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Personal information provide is as follows: place of birth--date of birth--school(s)--date of death--cemetery (if local); if a player is not deceased, the place of his "current" residence is provided

Statistics provided are major league career totals

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EDDIE BASINSKI Buffalo, NY--11/4/1922--East HS, Buffalo, NY; University at Buffalo--1/8/2022

SHORTSTOP, SECOND BASEMAN 3 years: 1944-45 Bro NL; 1947 Pit NL

203 G / 664 PA / 602 AB / 58 R / 47 H / 19 2B / 7 3B / 4 HR / 59 RBI / 1 SB / 1 CS / 35 BB / 70 SO / .244 BA / .292 OBP / .319 SLG / .611 OPS / 68 OPS+ / -1.1 WAR

"No one remembers Eddie Basinski. Eddie could really play the violin. As a kid he had played with the Buffalo Symphony, and after he left the Dodgers, he ended up playing for the Seattle Symphony. I remember Leo had been needling Basinski about his violin playing. He would bring the violin and practice in his room. Leo told him, 'I'll give you a suit if you'll play the violin for us.' So one day Eddie brought his violin into the clubhouse, and he was a virtuoso. So Leo said, 'Well, I guess I owe you a suit. What kind of suit do you want?' Eddie's response was, 'Where did you get yours?' Leo's suit was probably five times more expensive than what Ed ever paid for a suit." - Howie Schultz, remembering Eddie in Peter Golenbock's Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers

With his frail frame and unathletic appearance, bespectacled infielder Eddie Basinski did not look like a baseball player, but he played parts of three seasons in the majors and had a long career in the Pacific Coast League. A native of Buffalo, and a boyhood friend of Warren Spahn, Basinski grew up playing baseball on the sandlots but never played in high school or college. In fact, his avocation as a youth was the violin, and he was an excellent player, as he rose to lead violinist in his college's symphonic orchestra while earning an engineering degree at the University of Buffalo. He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 and went straight to the majors, hitting .353 in his first ten big league games. He ended the season with a more down-to-earth .257 average in 39 games. In 1945, he was the Dodgers' regular shortstop while Pee Wee Reese was away in the military, and hit .262 in 108 games. He lost his job when World War II ended and Reese returned. After spending 1946 in the minors with the St. Paul Saints, he was dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gerheauser. Basinski appeared in 56 games for the Pirates in 1947 but hit just .199 for the club in what would be his final big league campaign. That year, he played in his first of ten seasons with the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League. He later played for the Seattle Rainiers and Vancouver Mounties, ending his PCL career with 1,544 hits, 109 homers, and 634 runs batted in. In 2006, he was elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. Also see: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Eddie-Basinski/

CARDS

1947 Tip Top 135

1952 Mother's Cookies 6

have--RL 1953 Mother's Cookies 32

1956 Portland Beavers Pins 1

1957 Seattle Popcorn 3

1958 Seattle Popcorn 2

1983 TCMA Playball 1945 29

1990 Dodgers Target 899

Autograph? NO

BABE BIRRER Buffalo, NY--7/4/1929--Kensington HS, Buffalo, NY; University at Buffalo--11/19/2013--Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY

PITCHER 3 years: 1955 Det AL; 1956 Bal AL; 1958 LAD NL

4 W / 3 L / .571 W-L% / 4.36 ERA / 1.387 WHIP / 56 G / 3 GS / 23 GF / 1 CG / 4 SV / 119.2 IP / 129 H / 64 R / 58 ER / 13 HR / 37 BB / 45 SO / 518 BF / 92 ERA+ / 0.6 WAR

On July 19, 1955, Babe Birrer pitched four shutout innings in relief for the Detroit Tigers. He also went 2 for 2 at the plate, hitting two three-run homers off George Zuverink and Art Schallock of the Baltimore Orioles. He received the moniker "Babe" as a result of that game. The two homers and six RBI constitute his career totals in those statistics. He is perhaps the only man in the history of Major League Baseball who played more than one year to have achieved his entire lifetime home run and RBI totals in one game. It is not surprising, though, that when he was put on waivers in 1956, he was quickly selected - by Baltimore. For the great majority of his 20 years in professional baseball, Birrer would languish in the minor leagues until his retirement in 1966. True, but funny story from "Babe" Birrer. He was traded from Vancouver Triple A, an affiliate of the Orioles, in 1957 to the Brooklyn Dodgers' Triple A affiliate and threw a no-hitter against his old manager, Charlie Metro of Vancouver. Babe also gave up one of Mickey Mantle's three longest home runs. He pitched for Caracas during the winter of 1956-57. He played in the minors for Montreal and Buffalo, among others.

CARDS

1956 Orioles Postcards 21

have--NT 1956 Topps 84

1956 Topps 84A

1958 Montreal Royals FC53 4

1959 Montreal Royals O'Keefe Ale 3

1974 Broder Popcorn 8

1990 Dodgers Target 54

1991 Orioles Crown 35

Autograph? YES

FRANK BORK Buffalo, NY--7/13/1940--Bishop Fallon HS, Buffalo, NY--resides in Dublin, OH

PITCHER 1 year: 1964 Pit NL

2 W / 2 L / .500 W-L% / 4.07 ERA / 1.476 WHIP / 33 G / 2 GS / 10 GF / 2 SV / 42.0 IP / 51 H / 22 R / 19 ER / 6 HR / 11 BB / 31 SO / 185 BF / 87 ERA+ / 0.0 WAR

Frank Bork pitched one season in the major leagues, appearing in 33 games and finishing 10 for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1964. He was 23 at the time, one year older than teammates Tommie Sisk and Steve Blass. Bork and Blass had pitched for the 1962 Kinston Indians who won the league championship. Both pitchers had ERAs under 2.00, with Bork winning 19 and Blass winning 17. (Source: Kinston Indians) Previously, in 1961, he went 7-10 in the Northern League. His minor league career lasted through 1967. After baseball he became a manufacturer's representative. One source says he threw a knuckle curve (The Mostly Complete List of Knuckleball Pitchers).

CARDS

1964 Pirates KDKA 3

have--DA 1965 Topps 592

1966 O-Pee-Chee 123

1966 Topps Venezuelan 123

have--KM,RL 1966 Topps 123

Autograph? NO

JIM BRITTON North Tonawanda, NY--3/25/1944--Tonawanda HS, Tonawanda, NY; University at Buffalo--resides in Suwanee, GA

PITCHER 4 years: 1967-69 Atl NL; 1971 Mon NL

13 W / 16 L / .448 W-L% / 4.02 ERA / 1.374 WHIP / 76 G / 30 GS / 19 GF / 4 CG / 3 SHO / 4 SV / 237.1 IP / 214 H / 115 R / 106 ER / 23 HR / 112 BB / 148 SO /1020 BF / 84 ERA+

In 1961, Jim Britton refused a football scholarship to Penn State and signed an amateur free agent deal with the Baltimore Orioles. On November 26, 1962, the Milwaukee Braves drafted him in the 1962 first-year player draft. On September 5, 1967, Britton pitched for the Richmond Braves against the Rochester Red Wings in a one-game playoff for the regular season title of the International League. Britton's father was in the stands in Rochester for the game. Jim threw 8 innings of one-hit shutout ball when his father was stricken with a fatal heart attack. Britton was removed from the game and his teammates went on to 2-0 victory. On September 20, 1967, at the age of 23, Britton made his Major League debut with the Braves. His debut was rocky: he gave up the first home run of Johnny Bench's career - a three-run blast. Perhaps his best season in the bigs was his second: in 34 games, he had an ERA of 3.10. On December 2, 1969, Britton was traded with minor leaguer Don Johnson to the Montreal Expos for pitcher Larry Jaster. Expected to be a spot starter the following season, he missed the entire season because of arm trouble. On September 25, 1971, Britton played his final game for the Expos. During his career, he wore three numbers: 27 in 1967, 42 in 1968 and 1969, and 27 in 1971. In 76 games, he was 13-16 with a 4.02 ERA. Following his playing days, Jim was a special agent with the FBI. He currently resides in Suwanee, Georgia.

CARDS

1964 Topps Venezuelan 94

have--JJ,CB 1964 Topps 94

1968 Braves Postcards 5

1968 O-Pee-Chee 76

1968 Topps Venezuelan 76

have--JS 1968 Topps 76

1969 O-Pee-Chee 154

have--?? 1969 Topps 154

have--JS 1970 Topps 646

1971 O-Pee-Chee 699

have--xx 1971 Topps 699

1972 Milton Bradley NNO

1972 Topps 351

Autograph? NO

WALTER BROWN Jamestown, NY--4/23/1915-- --2/3/1991--Bemus Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, NY

PITCHER 1 year: 1947 SLB AL

1 W/ 0 L / 1.000 W-L% / 4.89 ERA / 1.696 WHIP / 19 G / 13 GF / 46.0 IP / 50 H / 27 R / 25 ER / 3 HR / 28 BB / 10 SO / 202 BF / ERA+ 80 / 0.2 WAR

Right-hander Walter Brown spent thirteen seasons in professional baseball from 1936 to 1951. He also served with the United States Navy during World War II. Brown spent the 1947 season in the majors, making his debut with the St. Louis Browns on May 16, 1947. He made 19 appearances, pitching 46 innings with a 4.89 ERA while winning his only decision for a 1-0 major league record. He pitched his last game on September 24, 1947. Walter spent the balance of his pro baseball career in the minor leagues and had five double-digit winning seasons : 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940 and 1941. His best numbers in this run came early when he went 15-10 with a 2.32 ERA for the '37 Union Springs Springers team of the Class D Alabama-Florida League, helping his club to the league title in his second year. From 1943 until his finale in 1951, his best minor league season came in 1946, when he went 9-8 with a 3.70 ERA while appearing in 34 games. He left the game with a career mark on the farm of 112-106 in 371 games while pitching 1,828 innings. After baseball, Walter moved back to his native New York where he worked and lived until his death on February 3, 1991 in Westfield, NY.

