-Born in West Palm Beach, FL, Ken signed with the Athletics as a free agent in 1952.

-Ken won 72 games in the minors and served in the military before finally establishing himself as a major leaguer at age 27 in 1960.

-Though he had cups of coffee with the A's in 1958 and 1959, he spent just the one full season (1960) with his original club, going 5-10 with a 4.26 ERA out of the bullpen.

-He appeared in only one postseason game in his career, Game Five of the 1961 World Series. With six runs already in for the Yankees in the second inning, Ken entered the game with two on and one out. He retired both batters he faced and was lifted for a pinch hitter.

-After a season divided amongst the A's, Reds, and AAA Toronto, Johnson was tabbed by the new Houston club. He became a dependable starter for them, leading the National League in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.87-to-1) in 1962 despite a 7-16 record and a middling 3.84 ERA.

-In 1963, he had a career-low 2.65 ERA (tenth-best in the N.L.), but was saddled with an 11-17 record.

-On April 23, 1964, Ken became the first - and to date, only - pitcher to throw a complete-game, nine-inning no-hitter and lose. The Colts and Reds were locked in a scoreless tie in the top of the ninth when the pitcher flubbed a comeback from Pete Rose, allowing him to reach second base. Chico Ruiz's grounder allowed Rose to take third, and he scored the game's lone run when Nellie Fox botched another grounder at second base with two outs.

-The Braves traded for Johnson in May 1965, and he did his best work in Milwaukee and Atlanta. That first year, he won a career-high 16 games with a 3.42 ERA and nine complete games. He followed up with a 14-8, 3.30, 11 CG effort in 1966. For an encore, he posted a 13-8 record and a 2.74 ERA in 1967.

-As he began to slip in his mid-thirties, he journeyed from Atlanta to the Yankees to the Cubs before closing out his career with an ugly handful of games in Montreal in 1970. In parts of 13 seasons he was 91-106 with a 3.46 ERA.

-Among all pitchers with the last name Johnson, Ken is fifth in career wins behind Walter (417), Randy (303), Syl (112), and Si (101).

Albie Pearson was a seriously tiny dude: 5'5", 140 pounds. For a little perspective, CC Sabathia is listed as 6'7" and 290 pounds! He's two Albies!

-Born in Alhambra, CA, Albie signed with the Red Sox in 1953.

-After five years in the Boston chain, he was traded to the Senators and made the big league squad at age 23 in 1958.

-As Washington's everyday center fielder, he led the club with 25 doubles and seven steals (they didn't do much running!) and batted .275 with a .354 on-base percentage. He walked twice as often as he struck out and was named A.L. Rookie of the Year.

-Albie suffered from a sophomore AND junior slump, as he batted only .223 with seven doubles and 14 RBI in 350 trips to the plate for the Senators and Orioles in 1959-1960. The O's even shipped him out to their minor league club in Miami.

-The diminutive outfielder hit only one home run during his stint in Baltimore. It was a two-out, eighth-inning grand slam off of New York's Jim Coates. Unfortunately, it only closed the O's deficit to 12-5 in a game they ultimately lost 15-9 (teammate Billy Klaus hit ANOTHER grand slam in the ninth!).

-Chosen by the Angels in the expansion draft, Pearson got untracked, hitting a team-best .288 with a .420 on-base percentage (thanks to 96 walks). He paced the team with 92 runs and 11 steals.

-After topping the American League with 115 runs scored in 1962, Albie was an All-Star the following year. His average was a personal-best .304 (fourth in the league), he walked 90-plus times for the third straight year, and added 26 doubles.

-Derailed by back spasms, he slumped to .223 in 1964 before rallying for one last hurrah the year after (.278 AVG, .370 OBP, 12-of-13 SB). He made it into just three games before the Angels released him in July of 1966.

-In eight-plus seasons, Albie hit .270 with a .369 on-base percentage, 28 home runs, and 214 RBI. He was 77-for-110 as a base stealer.

-Pearson is an ordained minister who has founded an organization to train fellow pastors and ministers. He and his wife have also founded a youth organization to keep kids drug-free, and in 2002 they dedicated Father's Heart Ranch in Desert Hot Springs, CA. It is an 11-acre home for abused, neglected, and abandoned boys.

