching in the big leagues, Billy managed the Orioles for 2 full seasons (1962 and 1963).His 2nd…

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This the final card for Chuck Estrada (#537). Because of that, and the fact that this was a rare high-number card, Estrada was one of several players I knew nothing about until getting their 1967 card many years later (along with Johnny Klippstein, Dou…

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This is the first of 3 Yankees Rookies cards in 1967.Stan Bahnsen was signed by the Yankees in 1965, and played 3 seasons in the minors (plus a 4-game call-up to New York in 1966) before joining the Yankees permanently in 1968, when he compiled a 17-12…

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Here’s relief pitcher Arnold Earley (#388), now with the Cubs, but still in his BoSox uniform.Earley was signed by the Red Sox in (late?) 1952, and began playing in their farm system in 1953. After missing 2 seasons while in military service, Arnold r…

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