CARDS

None published

Autograph? NO

DANNY CARNEVALE Buffalo, NY--2/8/1918--St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo, NY; Canisius College--12/29/2005--Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY

SHORTSTOP, THIRD BASEMAN 15 seasons in the minor leagues (1937-43, 1946-53), including Buffalo (IL) in 1938 and 1940 (Det)

MANAGER 12 seasons in the minor leagues (1947-55, 1962-63, 1972), including Buffalo (IL/Det) in 1955

Danny Carnevale was a very successful minor league manager, winning 5 league titles. He played from 1937 to 1953 in the minor leagues. Carnevale was also a coach for the Kansas City Royals in 1970. He was a first cousin of Sibby Sisti (major league infielder). Additionally, he was a scout for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Royals and Cleveland Indians. Danny broke in with the 1937 Perth-Cornwall Bisons, playing third base and hitting .354 with 100 RBI, tied for third in the Canadian-American League. Called up to the parent Buffalo Bisons, Carnevale hit only .216/~.293/.275 in 375 AB, splitting his time between third and short, where the regulars were Smokey Joe Martin and Greg Mulleavy. Sent back down to the Wilkes-Barre Barons, Danny hit .255 with 2 HR and 36 RBI in 1939. He split 1940 between the Winston-Salem Twins (.194, 5 RBI) and Buffalo (.225/~.278/.267 in 78 games as the primary backup to Mulleavy at short and Jimmy Outlaw at third). Carnevale was briefly with the Fort Worth Cats in 1941 but spent most of the season with the Scranton Red Sox, starting a long stretch there. The 23-year-old batted .193 with one home run and 39 RBI in 1941. In 1942, Dan hit .244 with 1 HR and 42 RBI for Scranton. He continued to improve in 1943 with a .284/~.352/.404 batting line. Carnevale's .967 fielding percentage led all regular shortstops in the Eastern League that year. Danny then entered the military and spent two years in the service during World War II. Returning to Scranton in 1946, the 28-year-old batted .270/~.376/.372 and again led the EL's shortstops in fielding percentage (.956). In his last year with the club, he hit .312 with 3 HR and 18 RBI; he spent most of 1947 with the Rock Hill Chiefs, batting .301 with 88 RBI, his best total in 10 years and 12 home runs, a new career high. He became a player-manager for the first time that season. Moving on to the Carbondale Pioneers as a player-manager in 1948, Carnevale smacked the ball, setting career highs in average (.380) and home runs (20) while driving in 100. He led the North Atlantic League in two of the three legs of the Triple Crown, finishing third in RBI. Carbondale won the title, one of four in a row won by Carnevale's clubs. In 1949, Danny was in charge of the Bradford Blue Wings as they won the PONY League. He helped out with a .373 average and 126 RBI, his most. He led the league in RBI and was second to Ed Kobesky in average. The next year, his champion club was the Terre Haute Phillies; he batted .303/~.415/.393, stole 28 bases and drove in 103. He was second in the Three-I League in RBI behind Frank Marchio, was 4th in steals and led league shortstops in fielding percentage (.960). Moving on to the Wilmington Blue Rocks, Carnevale guided his team to a fourth title in a row in 1951 and hit .285 with 89 RBI. In 1952, his entry finally failed to take a pennant and he batted only .249/~.306/.318 in 80 games for the Schenectady Blue Jays. His last season as a player was his fifth pennant-winner as a manager, for the 1953 Jamestown Falcons. The 37-year-old only inserted himself in 20 games, hitting .245/~.339/.388. In 1956, Carnevale became the GM for the Buffalo Bisons before spending many years as a scout for the Kansas City A's, Baltimore Orioles, and Cleveland Indians.

CARDS

1940 Buffalo Bisons NNO

1970 Kansas City Royals Postcards NNO CO

FRANK CIPRIANI West Seneca, NY--4/14/1941--Bishop Timon HS, Buffalo, NY; Fordham University--6/7/2022

RIGHT FIELDER 1 year: 1961 KCA AL

13 G / 38 PA / 36 AB / 2 R / 9 H / 2 RBI / 2 BB / 4 SO / .250 BA / .289 OBP / .250 SLG / .539 OPS / 46 OPS+ -0.2 WAR

Although Fordham University had a long history of sending players to the majors, Frank Cipriani is one of the few Fordham men who came to the majors after 1960. Signed in 1960, he played with the Kansas City Athletics in September 1961, batting .250 (9-for-36) with 2 runs scored in 13 games.

CARDS

1961-62 A's Jay Publishing 6

have--MM 1962 Topps 333

Autograph? NO

DAVE CRISCIONE Dunkirk, NY--9/2/1951--Dunkirk HS, Dunkirk, NY--resides in Fredonia, NY

CATCHER 1 year: 1977 Bal AL

7 G / 10 PA / 9 AB / 1 R / 3 H / 1 HR / 1 RBI / 1 SO / .333 BA / .333 OBP / .667 SLG / 1.000 OPS / 173 OPS+ / 0.1 WAR

Dave Criscione was in the majors for seven games with the Baltimore Orioles in 1977. He also had nine seasons in the minors, of which six were spent in AAA ball. Dave hit .333 with a home run in 10 plate appearances. The home run was a walkoff blast against Sam Hinds of the Milwaukee Brewers, an 11th inning solo shot to give the O's a 4-3 win on July 25. Later, Dave was head coach of SUNY-Fredonia from 1999-2002. An article entitled "Dave Criscione and the Best Two Weeks Ever" gives more detail about his career. He was a high school sports legend. At 5' 8", he had trouble being taken seriously by major league executives. He worked in a dog food factory during offseasons. It was Rochester Red Wings manager Ken Boyer who told Dave that he got the call. He was given a locker next to Brooks Robinson. He got his chance because catcher Rick Dempsey had suffered an injury. He worked at Fredonia in various capacities for over 20 years. Also see: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dave-criscione/

CARDS

1974 Spokane Indians Caruso 33

1975 Spokane Indians Caruso 12

1976 Sacramento Solons Caruso 1

1977 Orioles Photo Album 30

1977 Rochester Red Wings McCurdy's 1

1978 TCMA Rochester Red Wings 6

1991 Orioles Crown 88

Auotograph? NO

PAT DOBSON Buffalo, NY--2/12/1942--Lancaster Central HS, Lancaster, NY--11/22/2006

PITCHER 11 years: 1967-69 Det AL; 1970 SDP NL; 1971-72 Bal AL; 1973 Atl NL; 1973-1975 NYY AL; 1976-77 Cle AL

122 W / 129 L / .486 W-L% / 3.54 ERA / 1.277 WHIP / 414 G / 279 GS / 51 GF / 74 CG / 14 SHO / 19 SV / 2120.1 IP / 2043 H / 939 R / 833 ER / 197 HR / 665 BB / 1301 SO / 8872 BF / 100 ERA+ / 18.1 WAR

Pat Dobson was best known for his years as a pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees in the early 1970s. He was signed by the Detroit Tigers in 1959 but didn't break into the majors until 1967. He pitched in the 1968 World Series for the Tigers, and in the 1971 World Series for the Orioles, for whom he went 20-8 as a member of a staff with four 20 game winners, joining Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Jim Palmer. In 1974 he won 19 games for the New York Yankees, and in 1976 he won 16 games for the Cleveland Indians. Dobson was an All-Star in 1972. His main teammates were Jim Palmer, Graig Nettles, Thurman Munson, Brooks Robinson, Davey Johnson, Merv Rettenmund, Roy White, Boog Powell and Don Buford. After his playing career ended, Dobson was pitching coach for the Nashville Sounds in 1980-1981 and the Milwaukee Brewers from 1982 to 1984. He later held the same position with the San Diego Padres from 1988 to 1990, the Kansas City Royals in 1991, and the Baltimore Orioles in 1996. He was employed by the San Francisco Giants as an advance scout at the time of his death in 2006 from leukemia, one day after receiving his diagnosis. During the 1989-1990 season, he managed the Fort Myers Sun Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. He also managed the Sun Sox the next year until the league ceased operations in December of 1990. Also see: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Pat-Dobson/

Notable Achievements: AL All-Star (1972) 15 Wins Seasons: 4 (1971, 1972, 1974 & 1976) 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (1971) 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 7 (1970-1976) Won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1968

CARDS

have--MM 1967 Topps 526

1968 O-Pee-Chee 22

1968 Tigers Detroit Free Press Bubblegumless 4

1968 Tigers News Super Posters 4

1968 Topps Venezuelan 22

have--xx 1968 Topps 22

1969 Tigers Color 3

1969 Topps 231

1970 MLB PhotoStamps 112

1970 O-Pee-Chee 421

have--KM,DW 1970 Topps 421

1971 Dell Today's Team Stamps 295

1971 O-Pee-Chee 547

1971 Orioles Postcards 8

have--MC 1971 Topps 547

1972 Milton Bradley NNO

have--KM 1972 O-Pee-Chee 140

1972 Orioles Postcards 11

have--MC 1972 Topps 140

have--xx 1973 O-Pee-Chee 34

have--xx 1973 Topps 34

1973-74 Venezuelan Winter League Stickers 145

1974 O-Pee-Chee 463

1974 Syracuse Chiefs Team Issue 6

have--BR 1974 Topps 463

1975 O-Pee-Chee 44

have--BB 1975 SSPC Yankees 16

1975 Syracuse Chiefs Team Issue 4

1975 Topps Mini 44

have--JS 1975 Topps 44

1976 O-Pee-Chee 296

1976 SSPC 431

have--BR 1976 Topps Traded 296T

have--RH 1976 Topps 296

1977 Indians Team Issue 7

1977 Pepsi Glove Discs 8

have-RH 1977 Topps 618

have--xx 1978 Topps 575

1980 Nashville Sounds Team Issue 8

1983 Brewers Police NNO

1984 Brewers Police NNO

1988 Padres Smokey 7

1988 Tigers Domino's 4

1989-90 Pacific Senior League 87

1989-90 Pacific Senior League 219

1989 Padres Postcards 9

1989-90 T/M Senior League 28

1989-90 Topps Senior League 96

1990 Elite Senior League 64

1990 Padres Magazine/Unocal 22

1990 Padres Postcards 10

1991 Orioles Crown 109

1991 Pacific Senior League 9

1991 Royals Police 25

1992 Yankees WIZ 70s 45

1996 Orioles Postcards 8

2003 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Grandstand 9

2004 Hagerstown Suns Multi-Ad 9

2004 Maryland Lottery 12

2004 UD Yankees Classics 49

Autograph? NO

AL FITZMORRIS Buffalo, NY--3/21/1946--James Madison HS, San Diego, CA--12/4/2024

PITCHER 10 years: 1969-1976 KCR AL; 1977-78 Cle AL; 1978 Cal AL

77 W / 59 L / .566 W-L% / 3.65 ERA / 1.345 WHIP / 288 G / 159 GS / 49 GF / 36 CG / 11 SHO / 7 SV / 1277.0 IP / 1284 H / 573 R / 518 ER / 83 HR / 433 BB / 458 SO / 5385 BF / 101 ERA+ / 15.8 WAR