So what do you think? Did Carl Warwick catch this imaginary ball? I hope it was imaginary, anyway. If not, he could be distracted by the click of the photographer's shutter, and then he might get bonked in the head. Nobody wants that.

-A native of Dallas, TX, Carl attended Texas Christian University before signing with the Dodgers in 1957.

-In 1959, he was MVP of the AA Texas League in his second pro season. Warwick hit .331 with a .434 on-base percentage (99 walks!), 129 runs scored, 27 doubles, 35 home runs, and 94 RBI for the Victoria Rosebuds.

-He made his big league debut at age 24 in 1961, but had just two hits in 13 at-bats before being traded to the Cardinals. St. Louis sent him to the minors in the middle of the summer, and he hit .250 in 55 games with them.

-Despite a hot start the following season (.348 in 13 games), the young outfielder was dealt again, this time to the expansion club in Houston. He was one of their top hitters with 17 doubles, 16 homers, and 60 RBI to go with a .260 average.

-Carl's production leveled off in 1963, and he returned to St. Louis in 1964 as a reserve player. He hit .259 with just three home runs in 158 at-bats, and was 11-for-43 (.256) as a pinch hitter.

-The final home run of his career came on May 8, 1964. With two on, two out and the Redbirds trailing the Mets by two, he batted for pitcher Lew Burdette and delivered a game-tying three-run shot off of Jack Fisher. However, New York pulled out a win in the bottom of the ninth.

-Appearing exclusively in a pinch-hit capacity in the 1964 World Series, he went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored as the Cards downed the Yankees in seven games. His pinch single in the sixth inning of Game One drove in the go-ahead run. Another pinch single to lead off the sixth inning of Game Four sparked a rally that culminated with Ken Boyer's go-ahead grand slam.

-1965 was a miserable year for Warwick; he totaled 12 hits in 98 at-bats (.132) for the Cardinals and Orioles.

-The following year Carl's baseball career came to an end. He saw action in 22 games with the Cubs and also logged time with their AA and AAA teams. In parts of six major league seasons he was a .248 hitter with 31 home runs and 149 RBI.

-For his career, Warwick held his own against Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, collecting 9 hits in 27 at-bats (.333) with two doubles, a homer, and five RBI. He struck out only twice in their meetings.

Jerry Lumpe thanks his lucky stars that he wasn't Rusty Kuntz or Mickey Klutts.

-Born in Lincoln, MO, Jerry signed with the Yankees in 1951.

-He spent five years in the minors before appearing in 20 games for New York at age 23 in 1956.

-After three-plus seasons as a backup infielder for the Yanks, Jerry was traded in May 1959 to the Athletics.

-Lumpe starred as Kansas City's everyday second baseman, batting .271 or better in each of his four full seasons with the club.

-He peaked with a .301 average, a team-best 34 doubles, 10 triples, 10 home runs, and 83 RBI in 1962. He also pieced together a 20-game hit streak that year.

-On August 20, 1963, his two-run homer off of Washington's Don Rudolph gave the A's a walkoff 7-5 win in 14 innings. On the day he went 4-for-6 with a walk.

-He was an All-Star for the first and only time in 1964, the first year following his trade to the Tigers. However, he was already in decline, hitting .256 with reduced power.

-Detroit released Jerry in October 1967, ending his 12-year career. Overall he hit .268 with 47 home runs and 454 RBI, and played solid defense at second base.

-He hit three home runs off of Hall of Famer Jim Bunning. The only pitcher that Lumpe took deep more often was Ralph Terry (four HR), a man he was once traded for.

-In 1971, Lumpe was a member of the A's coaching staff.

So how do you suppose that one brother gets to be named "James" and his younger brother is stuck with "Gaylord"? That hardly seems fair.

-A native of Williamston, NC, Jim attended Campbell University and signed with the Indians in 1956.

-He debuted with Cleveland in 1959, posting a 12-10 record in 44 games and completing eight of his 13 starts. His 2.65 ERA would have been third-best in the league, but he fell just short of the innings requirement. However, he did place second in Rookie of the Year voting to Bob Allison.

