1965 Topps Embossed #4 – Jim Ray Hart

For me this was the highlight of the box of cards that Baseball Dad sent me. I didn’t have any 1965 Topps Embossed cards. They are kind of interesting.Jim Ray Hart was in his second year in 1965. He and Rico Carty finished a distant second to Dick Alle…

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Baseball Dad from All Tribe Baseball sent me a bunch of Giants cards last week. This was the first thing I saw when I opened the box. I thought I had been “bipped,” but there were a lot of good Giants cards in the box. I’ll be showing them off in …

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Every time I feature a Gary Matthews or a Garry Maddox card I find myself lamenting the financial straits that forced the Giants to get rid of them in the mid 1970s.
Matthews finished his run with the Giants in 1976. He batted .279 with 20 HR and 84 RB…

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As the back of this card indicates, Bobby Murcer had been traded to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Madlock before the 1977 season. Three other players were involved in the deal, but the main trade was Murcer/Madlock.
The Cubs were having difficulty sig…

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Chris Speier was a solid shortstop for the Giants in the early-mid 1970s.
Chris was the first round (second overall) pick of the Giants in the 1970 draft
After spending one season (1970) with AA Amarillo, Chris won the starting shortstop job in 1971. S…

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Terry Whitfield’s 1979 season started off in a promising manner. Terry went 4 for 5 as the Giants beat up on Cincinnati starter Tom Seaver and won 11-5. 
Whitfield hit an inside-the-park home run off of Philadelphia starter Nino Espinosa on May 1….

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The Giants acquired Terry Whitfield on March 14, 1977 in a trade with the New York Yankees. The Giants sent 2B Marty Perez to the Yankees in exchange for Whitfield.
When this card was printed Terry was coming off of his first full season as a major lea…

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Ed Halicki was coming off of a good season in 1977 — he was 16-12 with a 3.31 ERA
Ed pulled a muscle in his side during spring training and didn’t pitch until May 14
Ed pitched a one-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos on June 12.
Halicki pitched a…

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Larry Herndon was coming off a pretty good rookie season in 1976. He batted .288 in 115 games.Herndon had a sophomore jinx in 1977. He was batting .239 when he was placed on the disabled list in mid June. Larry wasn’t happy with the Giants because…

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It really is too bad the Giants couldn’t keep Gary Matthews. He was a good oneMatthews made his debut on September 6, 1972 (my 6th birthday)Gary batted .279 with 20 HR and 84 RBI in 116 games in 1975.Gary had a home plate collision with Johnny Bench on…

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When this card was printed Greg Minton was coming off an All-Star season in which he went 10-4 with 30 saves and had a 1.83 ERA. Greg finished 3rd in NL Cy Young Award voting and 8th in NL MVP votingMinton didn’t do as well in 1983. He was 7-11 with 22…

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Jack Clark wasn’t as productive in 1983 as he had been in previous seasons. Clark batted .268 with 20 HR, but he only knocked in 66 runsClark expressed his displeasure with Giants’ management in late April. He didn’t like Candlestick Park (who did?) an…

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Jack Clark was the main man offensively for the Giants in 1980. He batted .284 with 22 HR and 82 RBI and got a few votes in the NL MVP ballotingJack was named co-player of the week (with Steve Carlton) in the NL for the week of June 15-22. Clark was 14…

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Here is another Kellogg’s Vida Blue cardAfter the first two months of the 1980 season, Blue was 8-2.He was named in a paternity suit in June 1980. The suit was from a child a woman claimed he had fathered in 1967 (before he started his professional bas…

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This is Willie McCovey’s last Kellogg’s cardWillie also had Kellogg’s cards in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1978The 1978 season was an eventful one for McCovey:Willie had a contract dispute with the Giants in 1978 and considered retirement in May.McCovey went…

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While Vida Blue was with the Giants he was often used as the club’s representative in the Kellogg’s sets.Blue got Kellogg’s Giants cards in 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982Blue also had Kellogg’s cards when he was with the Oakland A’s in 1972 and in 1976.Vid…

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Scott Garrelts was the Giants’ first round draft pick in 1979Garrelts had late season call-ups in 1982 and in 1983.Scott was up and down between AAA Phoenix and San Francisco in 1984. The Giants used Garrelts in 21 games (3 starts) and he was 2-3 with …