Taken by Kansas City 1968 expansion draft, Al Fitzmorris made his Major League debut at the age of 23 on Sept. 8, 1969, in Oakland, pitching three scoreless innings of relief and earning the victory. Fitzmorris posted his highest WAR (4.5) and lowest ERA (2.79) in ’74 and won a career-high 16 games in ’75. In ’76, his 2.3 WAR was tops among Royals starters as they went 90-72 and won the AL West for the first time, starting a three-year run of division titles under future Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog. The Blue Jays selected Fitzmorris in the expansion draft that November and traded him to Cleveland for catcher Alan Ashby and utilityman Doug Howard. In ’77, Fitzmorris was 6-10 in 29 games (21 starts) for Cleveland, posting a 5.41 ERA in 133 innings. After seven relief appearances – and one start in Triple-A – in ’78, he was released on July 13. He signed with the Angels five days later and pitched in nine games (two starts) down the stretch, going 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA in 31 2/3 innings. A free agent after the season, he signed with the Padres in February 1979 but never pitched for San Diego. He started eight games for their Triple-A Hawaii affiliate in his final professional season. A switch-hitter who began his career as an outfielder, Fitzmorris holds the distinction of being the first player in Royals history to get a hit from both sides of the plate in the same game; on July 19, 1970, Fitzmorris doubled from the right side in the third inning and singled from the left side in the fifth. In 99 career Major League at-bats, he hit .242 (24-for-99) with five doubles and eight RBIs. Also see: https://www.mlb.com/news/al-fitzmorris-an-original-royal-dies

Notable Achievements: 15 Wins Seasons: 2 (1975 & 1976) 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 2 (1975 & 1976)

CARDS

have--TE24 1970 O-Pee-Chee 241

1970 Royals Team Issue 13

have--DW 1970 Topps 241

have--BB 1971 O-Pee-Chee 564

1971 Royals Signature Series Team 7

have--MC 1971 Topps 564

have--KM 1972 O-Pee-Chee 349

1972 Royals Team Issue 4

1972 Topps Cloth Test 10

have--BR 1972 Topps 349

1973 O-Pee-Chee 643

have--DW 1973 Topps 643

have--TE24 1974 O-Pee-Chee 191

1974 Royals Postcards 11

have--BR 1974 Topps 191

1975 O-Pee-Chee 24

1975 Royals Postcards 11

1975 Topps Mini 24

have--DW,BR 1975 Topps 24

1976 Hostess Twinkie 8

have--JM 1976 Hostess 8

1976 O-Pee-Chee 144

1976 Royals A and P 5

1976 SSPC 160

1976 Topps 144

1977 Indians Team Issue 10

1977 Topps 449

1978 Indians Team Issue 10

1978 Topps 227

1979 Hawaii Islanders Cramer 19

1979 TCMA Hawaii Islanders 17

have-RL 1979 Topps 638

Autograph? NO

MARION FRICANO Brant, NY--7/15/1923--SUNY at Cortland--5/18/1976--Holy Spirit Cemetery, North Collins, NY

PITCHER 4 years: 1952-54 PhA AL; 1955 KCA AL

15 W / 23 L / .395 W-L% / 4.32 ERA / 1.437 WHIP / 88 G / 43 GS / 26 GF / 14 CG / 2 SV / 387.2 IP / 393 H / 213 R / 186 ER / 40 HR / 164 BB / 115 SO / 1688 BF / 96 ERA+ / 3.0 WAR

Marion Fricano, sometimes called "Frick" or "Tony" on the ball field graduated from North Collins High School in New York State in 1942 and decided to postpone thoughts of a baseball career until he finished his education. He enrolled at the State University of New York College at Cortland to pursue a degree in physical education. These plans were also put on hold when Fricano decided to enlist in the United States Navy, serving in the Amphibious Unit as a radio operator from 1943 to 1947. After service in 1947, Marion signed his first pro baseball contract as an amateur free agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. He was assigned to the class C Johnstown Johnnies of the of the Middle Atlantic League, appearing in 14 games, winning 5 and losing 2 with a 4.96 ERA. Marion spent six years in the minors before getting to the major leagues. On May 12, 1952 Marion was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Dodgers. The A's assigned him to the Ottawa A's, where he went 17-8 with a league-leading 2.26 ERA and was awarded his team's Most Valuable Player Award. The Philadelphia A's manager Jimmy Dykes had Fricano called up for the final weeks of the season and he responded by going 1-0 in 2 games with a 1.80 ERA. 1953 was "Frick's" first full season in the majors and he posted a 9-12 record in 39 games for a 3.88 ERA. However Fricano's career in the majors was to be a short one. In 1954 the Athletics hoped for a better finish than their 7th place finish in 1953. Eddie Joost replaced Jimmy Dykes as manager. The team finished last and "Frick" posted a 5-11 record in 42 games. In 1955 the team was moved to Kansas City and Lou Boudreau became the manager. Fricano only appeared in 10 games that year. He was sent to the minors in 1956 and concluded his major league career with 15-23 record, appearing in 88 games with a 4.32 ERA. Although Fricano was 32 years old he chose to spend the next six years in the minors (1956-1961). In 1959 he went 12-4 in 41 games with a 2.02 ERA for the Dallas Rangers. When he retired, Fricano had spent 15 active years in pro baseball (1947-1961) and was 37 years old. "Frick" finished with a good minor league stat sheet, appearing in 416 outings, winning 113 and losing 81, while pitching 1,850 innings for a 3.84 ERA. During his baseball career Fricano had found time to earn his bachelor's degree from SUNY-Cortland and his master's degree at the University of Buffalo, and became a school teacher in upstate New York. In the late 1960s he became a recreational director at what is now Gowanda Psychiatric Center, until his death on May 18, 1976, at age 52 while vacationing in Mexico. The cause of his death was attributed to pneumonia, a complication from cancer he had been diagnosed with earlier.

Notable Achievements: 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 1 (1953)

CARDS

1953 A's Team Issue 11

have--NT 1953 Topps 199

1954 A's Team Issue 9

1954 Bowman Advertising Strips 1

have--MM 1954 Bowman 3

have--MM 1954 Topps 124

1955 A's Rodeo Meats 15

have--MM 1955 Bowman 316

1957 Hygrade Meats 4

1957 Seattle Popcorn 8

1974 Broder

Popcorn 3

1974 Broder Popcorn 192

Autograph? NO

PETE HAMM Buffalo, NY--9/20/1949--Soquel HS, Souquel, CA; California Polytechnic State University; Stanford University--resides?

PITCHER 2 years: 1970-71 Min AL

2 W / 6 L / .250 W-L% / 6.41 ERA / 1.608 WHIP / 23 G / 8 GS / 6 GF / 1 CG / 60.1 IP / 72 H / 43 R / 43 ER / 10 HR / 25 BB / 19 SO / 2773 BF / 57 ERA+ / -1.2 WAR

As a high school senior, Pete was 6-5 with a 1.31 ERA and was named to the All-Monterey Bay League team. In 1967, Pete was 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in helping pitch Stanford to the Pacific Eight Conference and NCAA District Eight titles and third place in the College World Series. He was selected to play in the 1969 College All-Star Game. He had a fine fastball.

CARDS

have--AG 1971 O-Pee-Chee 74

have--SL 1971 Topps 74

have--KM 1972 O-Pee-Chee 501

have--BR 1972 Topps 501

(there are also four 2015-21 Topps Buyback cards for Pete Hamm)

Autograph? NO

STAN JOK Buffalo, NY--5/3/1926-- --3/6/1972--St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY

THIRD BASEMAN, PINCH RUNNER, LEFT FIELDER 2 years: 1954 Phi NL; 1954-55 ChW AL

12 G / 22 PA / 19 AB / 4 R / 3 H / 1 HR / 4 RBI / 2 BB / 5 SO / .158 BA / .227 OBP / .316 SLG / .543 OPS / 44 OPS+ / -0.1 WAR

Stan Jok served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. A third baseman, he had cups of coffee with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox and played 14 seasons in the minor leagues. He was a commercial distributor for Petroleum Sales and Services of Buffalo, NY.

CARDS

1952 Parkhurst Frostade International League (V338-1) 93

have--MM 1954 Topps 196

1955 Bowman 251

Autograph? NO

MIKE JUREWICZ Buffalo, NY--9/20/1945--Pius XI HS, Milwaukee, WI; Marquette University--resides?

PITCHER 1 year: NNY AL

0 W / 0 L / 7.71 ERA / 2.571 WHIP / 2 G / 2.1 IP / 5 H / 2 R / 2 ER / 1 BB / 2 SO / 13 BF / 52 ERA+ / 0.0 WAR

"Maybe three dozen guys came in and out of Harlan during the ’63 season, and to show how very competitive the minor leagues are, only five of us ever made it to the majors: pitcher Mike Jurewicz (Yankees, 1965, for two games/2.1 innings) . . ." - from Fritz Peterson's blog [1], remembering Mike Jurewicz (and others not listed here) from the Harlan team in 1963

Mike Jurewicz pitched for the New York Yankees at age 19 in 1965. He had started in the minors at age 17, on the same team as Fritz Peterson, and after moving his way up the ladder, came to the majors on September 7th. His two appearances were against the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians. He was back in the minors in 1966 and 1967.

CARDS

1977-83 One Year Winners Fritsch 49

1992 Yankees WIZ 60s 63

Autograph? NO

KEVIN KOBEL Buffalo, NY--10/2/1953--St. Francis HS, Athol Springs, NY--resides?