-His sophomore season was one of his most successful, as he tied for the league lead with 18 wins and four shutouts.

-Though Jim made the All-Star team in 1961, he fell to 10-17 with a 4.71 ERA. He would not get another shot at being a full-time starter until 1969.

-After spending six strong seasons as Minnesota's swingman, Perry was tabbed for 36 starts in 1969. The 33-year-old broke out with a 20-6 record and a 2.82 ERA for the first-ever A.L. West champions. He was third in Cy Young voting and ninth in the MVP race.

-1970 was even better: he led the league with 24 wins (against 12 losses) to go along with a 3.04 ERA and a career-high 13 complete games. He made his second of three All-Star Games and won the Cy Young Award.

-Jim pitched for the Twins for a decade before making a one-year stop in Detroit. In 1974, he was united in Cleveland with brother Gaylord, three years his junior. They were already the only siblings to each win Cy Young Awards, and in their only full season as teammates they combined to win 38 games: 21 for Gaylord (2.51 ERA) and 17 for Jim (2.96 ERA).

-The Perry boys faced one another only once: on July 3, 1973, Jim's Tigers topped Gaylord's Indians 5-4. Each allowed four earned runs and did not complete the game. Jim received no decision, and Gaylord took the loss, having allowed a fifth (unearned) run.

-Jim lost his effectiveness in 1975 and retired after the Athletics released him in August. In 17 seasons he was 215-174 with a 3.45 ERA, 109 complete games, and 32 shutouts.

-His son is pro golfer Chris Perry.

Before I saw this card, the only Larry Miller I knew was the comedian and actor. You may know him from films like The Aristrocrats, 10 Things I Hate About You, or Best in Show. Hopefully this Larry Miller never threatened to gouge a child's eye out with his thumb.

-Born in Topeka, KS, Larry stayed local and attended the University of Kansas before signing with the Dodgers in 1959.

-He missed two years (1962-1963) due to military service.

-After beginning the 1964 season 8-0 with a 1.68 ERA at AA Albuquerque, the 27-year-old was summoned to the big leagues in June.

-His best effort that year was a complete game seven-hitter over the Phillies on August 2. He allowed one run, striking out five and walking one.

-Funnily enough, the pitcher started his major-league career 5-for-6 at the plate, with hits in each of his first four at-bats. From that point forward, he was 5-for-33. Still, he goes in the books as a .256 career hitter!

-Miller won only four of his 12 decisions as a rookie with a 4.18 ERA.

-Traded to the Mets in 1965, he went 6-1 at AAA Buffalo but sported a 5.02 ERA as a reliever in the majors.

-His sole win for New York came on June 20, 1965. After coming on in relief of Frank Lary in the sixth inning, he allowed an inherited, game-tying run to score on a sacrifice fly. He then blanked the Dodgers for the rest of the game. The Mets scored the winning run off of Don Drysdale with a Roy McMillan squeeze bunt in the eighth to earn a 3-2 victory.

-Three abysmal games (and one good one) in September 1966 represented the last MLB exposure for Larry. He finished his career 5-14 in parts of three seasons with a 4.71 ERA.

-He stayed active in the minor leagues through the 1969 season, retiring with an overall 3.42 ERA on the farm.

I don't know what it is, but I enjoy being able to see a player's name on the back of his jersey on older cards. You can also see his jersey number 3 on the sleeve (these were known as "TV numbers", as they were for the benefit of fans watching at home).

-Born in Prescott, AR, Floyd attended high school in San Diego, after which he signed with the Pacific Coast League's Padres club in 1954.

-The Indians acquired him in 1957, but sent him to the White Sox prior to the 1960 season. He debuted with Chicago that August, hitting .283 in 22 games.

-The 25-year-old became the ChiSox' starting right fielder in 1961 and finished third in A.L. Rookie of the Year voting on the strength of a team-leading .310 average. He also showed some pop with 20 doubles, seven triples, and 11 home runs.

-1962 was a career year for Floyd. He led the league with 45 doubles and paced his team with ten triples, 109 RBI, and a .312 average. He also landed in the top ten of the MVP vote.