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Chris Brown had a couple of good seasons with the Giants in the mid-1980sBrown spent several years in the minors (1979-1984) and was promoted to the Giants in September of 1984 at the age of 23.Chris finished 4th in NL Rookie of the Year voting (behind…

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Dave from Indians Baseball Cards and Random Wax did another break of lesser-known 80s releases a few weeks ago. The cards came in the mail yesterday:Two 1990 Topps Heads-Up Giants (Will the Thrill and Kevin Mitchell)Two 1985 Topps Rub-Downs G…

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I already featured the 1962 Giants in another entry, but this one deserves its own entry.I got this card and three 1969 Topps cards in a trade with Gritz 76 of Project ’62 on Zistle. Zistle has a good trade feature now. It would be nice to see mor…

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Jeffrey Leonard wasn’t the most well-liked guy, but he was fun to watch.He had one of the greatest nicknames of his era: “Penitentiary Face”Jeffrey had a famous (or infamous) home run trot called “one flap down”Here is a video of him talking about how …

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After having several not-so-hot years with the hated Dodgers, Candy Maldonado had a couple of productive seasons with the GiantsCandy’s two best seasons were 1986 (.252, 18 HR, 85 RBI) and 1987 (.292, 20 HR, 85 RBI)Maldonado’s production started to wan…

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Last month’s legends game brought together a lot of players from all eras of SF Giants history. This show is a behind the scenes look at the happenings of that dayI don’t get this station, but I think it’ll be on sfgiants.com. It’s supposed to be on at…

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Last month’s legends game brought together a lot of players from all eras of SF Giants history. This show is a behind the scenes look at the happenings of that dayI don’t get this station, but I think it’ll be on sfgiants.com. It’s supposed to be on at…

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Posey was drafted in 2008 and was tearing it up in the  majors by 2010 — that’s a fast rise!Here’s  hoping Buster will bounce back in 2012!

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The next few posts will highlight cards that I got from the Buck a Box breakThese Sportflics cards don’t scan well, but they look great!It’s too bad Kellogg’s and Sportflics aren’t doing cards anymore — the 3D look is uniqueThe backs have a lot of go…

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Dave over at Indians Baseball Cards and Random Wax did a “Buck a Box” break last  month.Dave made his own “custom wrapper” for the cards. Pretty neat!I didn’t realize that’s what it was until I had already opened it. I tore through part of th…

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It’s a Dodgers blog, but that’s ok. One of the prizes is a great looking Monte Irvin card. Enter the contest here.

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This is one of the cards I received from Number 5 Type Collection.Rocky Bridges was a popular guy in Phoenix. He managed the AAA Phoenix Giants from 1974 through 1982.Rocky managed in the minors for a total of 20 seasons.Here is a 1964 Sports Illustrat…

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Bruce Christensen had a long minor league career. He played from 1966 through 1976 (except for 1969 and 1970)Christensen retired after batting .240 for Phoenix in 1976.Bruce was called up to the California Angels in mid-July 1971 and stayed with the cl…

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Here is a picture of the goodies I won from the Number 5 Type Collection blogGotta love the old cards. I’m especially excited about the Phoenix Giants cards since I went to a lot of their games when I was youngPeople who entered the contest had to make…

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Gaylord Perry spent ten years with the Giants and had a record of 134-109 with an ERA of 2.961962 Topps #199Perry started the season with the Giants, but spend a good portion of the year in AAA TacomaHe was 3-1 with a 5.23 ERA in 13 games (7 starts)196…

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Grab some pine, meat! I love that phrase! Mike Krukow is more famous for his announcing of Giants games (along with Duane Kuiper), but he was a pretty good pitcher as wellThe Giants acquired Mike in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies after the…

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The Number 5 Type Collection blog is running a Father’s Day giveaway contest. Click this link for more details.

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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Bob Brenly was always a favorite of mine. Brenly was a 27-year-old rookie in 1981 and batted .333 (15 for 45) in 19 games1982 Topps #171Bob batted .283 in 65 games as a catcher and third baseman…

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