PITCHER 6 years: 1973-76 Mil AL; 1978-80 NYM NL

18 W / 34 L / .346 W-L% / 3.88 ERA / 1.330 WHIP / 115 G / 64 GS / 22 GF / 5 CG / 3 SHO / 476.0 IP / 481 H / 234 R / 205 ER / 49 HR / 152 BB / 205 SO / 2014 BF / 93 ERA+ / 2.3 WAR

Kobel was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers out of high school in the eleventh round (250th overall) of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft. After three seasons in their farm system, in which he went 20–24 with a 3.60 earned run average, Kobel joined the Brewers as a September call-up in 1973. He began his major league career with a perfect inning of work in which he struck out the first two New York Yankees batters he faced and induced a weak ground ball to first base from the third. In his second inning, however, he surrendered a grand slam to light hitting shortstop Fred Stanley. His first major league win also came against the Yankees on May 12, 1974. Kobel held the Yankees scoreless on two hits through seven innings in the rain delayed second game of a doubleheader at Shea Stadium. After surrendering a home run to Rick Dempsey to lead off the eighth, the game was called due to rain. Kobel spent the entire 1974 season in the majors, compiling a 6–14 record and 3.99 ERA. He seemed to be at his best against the Yankees, as his ERA against the Yankees was 2.10, and three of those six wins were at their expense. He developed arm troubles that limited him to thirty innings for the triple A Sacramento Solons in 1975. He remained a minor leaguer with the Brewers until receiving a second September call-up in 1976. Following a 1977 season spent in the minors, his contract was purchased by the New York Mets. He pitched parts of three seasons for the Mets, in which he went 12–18 with a 3.58 ERA. On June 17, 1980, he was traded to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. He appeared in eight games for the triple A Omaha Royals. He pitched briefly for the Pittsburgh Pirates' triple A affiliate, the Portland Beavers, in 1982.

CARDS

have--SA 1974 Topps 605

have--TE24 1975 O-Pee-Chee 337

1975 Topps Mini 337

have--BR 1975 Topps 337

have--RL 1976 O-Pee-Chee 588

1976 Spokane Indians Caruso 8

have--BR 1976 Topps 588

1977 Spokane Indians Cramer 22

1979 O-Pee-Chee 6

have--JJ 1979 Topps 21

have--TE24 1980 O-Pee-Chee 106

have--xx 1980 Topps 189

1991 Mets WIZ 216

1994 Brewers Miller Brewing 141

Autograph? NO

FRANK KREUTZER Buffalo, NY--2/7/1939--St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo, NY; Villanova University--resides?

PITCHER 6 years: 1962-1964 ChW AL; 1964-1966, 1969 Was AL

8 W / 18 L / .308 W-L% / 4.40 ERA / 1.438 WHIP / 78 G / 32 GS / 12 GF / 2 CG / 1 SHO / 1 SV / 210.2 IP / 194 H / 115 R / 103 ER / 24 HR / 109 BB / 151 SO / 932 BF / 81 ERA+ / -0.4 WAR

Kreutzer attended Villanova University and began his nine-year professional career in 1961 in the Boston Red Sox' organization. That November, he was selected by the White Sox in the first-year player draft then in force. He made his MLB debut on September 20, 1962, throwing 1.1 innings of shutout relief against the Red Sox at Comiskey Park. He also pitched for the White Sox in 18 other contests through July 15, 1964. Thirteen days later, he was the "player to be named later" to complete a July 13 deal in which Chicago acquired first baseman Bill Skowron from Washington for Joe Cunningham. The 1965 campaign was Kreutzer's only full season in the majors. His best career outing came on July 2 of that year, when he threw a three-hit, ten-strikeout complete game shutout against the Detroit Tigers while hitting a two-run home run of his own. The Senators triumphed, 6–0. Of Kreutzer's 78 big-league games, 32 were starts; the July 1965 shutout of the Tigers was his only white-washing as a big leaguer.

CARDS

1963 White Sox Ticket Stubs 14

1964 Topps Venezuelan 107

have--JJ 1964 Topps 107

have--MM 1965 Topps 371

1966 Topps Venezuelan 211

have--xx 1966 Topps 211

1967 Topps Venezuelan 129

have--xx 1978 TCMA 60'S I 116

Autograph? NO

JACK KUBISZYN Buffalo, NY--12/19/1936--Bishop Fallon HS, Buffalo, NY; University of Alabama--resides?

SHORTSTOP, PINCH HITTER, THIRD BASEMAN 2 years: 1961-62 Cle AL

50 G / 109 PA / 101 AB / 7 R / 19 H / 2 2B / 1 HR / 2 RBI / 7 BB / 12 SO / .188 BA / .239 OBP / .238 SLG / .476 OPS / 30 OPS+ / -.02 WAR

Jack Kubiszyn played 25 games for the Cleveland Indians in each of 1961 and 1962. He played mostly shortstop and third base, with a couple of games at second base. Jack attended the University of Alabama in 1957 and 1958, the only future major leaguer to do so in the period from 1953 to 1969. He was signed by the Indians in 1958. Kubiszyn hit in the .250's in the minors in 1958 and 1959, and then blossomed in 1960, hitting .330 split between two teams. He came up to the majors in each of 1961 and 1962 while also playing for the Salt Lake City Bees both seasons. In 1963 and 1964 he hit over .290 each year for the Atlanta Crackers and Oklahoma City 89ers. Lucy Stallworth Kubiszyn wrote a book called "When a Star Fell on Alabama: The Jack Kubiszyn Story". It says Jack was part of the "Rocket Eight" basketball team at Bama. Jack was a member of the Tuscaloosa, AL city council in the 1990s and once ran for mayor.

CARDS

1960 Maple Leafs Shopsy's Frankfurters 12

1977-83 One Year Winners Fritsch 42

Autograph? NO

DAN LEWANDOWSKI Buffalo, NY--1/6/1928-- --7/19/1996--Hamilton, ON

PITCHER 1 year: StL NL

0 W / 1 L / .000 W-L% / 9.00 ERA / 4.000 WHIP / 2 G / 1 GF / 1.0 IP / 3 H / 1 R / 1 ER / 1 BB / 1 SO / 8 BF / 61 ERA+ / 0.0 WAR

Right-hander Dan Lewandowski was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before the 1948 season. The 20-year-old was farmed out to the Hamilton Cardinals of the class D PONY League and was there for both 1948 and 1949, winning 30 games with only 11 losses. He went 12-14 with two clubs in 1950. He then had about as good a year as a man can have when he went 24-6 with a 2.02 ERA in 1951 for the Allentown Cardinals with his 24 victories and 249 innings pitched leading the Interstate League and making him an All-Star. This show also got Dan a late September call-up to the St. Louis Cardinals and he lost his only decision in two relief appearances in his only time in the majors. Lewandowski spent four more seasons in the minors (1952-1955) and did not have another winning season. He was with the Houston Buffaloes, Rochester Red Wings, Columbus Red Birds, Augusta Rams and finally with the Macon Peaches in 1955. At the age of 27 and after eight seasons, he decided to hang up his spikes. Dan's overall minor league stats were very good, winning 83 games while losing only 59 with a 3.44 ERA. A native of Buffalo, NY, Lewandowski was employed with the Dofasco steel mill for thirty years after leaving baseball. He retired to Hamilton, ON, where he died July 19, 1996, at age 68.

CARDS

None published

Autograph? NO

SAL MAGLIE Niagara Falls, NY--4/26/1917--Niagara Univiersity, Lewiston, NY--12/28/1992--St. Joseph's Cemetery, Niagara Falls, NY

PITCHER 10 years: 1945, 1950-55 NYG NL; 1955-56 Cle AL; 1956-57 Bro NL; 1957-1958 NYY AL; 1958 StL NL

Sal Maglie made his major league debut in 1945 with the New York Giants at the "old" age of 28. After that season, he jumped to the Mexican League. He spent two years for Puebla of the Mexican League, and won 20 games both years. All of the players who jumped to Mexico were suspended indefinitely by Commissioner Happy Chandler and Maglie would not appear in another major league game until 1950 at age 33, and he soon became a bona fide star. When Maglie returned, he began the season in the bullpen before moving into the starting rotation. Maglie was 18-4 while racking up 206 innings for the Giants. He also led the National League in ERA. Maglie gained his interesting nickname, 'The Barber', because he would throw the ball around batters' chins who were crowding the plate. He was quoted as saying, "When I'm pitching, the plate is mine." The following season, 1951, Maglie was named to the All-Star team en route to leading the NL in wins. He also made a World Series start as the Giants won the pennant on Bobby Thomson's famous home run. Maglie was an All-Star again in 1952, but his numbers began to slide. Because of the War and his suspension, Maglie was only in his third full season at age 35. He continued to pitch for the Giants through the 1954 season. From 1955 to 1958, Maglie made it a habit of being traded to the other league at mid-season. He was dealt to the other league four times, a major league record. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched a no-hitter for Brooklyn in 1956 (at age 38) and retired with a very impressive 3.15 career ERA and a very high winning percentage of nearly 66 percent. While pitching for the Dodgers in the 1956 World Series, Maglie was the losing pitcher in Don Larsen's perfect game on October 8th. After his playing days ended, he became a coach. He was a member of the Boston Red Sox staff from 1960 to 1962 and again in 1966 and 1967. Maglie also served a stint on the Seattle Pilots coaching staff in their only season, 1969. Also see: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Sal-Maglie/

Notable Achievements: 2-time NL All-Star (1951 & 1952) NL ERA Leader (1950) NL Wins Leader (1951) NL Winning Percentage Leader (1950) NL Shutouts Leader (1950) 15 Wins Seasons: 3 (1950-1952) 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (1951) 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (1950-1952 & 1954) Won a World Series with the New York Giants in 1954

CARDS

1940 Buffalo Bisons Team Issue 2

1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo 64

have--KS 1947-66 Exhibits 142 Printed in U.S.A.

1947-66 Exhibits 142 Made in U.S.A.