-On July 22, 1962, he had the rare distinction of going 6-for-6 in a nine-inning game, a 7-3 victory over Boston. Incredibly, he scored only one run and had one RBI; all six hits were singles.

-Robinson remained productive for the Pale Hose over the next three seasons, batting .282 and averaging 13 homers, 65 RBI, and 69 walks.

-After his average dipped to .237 in 1966 (more troubling was his .325 slugging percentage), he was traded to the Reds for pitcher Jim O'Toole.

-He continued to flounder in his lone season in Cincinnati, and fared no better in 1968 in Oakland and then Boston, and that was all she wrote. In parts of nine seasons, he hit .283 with 36 triples, 67 home runs, and 426 RBI. His on-base percentage was a solid .365.

-Floyd's last home run was a pinch-hit job on April 16, 1968. The two-run clout gave the A's a 4-3 lead over the Yankees in the ninth inning, and they won by that margin.

-His cousin was a fellow major league outfielder of the era, Tommie Reynolds.

If I had to describe Mike McCormick in one word, that word would be "squinty". BONUS FUN FACT! He is just one of three major leaguers by that name. The first was a Scottish native who played third base for the Brooklyn Superbas in 1904, and the second patrolled the outfield for several teams in the 1940s.

-Mike hailed from Pasadena, CA and garnered attention as a 17-year-old American Legion pitcher. He threw four no-hitters, struck out 26 batters in a game, and won 49 games total.

-The Giants (still in New York at the time) signed him in 1956 as a $60,000 bonus baby and he saw action in three big league games before turning 18.

-He was eased into the team's rotation over the span of a few years, and went 11-8 with eight complete games in his second full season.

-In 1959, he managed a rare feat, pitching a no-hitter while allowing a hit. *record scratch* Yes, he completed five hitless innings on June 12 at Philadelphia before surrendering a hit in the sixth frame. However, rain stopped the game before the inning could be completed, and per the rules, the game was official after five innings, with the incomplete sixth being wiped out!

-Mike was an All-Star for the first time at 21, as he led all National League pitchers in 1960 with a 2.70 ERA and completed a career-high 15 games to match his win total. He repeated as an All-Star the following year.

-The mid-Sixties were a forgettable time for the southpaw, as he lost his regular spot in the San Francisco rotation in 1962, was traded to Baltimore the following year and won only six of 21 starts, spent most of 1964 at AAA Rochester, and had to regain his form with a two-year exile to the American League basement (located in Washington, D.C.).

-Returning to the Giants in 1967, all seemed right in Mike's world once more. He won the first National League Cy Young Award (one award had been given across both leagues previously) and finished sixth in MVP voting. His stats, with N.L. ranks in parentheses: 22-10 record (1st), 2.85 ERA (missed top ten by .09), 14 complete games (7th), five shutouts (2nd). He was also chosen as the league's Comeback Player of the Year, though the voters were likely looking at his win total only; he'd had a 3.46 ERA (101 ERA+) for the Senators in 1966, but went 11-14 with crummy run support.

-He must have had a thing for round numbers. He reportedly hit the 500th home run ever struck by a pitcher, and on July 14, 1968, he served up Hank Aaron's 500th career homer!

-After two more decent years on the San Francisco staff (23-23, 3.46 ERA), he got knocked around while toiling for the Giants and Yankees in 1970 and the Royals in 1971. He finished a 16-year major league career with 134 wins, 128 losses, and a 3.73 ERA.

-Mike has been married twice and has three daughters and two sons.

Those are some pearly whites that Bob (aka Buck) Rodgers is flashing! I hope his dentist had this card framed in his office.

-A native of Delaware, OH, Bob signed with the Tigers right out of high school in 1956.

-After five years in the Detroit organization, Bob was claimed by the Angels in the 1960 expansion draft. He made his major league debut in September of 1961, hitting .321 in 16 games.

-His first career home run came on September 29, 1961 off of Cleveland's Barry Latman. It was a third-inning grand slam that gave the Angels a 6-4 lead and capped the scoring for both clubs.

-He became Los Angeles' starting catcher in 1962 and hit .258 with 34 doubles (fifth-best in the A.L.), 61 RBI and a league-leading 34 baserunners caught stealing. His 45.9% caught stealing rate was second in the league; he would gun down 43% of would-be thieves for his career. The switch-hitting backstop also set a rookie record with 155 games caught. He was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team and placed second in Rookie of the Year voting behind Tom Tresh of the Yankees.

-On May 5, 1962, he caught Bo Belinsky's no-hitter against the Orioles and went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double.

-Rodgers remained the Halos' primary catcher for seven years on the strength of his defense. He never approached the offensive production of his rookie year.

-He appeared in only 18 games in 1969, his career coming to a close at age 30 due to wear and tear. In parts of nine seasons he hit .232 with 31 homers and 288 RBI.

-Buck got into coaching as soon as his playing days were over, serving on the staffs of the Twins (1970-1974), Giants (1976), and Brewers (1978-1980). He also managed in the minors for the Angels (1975, 1977) and Expos (1984).

-While coaching the Brewers, he was promoted to interim manager after skipper George Bamberger suffered a heart attack in the spring. Bamberger returned for a portion of the season before stepping down and handing the reins back to Rodgers in September. The following year, Milwaukee went 62-47, including 31-22 in the second half of the strike-shortened season to advance to the divisional playoffs. There they lost a heartbreaking series to the first-half East champion Yankees, three games to two. In 1982, the Brew Crew won the East and the A.L. pennant, but did it without Buck, who was replaced by Harvey Kuenn after a 23-24 start.

-In 1985 he took over the Expos and piloted some competitive clubs, averaging nearly 84 wins over six full seasons as manager. Montreal peaked with a 91-71 record in 1987, good for third place in the N.L. East and four games back of the division champion Cardinals. In 1991, he was fired because of a 20-29 start and succeeded by Tom Runnells. The Angels hired him that August, but he completed just one full season as California's manager. In May 1992, a team bus crashed on the way from New York to Baltimore and he sustained the most serious injuries of the dozen Angels personnel who were impacted - a broken rib, broken knee, and broken elbow. He missed half of the season. In 1993, the Halos lost 91 games, shortening his leash. After another slow start in 1994 (16-24) he was let go, bringing an end to a 13-year managerial career in which he went 784-774, a .503 win percentage.

Eat your heart out, Bobby Bonilla...real fans know who the true "Bobby Bo" is.

-Born in Hickory Grove, SC, Bobby signed with the Giants in 1956 at age 17.

-He cut a swath through the minors, winning 57 games in his first four pro seasons.

-Appeared in 37 games as a rookie in 1961, all but one as a reliever. He saved five games and had a respectable 3.19 ERA, though he struggled with his control (6.9 BB/9 IP).

-Received incrementally larger starting assignments in his first four seasons. Went 23-18 with a 3.34 ERA and 13 saves from 1962-1964.

-Starting 13 games and relieving in 32 more, he went a career-best 14-6 with a 2.76 ERA (seventh-best in the N.L.) in 1965.

-1966 was Bobby's lone season as a full-time starter. He completed ten games and his 2.89 ERA placed him in the league's top ten for the second straight year, but he managed just an 11-10 record for the 93-win Giants. Call it hard luck - his game logs show that he received an average of 3.35 runs of support from his offense. Though he failed to complete six innings in ten of 34 starts, many of his no-decisions could have been wins; his ERA was 2.93 in the 14 games in which he did not receive a decision. He basically had to be flawless to win (0.85 ERA in 11 wins).

-Had a pair of one-hit shutouts in his career: August 14, 1964 vs. the Braves and October 1, 1966 at Pittsburgh.

-Despite starting only 19 of his 34 games in 1968, Bolin qualified for the ERA title and finished second to Bob Gibson with a 1.99 mark. His 0.985 WHIP was fourth-best, and he went 10-5.

-After a rough patch in the early 1970s, he finished his career with two good years out of the Boston bullpen in 1972 and 1973. Went out on top with a 2.70 ERA and a team-best 15 saves in his final season.

-In 13 seasons he was 88-75 with a 3.40 ERA, 32 complete games, and 50 saves.