1947-66 PM10 Stadium Pins 118

have--MM 1951 Bowman 127

1952 Berk Ross 36

have--JM 1952 Bowman 66

1952 Red Man Reprints NL14

1952 Red Man NL14

1952 Star Cal Large 78C

1952 Star Cal Small 90B

1952 Tip Top 23

have--JJ 1953 Bowman Color 96

1953 Red Man NL8

have--AC 1954 Bowman 105A

1954 Bowman 105B

1954 New York Journal American 31

have--MM 1955 Bowman 95

1955 Giants Golden Stamps 4

1955 Red Man NL6

1956-57 Dodgers 18

1956 Giants Jay Publishing 6

1956 World Series Pack Jay Publishing 32

1957-58 Cardinals Postcards 27

have--MM 1957 Topps 5

1957 Yankees Jay Publishing 9

have--MM 1958 Topps 43

1959 Topps 309

1960 Nu-Card Hi-Lites 70

have--MM 1960 Topps 456

1961 Nu-Card Scoops 470

1967 Red Sox Stickers Topps 17

1969 Pilots Post-Intelligencer 32

1973 TCMA Autograph Series 30

1974 New York News This Day in Sports 23

1975 TCMA Giants 1951 18

1977-84 Galasso Glossy Greats 28

have--JC 1979 TCMA 50'S 256

1980 Marchant Exhibits 17

1983 ASA Yogi Berra 4

1983 Dodgers Boys of Summer 2

1983 Pilots 69 Galasso 21

1984 Fifth National Convention Tickets 10

1984 TCMA Greats 32

1988 Dodgers Rini Postcards 1 11A

1988 Pacific Legends I 85

1989 Niagara Falls Rapids Pucko 29

1989 Swell Baseball Greats 99

1990 Dodgers Target 471

1990 Swell Baseball Greats 38

1991 Swell Baseball Greats 59

1994 Ted Williams Memories M22

1994 Ted Williams 53

2002 Topps Super Teams 8

2004 SkyBox Autographics Autoclassics 13

2006 SP Legendary Cuts 116

2009 Italian American Baseball Heroes 64

2009 NEHF Sons of Italy Foundation 64

2011 SP Legendary Cuts Legendary Black Signatures NYSFSM

Autograph? NO

PHIL MANKOWSKI Buffalo, NY--1/9/1953--Bishop Turner HS, Buffalo, NY--resides in Florida

THIRD BASEMAN 6 years: 1976-1979 Det AL; 1980, 1982 NYM NL

269 G / 816 PA / 739 AB / 72 R / 195 H / 23 2B / 4 3B / 8 HR / 64 RBI / 3 SB / 6 CS / 55 BB 103 SO / .264 BA / .315 OBP / .338 SL;G / .653 OPS / 79 OPS+ / .09 WAR

Phil Mankowski played six seasons in the big leagues, mostly for the Detroit Tigers and mostly as a third baseman. He was with the Tigers from 1976 to 1979 and the New York Mets in 1980 and 1982. From Buffalo, NY, Phil was a baseball star at a very young age, including elementary school. He was a pitcher as a youngster, and in high school made the varsity all four years. He worked his way up the minors and broke in near the end of the 1976 season. In 1977, third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez suffered an injury and Mankowski replaced him. He and Rodriguez split third base duties in 1978 in a platoon situation with both men being excellent fielders but just OK with the bat. Mankowski's hitting production fell badly in 1979, his .222 average in 42 games included only four extra base hits. He was traded to the Mets, along with Jerry Morales, for Richie Hebner after the 1979 season. This was at a time that the Mets had a revolving door of third basemen, with no one managing to hold down the job for more than a couple of years. Mankowski did make the team out of spring training in 1980, but stayed for only a couple of weeks, going 2 for 12, before being sent down to the minors. In all, nine different players appeared at the hot corner for the Mets that season. Phil's father, Ben Mankowski, was a minor league 1B in 1940 and his brother, Paul Mankowski, was an infielder in the Minnesota Twins chain from 1965 to 1969. Phil was in the 1984 movie The Natural, playing Hank Benz.

CARDS

have--RH 1977 Topps 477

1978 Tigers Burger King 17

1978 Tigers Team Issue 18

have--xx 1978 Topps 559

have--JJ 1979 Topps 93

have--xx 1980 Topps 216

1981 TCMA Tidewater Tides 6

1982 TCMA Tidewater Tides 9

1991 Mets WIZ 244

Autograph? NO

RICK MANNING Niagara Falls, NY--9/2/1954--LaSalle HS, Niagara Falls, NY--resides in Scottsdale, AZ

CENTER FIELDER 13 years: 1975-1983 Cle AL; 1983-1987 Mil AL

1555 G / 5832 PA / 5248 AB / 664 R / 1349 H / 189 2B / 43 3B / 56 HR / 458 RBI / 168 SB / 78 CS / 471 BB / 616 SO / .257 BA / .317 OBP / .341 SLG / .658 OPS / 85 OPS+ / 11.7 WAR

It was the romantic entanglement of Rick Manning and the (then) first wife of Dennis Eckersley that led to Eck's departure from the Cleveland Indians on the eve of the 1978 season. Ironically, Manning would go on to win the BBWAA Good Guy Award in 1980. Manning caught the final out of Len Barker's perfect game in 1981, a fly ball off the bat of Ernie Whitt of the Toronto Blue Jays. After several solid seasons, Manning was traded in 1983 by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gorman Thomas, a crowd favorite and a former home run champion. The trade was not well-received in Milwaukee, even though Manning was a good defensive outfielder (winning AL Gold Glove in 1976) who had speed and was able to hit line drives to all corners of the ballpark. He finished his career in Milwaukee, playing until the end of the 1987 season. In 1989, he played for the Fort Myers Sun Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. He hit .288 with 33 RBI in 51 games for the club. Since 1990, he has been a broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians. His tenure covering the team is the longest in franchise history. See also: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rick-Manning/

CARDS

1976 Hostess Twinkie 12

1976 Hostess 12

have--xx 1976 O-Pee-Chee 275

1976 SSPC 522

1976 SSPC 529

have--xx 1976 Topps 275

1977 Burger Chef Discs 56

1977 Chilly Willie Discs 41

1977 Customized Discs 41

1977 Dairy Isle Discs 41

1977 Detroit Caesars Discs 41

1977 Holiday Inn Discs 41

have--ST 1977 Hostess 53

1977 Indians Team Issue 16

have--JS 1977 Kellogg's 15

1977 MSA Discs 41

have--KM 1977 O-Pee-Chee 190

1977 Pepsi Glove Discs 12

1977 Saga Discs 41

have--RH 1977 Topps 115

1977 Wendy's Discs 41

1977 Zip'z Discs 41

1978 Hostess 91

1978 Indians Team Issue 20

have--RL 1978 O-Pee-Chee 151

1978 Royal Crown Cola Iron-Ons 59

have--xx 1978 Topps 11

1979 Hostess 76

1979 Indians Team Issue 21

have--KM,RL 1979 O-Pee-Chee 220

have--JJ 1979 Topps 425

1980 Indians Team Issue 17

have--TE24 1980 O-Pee-Chee 292

1980 Topps Super 44

have--xx 1980 Topps 564

1981 Donruss 202

1981 Fleer 403

1981 O-Pee-Chee 308

1981 Topps Scratchoffs 19

1981 Topps Stickers 69

1981 Topps 308

1982 Donruss 85

1982 Fleer Stamps 195

1982 Fleer 374

1982 Indians Wheaties 8

1982 Indians 23

1982 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 179

1982 O-Pee-Chee 202

1982 Topps Stickers 179

1982 Topps 202

1983 All-Star Game Program Inserts 61

1983 Donruss 198

1983 Fleer Stamps 113

1983 Fleer Stickers 246

1983 Fleer 413

1983 Indians Postcards 21

1983 Indians Wheaties 20

1983 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 60

1983 O-Pee-Chee 147

1983 Topps Stickers 60

1983 Topps Traded 65T

1983 Topps 757

1984 Brewers Gardner's 11

1984 Brewers Police 28

1984 Donruss 170

1984 Fleer 205

1984 Nestle 792 128

1984 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 299

1984 O-Pee-Chee 128

1984 Topps Stickers 299

1984 Topps 128

1985 Brewers Gardner's 11

1985 Brewers Police 28

1985 Donruss 237

1985 Fleer 586

1985 O-Pee-Chee Stickers 291

1985 O-Pee-Chee 389

1985 Topps Stickers 291

1985 Topps 603

1985 Topps/OPC Minis 603

1986 Brewers Police 14

1986 Donruss 368

1986 Fleer 493

1986 O-Pee-Chee 49

1986 Topps 49

1987 Brewers Police 28

1987 Donruss 521

1987 Fleer 349

1987 O-Pee-Chee 196

1987 Topps 706

1988 Donruss 486

1988 Fleer 168

1988 Score 593

1988 Topps 441

1989-90 Pacific Senior League 86

1989-90 Topps Senior League 39

1990 Elite Senior League 73

1994 Brewers Miller Brewing 56

1997 Pinnacle FanFest PC6

Autograph? YES

IRV NOREN Jamestown, NY--11/29/1924--Pasadena HS and City College, Pasadena, CA--11/15/2019

OUTFIELDER, FIRST BASEMAN 11 years: 1950-52 Was AL; 1952-56 NYY AL; 1957 KCA AL; 1957-59 StL NL; 1959-60 ChC NL; 1960 LAD NL

1093 G / 3508 PA / 3119 AB / 443 R / 857 H / 157 2B / 35 3B / 65 HR / 453 RBI / 34 SB / 24 CS / 335 BB / 350 SO / .75 BA / .348 OBP / .410 SLG / .758 OPS / 105 OPS+ / 15.1 WAR

Irv Noren was an outfielder who played eleven years in the major leagues, tallying a very respectable career batting average of .275, along with a stellar 35 percent OBP. He appeared in three World Series and was on the All-Star team in 1954. He hit .300 in the 1952 World Series. Prior to his major league career, Irv Noren played basketball in the NBL, a predecessor of the NBA. After his big league career, he was an Oakland Athletics coach from 1971 to 1974 and a member of the Chicago Cubs staff in 1975. He was originally signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and scout Tom Downey before the 1946 season, but was sold to the Washington Senators after the 1949 season. He made his major league debut with the Senators in 1950. He suffered from chronic knee problems. He is said to have appeared with the San Francisco Seals in 1952 in an exhibition game, although he played 105 games in the majors leagues that year. He managed the Hawaii Islanders in 1962 and 1963. It being the Hawaiian Islands, Noren had a $50 fine for any player who showed up too sunburned to play. He said one player came to Hawaii and got off the plane carrying a snorkel and flippers. Noren was a scout for the Washington Senators in 1964, then was out of baseball from 1965 to 1969. He managed the Niagara Falls Pirates in 1970, then turned to coaching. He was also a horse owner who participated in races at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and elsewhere in southern California. Also see: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Irv-Noren/

Notable Achievements: 1948 Player of the Year Texas League Fort Worth Cats 1949 MVP Pacific Coast League Hollywood Stars AL All-Star (1954) Won two World Series with the New York Yankees (1952 & 1953)

CARDS

47-65 PM10 Stadium Pins 2 1/8' 31

1949 Hollywood Stars 12

have--MRW 1950 Bowman 247

have--MM 1951 Bowman 241

1951-52 Fischer Baking Labels 20

1951 Topps Blue Backs 38

have--JS 1952 Bowman 63

1952 Topps Advertising Panels 3

have--MM 1952 Topps 40 red back

1952 Topps 40A black back

1953 Bowman Black and White 45

1953-55 Dormand 132

have--MM, SA 1953 Topps 35

1954 New York Journal American 55

1955 Bowman Advertising Strips 10

have--MM 1955 Bowman 63

1955 Red Man AL9

1956 Topps 253

1956 Yankees Team Issue 19

1957-58 Cardinals Postcards 39

have--MM 1957 Topps 298

have--MM 1958 Topps 114

1959 Topps Venezuelan 59

have--DW 1959 Topps 59

1960 Leaf 101

have--MM 1960 Topps 433

1973 Topps 179A

1983 Topps 1952 Reprint 40

1983 Yankees A-S Fifty Years 31

1989 Swell Baseball Greats 102

1990 Dodgers Target 579

1992 Yankees WIZ 50s 82

1992 Yankees WIZ All-Stars 55

1996 Four Queens Chips 11

Autograph? NO

DANNY OZARK Buffalo, NY--11/26/1923-- --5/7/2009

MANAGER 8 years: 1973-1979 Phil P NL; SFG NL 1984

618 W / 542 L / .533 W-L% / 1161 G / 20 Ejections // Finish: 1st 3, 2nd 1, 3rd 1, 4th 1, 6th 2 // Post season: 2 W / 9 L / .182 W-L%

Danny Ozark began his playing career as a second baseman in 1942 with the Dodgers' PONY League affiliate Olean Oilers. He served in Army for the next three years, seeing action at Omaha Beach, the Battle of the Bulge, and in Germany. He was wounded in his knee and received a Purple Heart and five battle stars. Returning to baseball as a first baseman in 1946, he played that season for the Abilene Blue Sox and made the West Texas-New Mexico League All-Star team by hitting .325 with 31 homers and 142 RBI. He stayed in the Dodgers' system from 1946 to 1955 as a player, then became a playing manager from 1956 to 1959, and finally turned to managing full time in 1960. Ozark was a Los Angeles Dodgers coach from 1965 to 1972. When Ozark managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 1973 to 1979, it was the first time he had been out of the Dodger organization since 1947. He rejoined the Dodgers coaching staff from 1980 to 1982. In 1983, he became a San Francisco Giants coach, and in 1984, Ozark managed the club for part of the season. His brother Norm Ozark was an infielder in the Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves organizations.

Notable Achievements: ML Manager of the Year Award (1976) Division Titles: 3 (1976-1978) 100 Wins Seasons as Manager: 2 (1976 & 1977)

CARDS

1962 Omaha Dodgers Team Issue 10

1971 Dodgers Photos 10

1973 O-Pee-Chee 486

1973 Phillies Team Issue 25

1973 Topps 486A

have--TE24 1974 O-Pee-Chee 119

have--SL 1974 Topps 119

1975 O-Pee-Chee 46

1975 Phillies Postcards 24

1975 Phillies Promotional Photo Sheet 12

1975 Topps Mini 46

have--JS 1975 Topps 46

1976 O-Pee-Chee 384

1976 Phillies Canada Dry Cans 19

1976 Phillies Photo Album 27

1976 Phillies Postcards 22

1976 SSPC 476

have--BR 1976 Topps 384

have--JS 1977 Topps 467

1978 SSPC 270 50

have--MRW 1978 Topps 631

have--MG 1979 Phillies Burger King 1

1979 Phillies Postcards 24

have--BR 1979 Topps 112

1981 Dodgers Photos 22

1984 Giants Postcards 21

1985 Topps 365

1986 Phillies Greats 8

Autograph? NO

RAY PETERS Buffalo, NY--8/27/1946--Nichols HS, Buffalo, NY; Harvard University--5/4/2019

PITCHER 1 year: Mil AL

0 W / 2 L / .000 W-L% / 31.50 ERA / 54.000 WHIP / 2 G / 2 GS / 2.0 IP / 7 H / 7 R / 7 ER / 5 BB / 1 SO / 14 ERA+ / -.05 WAR

Peters attended Harvard University, where he played college baseball for the Crimson in 1967 and 1968. He was drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the first round (22nd pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (secondary phase). He had been drafted four times previously, but did not sign with any of those clubs. Said his Harvard baseball coach, Norman Shepard, in 1969: "A pitcher like Ray comes along just once in a while. He was one that could throw the ball by the hitter. You don't get a real stopper like Ray every day." Peters received his Bachelor of Arts in Latin American History and Spanish from Harvard in 1969. He was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1993. Peters' Major League career lasted about a week, starting two games for the Milwaukee Brewers (né Pilots) against the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers in 1970 (June 4 and June 9). Peters gave up 12 baserunners (7 hits and 5 walks) and 7 earned runs in 2 total innings, and shortly thereafter returned to the minor leagues. He was traded along with Pete Koegel from the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Briggs on April 22, 1971. His minor league career lasted three seasons, from 1969–1971.

CARDS

have--eBay 1994 Brewers Miller Brewing

(there are also two 2018-19 Topps Heritage autographed cards for Ray Peters)

Autograph? NO

JACK PHILLIPS Clarence, NY--9/6/1921--Lancaster Central HS, Lancaster, NY; Clarkson University--8/30/2009

FIRST BASEMAN 9 years: 1947-49 NYY AL; 1949-52 Pit NL; 1955-57 Det AL

343 G / 990 PA / 892 AB / 111 R / 252 H / 42 2B / 16 3B / 9 HR / 101 RBI / 5 SB / 8 CS / 85 BB / 86 SO / .283 BA / .344 OBP / .396 SLG / .740 OPS / 119 OPS+ / 1.0 WAR

A competent batsman with a keen eye and not strikeout prone, first baseman Jack Phillips was also versatile utility man during his 9-year ML career. He was signed by the New York Yankees in 1943 and spent that summer with the Norfolk Tars of the Piedmont League. He missed nearly all of 1944 and all of 1945 due to military service. After World War II, he returned to baseball and spent the next several seasons with the Newark Bears. He reached the majors with the Yankees in 1947 and won a World Series ring in his rookie campaign. On July 8, 1950, while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Phillips hit the first pinch-hit "ultimate" home run in major league history (an ultimate home run is one hit with the bases loaded that provides the home team with a one-run victory). The feat was not performed again until Brooks Conrad of the Atlanta Braves did it on May 20, 2010. Following his playing days, Phillips managed for several seasons in the minors and then in 1965 became baseball coach for 24 years at his alma mater, Clarkson College of Technology, retiring after the 1988 spring season. On May 3, 2008, Clarkson honored Phillips by re-naming its baseball facility "Jack Phillips Stadium at Snell Field." Phillips and Bill Bernhard are the only two major leaguers (through 2008) born in Clarence, NY. Phillips and Steve Roser are the only two major leaguers (through 2008) from Clarkson University.

Notable Achievements: 1954 MVP Pacific Coast League Hollywood Stars Won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1947

CARDS

1950 Pirates Team Issue 17

have--MM 1952 Topps 240

1953 Mother's Cookies 57

1957 San Francisco Seals Golden State Dairy Stamps 12

have--MM 1957 Topps 307

have--KS 1958 Buffalo Bisons Bond Bread 8

1974 Broder Popcorn 165

Autograph? NO

STAN ROJEK North Tonawanda, NY--4/21/1919--North Tonawanda HS, North Tonawanda, NY--7/9/1997--Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kenmore, NY

SHORTSTOP 8 years: 1942, 1946-47 Bro NL; 1948-51 Pit NL; 1951 StL NL; 1952 SLB AL

522 G / 1960 PA / 1764 AB / 225 R / 470 H / 67 2B / 13 3B / 4 HR / 122 RBI / 32 SB / 32 CS / 152 BB / 100 SO / .266 BA / .327 OBP / .326 SLG / .653 OPS / 75 OPS+ / 5.4 WAR

Shortstop Stan Rojek appeared in one major league game for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942, then served in the military during World War II. After the war, he returned to the Dodgers before moving on to the Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom he had his best season in 1948, hitting .290 in 156 games. He later played for the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns before returning to the minors for several seasons. He retired in 1956. Rojek once was involved in a record 5 double plays in one game. After leaving baseball, Rojek returned to his hometown and ran a bowling alley.

Notable Achievements: NL At-Bats Leader (1948) NL Singles Leader (1948)

CARDS

1946 Dodgers Team Issue 19

1947-66 PM10 Stadium Pins 191

have--MM 1949 Bowman 135

1949 Eureka Stamps 171

have--MM 1950 Bowman 86

1950 Pirates Team Issue 19

1950-53 Royal Desserts 15A

1950-55 Royal Desserts 15B

have--MM 1951 Bowman 166

have--xx 1952 Bowman 137

1952 National Tea Labels 26

have--GE 1952 Topps 163

1952 Topps 163A

1983 Topps 1952 Reprint 163

1990 Dodgers Target 686

Autograph? NO

WARREN "BUDDY" ROSAR Buffalo, NY--7/3/1914--East HS, Buffalo, NY--3/13/1994--Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY

CATCHER 13 years: 1939-42 NYY AL; 1943-44 Cle AL; 1945-49 PhA AL; 1950-51 Bos AL

988 G / 3573 PA / 3198 AB / 335 R / 836 H / 147 2B / 15 3B / 18 HR / 367 RBI / 17 SB / 18 CS / 315 BB / 161 SO / .261 BA / .330 OBP / .334 SLG / .663 OPS / 84 OPS+ / 14.1 WAR

Rosar was signed by the New York Yankees and hit .387 with the Newark Bears in 1938 to win the International League batting crown despite missing several weeks after being hit on the head by a pitched ball. He reached the majors with the Yankees the in 1939, and he hit for the cycle in a July 19, 1940 game against the Cleveland Indians. He later also played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox in his thirteen-year major league career. See also: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Buddy-Rosar/

Notable Achievements: 5-time AL All-Star (1942, 1943 & 1946-1948) Won two World Series with the New York Yankees (1939 & 1941; he did not play in the 1939 World Series)

CARDS

1941 Goudey 4

1946-49 Sports Exchange W603 6-Jun

1947 A's Team Issue 25

1948 A's Team Issue 19

1948-49 Blue Tint R346 19

have--GN 1948 Bowman 10

1949 A's Team Issue 27

have--MM 1949 Bowman 138

have--xx 1949 Leaf 128

1949 Philadelphia Bulletin 44

have--MM 1950 Bowman 136

1950 Red Sox Team Issue 20

have--MM 1951 Bowman 236

1963 Gad Fun Cards 29

1975 TCMA Yankees Dynasty 1936-39 38

1976 Taylor/Schmierer Bowman 47 83

1979 Diamond Greats 15

1983 TCMA Yankees Dynasty 1936-39 39

1984 TCMA Playball 1946 23

1984 TCMA Playball 1946 Minis 23

1992 Yankees WIZ All-Stars 69

1998-99 A's Ted Walker 33

Autograph? NO

BILL SCHUSTER Buffalo, NY--8/4/1912--Seneca HS, Buffalo, NY; SUNY Buffalo--6/28/1978

SHORTSTOP, SECOND BASEMAN 5 years: 1937 Pit NL; 1939 Bsn NL; 1943-45 ChC NL

123 G / 287 PA / 261 AB / 27 R / 61 H / 11 2B / 3 3B /1 HR / 17 RBI / 6 SB / 1 CS / 23 BB / 23 SO / .234 BA / .296 OBP / .310 SLG / .606 OPS / OPS+ 72 / 0.4 WAR

Bill Schuster was nicknamed "Broadway" Bill for one of two reasons that appear in historical articles on him: Either it was because he wore expensive clothing, or because of his defensive theatrics on the field. He played in the Pacific Coast League for the Seattle Rainiers, the Los Angeles Angels in the mid-to-late 1940s, and for the Hollywood Stars in 1952. He was the roommate with Honus Wagner, who was then a coach, when with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves. In 2006 he was elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. In the 1945 World Series he played for the Cubs and scored a run. He managed the Vancouver Capilanos in the Western International League for all of 1951 and part of 1952. He later worked as coach in minor leagues for an extended period of time. After his baseball playing and coaching career ended, Schuster worked in the press room of the Los Angeles Times and also operated a gas station in Woodland Hills, CA.

Awards & Honors: Rainers Roll of Honor - "All Time Players" - Fan Vote Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame - 2006 Inductee

CARDS

1944 Cubs Team Issue 22

1947 Signal Oil 36

1948 Angels Team Issue 25

1949 Angels Team Issue 31

1949 VCL Vis-Ed 3

1954 Seattle Popcorn 23

Autograph? NO

SIBBY SISTI Buffalo, NY--7/26/1920--Canisius HS, Buffalo, NY--4/24/2006--Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY

SECOND BASEMAN, THIRD BASEMAN, SHORTSTOP 13 years: 1939-42, 1946-52 Bsn NL; 1953-54 Mil NL

1016 G / 3371 PA / 2999 AB / 401 R / 732 H / 121 2B / 19 3B / 27 HR / 260 RBI / 30 SB / 25 CS / 283 BB / 440 SO / .244 BA / .313 OBP / .324 SLG / .637 OPS / 80 OPS+ / 2.4 WAR Known for his versatility, Sibby Sisti played every position except pitcher and catcher during his big league career. He made his major league debut with the Boston Bees in 1939 and remained with the club (later known as the Braves) until World War II, when he served in the Coast Guard from 1943 to 1945, enlisting on December 11, 1942. After returning from the war, the Braves had no place for him in their lineup, and he spent most of 1946 with the Indianapolis Indians (American Association). He hit .343 for the club and was named Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News. The following year, 1947 he returned to the Braves. In 1948, he played a key role in the club's run to the World Series, filling in for injured second baseman Eddie Stanky for part of the season. He remained with the team when they became the Milwaukee Braves in 1953 and retired in 1954 to join their coaching staff. After leaving the Braves, he coached and managed in the minors for many years and was a member of the big league staff of the expansion Seattle Pilots in 1969. Years later, Sisti played a small role in the movie The Natural, portraying the Pittsburgh manager. He was also a consultant on the film, making sure it captured the feel of 1940s baseball. He was a first cousin of Danny Carnevale (minor league player and manager) . He was one the first four players inducted in the Boston Braves Hall of Fame, alongside Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn and All-Stars Johnny Sain and Tommy Holmes. Also see: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Sibby-Sisti/

CARDS

1941 Double Play 41

1946-49 Sports Exchange W603 12-Sep

1947 Tip Top 87

have--xx 1949 Bowman 201

1949 Eureka Stamps 23

have--MM 1950 Bowman 164

1950-54 J.J.K. Copyart Photographers 19

have--MM 1951 Bowman 170

have--MM 1952 Bowman 100

1952 Topps 293

1953 Braves Johnston Cookies 13

have--MM 1953 Topps 124

1954 Braves Johnston Cookies 13

1958 Union Oil 8

1979 Diamond Greats 219

1983 Braves 53 Fritsch 13

1983 Pilots 69 Galasso 22

2009 Italian American Baseball Heroes 89

2009 NEHF Sons of Italy Foundation 89

2010 TRISTAR Obak 50

2010 TRISTAR Obak Mini T212 19

Autograph? YES

WARREN SPAHN Buffalo, NY--4/23/1921--South Park HS, Buffalo, NY--11/24/2003

PITCHER 21 years: 1942 Bsn NL; 1946-1952 Bsn NL; 1954-1964 Mlw NL; 1965 NYM NL; 1965 SFG NL

363 W / 245 L / .597 W-L% / 3.09 ERA / 1.195 WHIP / 750 G / 665 GS / 67 GF / 382 CG / 63 SHO / 28 SV / 5243.2 IP / 4830 H / 2016 R / 1798 ER / 434 HR / 1434 BB / 2583 SO / 42 HBP / 5 BK / 81 WP / 21547 BF / 119 ERA+ / 92.6 WAR

"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." - Warren Spahn

Undeniably one of baseball's greatest pitchers,Warren Spahn pitched 21 seasons in the major leagues, winning 363 games, and won at least twenty games 12 times -- the last at age 42! His win total is 6th on the all-time list, and the highest by a lefthander. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 24, 1973 by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He likely would have been inducted into the Hall with the class of 1971 but Spahn pitched with the Mexico City Tigers of the Mexican League in 1966 and Tulsa of the Pacific Coast League in 1967. The Hall of Fame considered him an active player, thus delaying his eligibility by two years. Spahn broke in as a 21-year-old rookie with the Boston Braves in 1942. He probably would have won far more games than he did had he not lost several years to World War II. He served in the U.S. Army and participated in the battle for the bridge at Remagen. The most decorated baseball player of all time [citation needed], he was awarded a purple heart (wounded in action) and a bronze star (conspicuous bravery under fire) during his military career. He came back to the majors for 24 games in 1946, and for his first full season in 1947, at the age of 26. He continued to pitch in the majors through 1965, when he was 44 years old. His first 20 seasons were spent pitching with the Braves, first in Boston and then in Milwaukee. He split his final season between the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants. Spahn was named for President Warren Harding. A popular mantra in Boston in 1948 was "Spahn and Sain, then pray for rain." It implied that the other starting pitchers were inept and the only chance the Braves had of winning was with Spahn or Johnny Sain on the mound. However, other Braves pitchers did indeed contribute to the pennant-winning effort: "First we'll use Spahn then we'll use Sain Then an off day followed by rain Back will come Spahn followed by Sain And followed we hope by two days of rain." A poem by Gerald V. Hern about the 1948 Braves

He was the winner of 363 games, the most of any lefthander in history. He added a screwball to his pitching style after his fastball left him. He led the league in strikeouts four times. He was a twenty-game winner 13 times, extremely consistent. Amazingly, he kept on into his forties, and at age 42 was a remarkable 23-7. He also was tops in complete games many seasons, and it helped that he was a pretty good hitter! In his career, he had 363 hits - exactly one for each of his wins as a pitcher. That held for all three franchises for which he pitched (i.e. he had 356 wins and as many hits for the Braves, 4 hits and 4 wins for the Mets, and 3 wins and 3 hits for the Giants). He leads by a wide margin all pitchers with an equal number of wins and hits, with Dick Ruthven next at 123. Spahn also managed at Tulsa for five years, and had substantial success in 1968 when his team went 95-53. Spahn was the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians during the mid-1970s. He had a ranch in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sports Museum gives out an annual Warren Spahn Award to honor the best lefthanded pitcher in the major leagues.

Notable Achievements: 14-time NL All-Star (1947, 1949-1954, 1956-1959 & 1961-1963) ML Cy Young Award Winner (1957) 3-time NL ERA Leader (1947, 1953 & 1961) 8-time NL Wins Leader (1949, 1950, 1953 & 1957-1961) NL Winning Percentage Leader (1958) 4-time NL Innings Pitched Leader (1947, 1949, 1958 & 1959) 4-time NL Strikeouts Leader (1949-1952) 9-time NL Complete Games Leader (1949, 1951 & 1957-1963) 4-time NL Shutouts Leader (1947, 1951, 1959 & 1961) 15 Win Seasons: 16 (1947-1951 & 1953-1963) 20 Win Seasons: 13 (1947, 1949-1951, 1953, 1954, 1956-1961 & 1963) 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 17 (1947-1963) 300 Innings Pitched Seasons: 2 (1949 & 1951) Won a World Series with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957 Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1973 Also see: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/warren-spahn/ and https://sabr.org/interview/warren-spahn-2001/

Records Held: Innings pitched, left-hander, career, 5243.2 Wins, left-hander, career, 363 Starts against a single club, career, 115 v St Louis (also second place with 108 starts against New York. Third is Walter Johnson, 105 v Detroit.)

CARDS.

1946-49 Sports Exchange W603 9-Sep

have--KS 1947-66 Exhibits 214A Boston

have--KS 1947-66 Exhibits 214B Milwaukee

1947-65 PM10 Stadium Pins 2 1/8' 40

1947 Tip Top 89

1948-49 Blue Tint R346 20

1948 Bowman 18

1948 Braves Gentles Bread Label 4

have--EH 1949 Bowman 33

1949 Eureka Stamps 25

1949 Leaf 32

1950 American Nut and Chocolate Co. Pennant 18

have--MM 1950 Bowman 19

1950 Drake's Cookies 14

1950-53 Royal Desserts 5

1951 Berk Ross Panels 2-Feb

1951 Berk Ross 2-Feb

have--MM 1951 Bowman 134

have--eBay 1951 Topps Red Backs 30

1951 Topps Red Backs Panels 21

have--MM 1952 Bowman 156

1952 National Tea Labels 33

1952 Red Man Reprints NL22

1952 Red Man NL22

1952 Royal Premiums 15

1952 Tip Top 41

have--MM 1952 Topps 33 red back

1952 Topps 33A black back

have--MM 1953 Bowman Color 99

1953 Braves Johnston Cookies 10

1953 Braves Merrell 15

1953-54 Braves Spic and Span 3x5 22

1953-56 Braves Spic and Span 7x10 12

1953 Dixie Lids 22A

1953 Dixie Lids 22B

1953 Dixie Premiums 22

1953 Exhibits Canadian 32

1953 MacGregor Staff 5

1953 Northland Bread Labels 31

1953 Red Man NL19

have--MM 1953 Topps 147

1954 Braves Douglas Felts 11

1954 Braves Douglas Portraits 11

1954 Braves Johnston Cookies 21

1954 Braves Merrell 9

1954 Braves Spic and Span Postcards 17

1954 Red Heart 30

1954 Red Man NL11

have--MM 1954 Topps 20

1954 Topps 20A

1955 Armour Coins 20

1955 Braves Golden Stamps 3

1955 Braves Johnston Cookies 21

1955 Braves Spic and Span Die-Cut 16

have--ST 1955 Red Man NL10

1955 Topps Double Header 127

have--JM 1955 Topps 31

1956-60 Braves Bill and Bob Postcards PPC-741 14

1956 Topps Hocus Focus 87

1956 Topps Hocus Focus Small 87

1956 Topps Pins 19

1956 Topps 10

1956 Topps 10A

1957 Braves 8x10 11

1957 Braves Spic and Span 4x5 18

have--MM 1957 Topps 90

1957-59 Union Oil Booklets 39

1958 Braves Team Issue 11

1958 Braves Jay Publishing 12

1958-72 L.L. Cook Postcards 33

1958-72 L.L. Cook Postcards 34

1958-72 L.L. Cook Postcards 35

1958-72 L.L. Cook Postcards 36

1958-72 L.L. Cook Postcards 37

1958-72 L.L. Cook Postcards 38

1958-72 L.L. Cook Postcards 39

have--MM 1958 Topps 270

have--MM 1958 Topps 494

1958 Who's Who In Baseball 1958

1959 All-Stars Jay Publishing 19

1959 Oklahoma Today Major Leaguers 5

1959 Street and Smith Baseball Yearbook 1959

1959 Topps Advertising Panels 5

1959 Topps Venezuelan 40

have--SL 1959 Topps 571

have--AW 1959 Topps 40A

1959 Topps 40B

1959 Topps 40C

1960 Bazooka Panels 19

1960 Bazooka 19

have--PP 1960 Braves Lake to Lake 24

1960 Braves Spic and Span 22

1960 Braves Jay Publishing 11

1960 Key Chain Inserts Key Chain Inserts 64

1960 Nu-Card Hi-Lites 63

1960 Rawling's Glove Tags 33

1960 Topps Tattoos 49

have--MZ 1960 Topps 230

have--MM 1960 Topps 445

1961 Bazooka Panels 29

1961 Bazooka 29

1961 Chemstrand Patches 9

1961 Nu-Card Scoops 402

1961 Nu-Card Scoops 463

1961 Post 101A

1961 Post 101B

1961 Rawlings 38

1961 Seven-Eleven 15

have--GN 1961 Topps Stamps 47

have--MM 1961 Topps 47

have--MM 1961 Topps 200

have--MM 1961 Topps 589

have--KS 1962 Auravision Records 7

1962 Bazooka Panels 5

1962 Bazooka 5

1962 Braves Jay Publishing 9

1962 Exhibit Stat Back 32

1962 Topps Bucks 85

1962 Topps Stamps 150

1962 Topps Venezuelan 56

1962 Topps Venezuelan 58

1962 Topps Venezuelan 100

have--MM 1962 Topps 56

have--DW 1962 Topps 58

have--MM 1962 Topps 100

have--MM 1962 Topps 312

have--McN 1962 Topps 399

1963 Baseball Magazine M118 79

1963 Bazooka Panels 5

1963 Bazooka 5

1963 Braves Jay Publishing 20

1963 Exhibit Stat Back 60

have--BL 1963 Fleer 45

1963 Salada Junket Coins 8

1963 Topps Peel-Offs 41

have--MM 1963 Topps 320

have--BL 1964 Auravision Records 15

1964 Bazooka Panels 5

1964 Bazooka Stamps 57

1964 Bazooka 5

1964 Braves Jay Publishing 11

1964-66 Rawlings Photos 10

1964-66 Rawlings 10

1964 Street and Smith Baseball Yearbook 1964

have--McM 1964 Topps Coins 88

have--McM 1964 Topps Coins 160

1964 Topps Giants 31

1964 Topps Stand-Ups 69

1964 Topps Tattoos Inserts 68

1964 Topps Venezuelan 3

have--MM 1964 Topps 3

have--MM 1964 Topps 400

have--GN 1964 Wheaties Stamps 43

1965 Mets Jay Publishing 11

1965 Mets Postcards 8

1965 O-Pee-Chee 205

have--KM 1965 Topps 205

1967-73 Equitable Sports Hall of Fame BB21

1967 Topps Venezuelan 152

have--xx 1968 Sports Memorabilia All-Time Greats 4

1973 Hall of Fame Picture Pack NNO

1973 Indians Team Issue 25

1973 Mets All-Time Ed Broder 11

1973-79 TCMA All-Time Greats 98

1973 TCMA Autograph Series 20

1973 Topps 449A

1973 Topps 449B

1974 New York News This Day in Sports 21

1975 SSPC 42 36

1975 TCMA House of Jazz 32

1976 Galasso Baseball's Great Hall of Fame 27

1976 Rowe Exhibits 14

1976 Shakey's Pizza 139

1976 Taylor/Schmierer Bowman 47 79

1977-81 Bob Parker Hall of Fame 74

1977-84 Galasso Glossy Greats 38

1977-84 Galasso Glossy Greats 264

1977 Jim Rowe 4-in-1 Exhibits 14

have--xx 1977-79 Sportscaster Series 23 2323

1978 Atlanta Convention 22

1978 Braves TCC 12

1978 Grand Slam 141

1979 Baseball Greats 79

1979 Diamond Greats 225

have--JC 1979 TCMA 50'S 3

1980 Laughlin 300/400/500 15

1980 Marchant Exhibits 29

1980-83 Pacific Legends 57

1980-82 Perez-Steele Hall of Fame Postcards 139

1980-82 Perez-Steele Hall of Fame Postcards Signed 139

1980-87 SSPC HOF 139

1980 TCMA Braves 1957 31

1981-89 Hall of Fame Plaque Metal 121

1981 TCMA Redwood Pioneers 22

1982 Cracker Jack 16

1982-83 Diamond Classics 30

1982 Fleer Stamps 108

1982 TCMA Greatest Pitchers 7

1982 TCMA Stars of the 50's 14

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 1

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 2

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 3

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 4

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 5

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 6

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 7

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 8

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 9

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 10

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 11

1983 ASA Warren Spahn 12

1983 Braves 53 Fritsch 21

1983 MLBPA Pins 34

1983 TCMA Playball Postcards 8

1983 Topps 1952 Reprint 33

1984-89 O'Connell and Son Ink 92

1984-85 Sports Design Products West 19

1985 Dallas National Collectors Convention 5

1985-97 Perez-Steele Great Moments 14

1985 TCMA Cy Young Award 10

1985 TCMA Photo Classics 1

1985 TCMA Playball 1947 33

1986 Sportflics Decade Greats 27

1986 TCMA Braves Greats 9

1986 TCMA Superstars Simon 13

1987 Hygrade All-Time Greats NNO

1987 Nestle Dream Team 32

1987 TCMA Braves 1957 8

1988 Grenada Baseball Stamps 63

1988 Pacific Legends I 109

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 1

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 4

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 7

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 10

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 13

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 16

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 19

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 22

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 25

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 28

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 31

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 34

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 37

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 40

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 43

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 46

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 49

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 52

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 55

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 58

1989 Donruss Warren Spahn Puzzle 61

1989 HOF Sticker Book 84

1989 Perez-Steele Celebration Postcards 39

1989 "Warren Spahn Puzzle DP " 588

1990 Collect-A-Books 24

1990 HOF Sticker Book 68

1990 Pacific Legends 51

1990 Pacific Legends Glossy 51

1990-92 Perez-Steele Master Works 21

1990-92 Perez-Steele Master Works 22

1990-92 Perez-Steele Master Works 24

1990-92 Perez-Steele Master Works 25

1990 Swell Baseball Greats 12

1991 Kellogg's 3D 12

1991 Mets WIZ 372

1991 Swell Baseball Greats 86

1991 Topps Archives '53 147

1992 Action Packed ASG 16

1992 Action Packed ASG 24K 16G

1992 Action Packed ASG Prototypes 4

1992 Ziploc 1

1993 Action Packed ASG Coke/Amoco 16

1993 Metallic Images 18

1993 Ted Williams 48

1993 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes 116

1993 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes 144

1994 Topps Archives '54 20

1994 Topps Archives '54 Gold 20

1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes 90

1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes 154

1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes 125th Anniversary 90

1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes 125th Anniversary 154

1995 Mr. Turkey Baseball Greats 5

1995 Sonic/Pepsi Greats 11

1996-2003 Danbury Mint 76

1997-2018 Hall of Fame Gold Plaque Postcards Scenic Art 139

1998 Kenner Starting Lineup Cooperstown Collection Cards 10

1998-99 Monty Sheldon Promos 30

1998 SLU Cooperstown Collection 10

1998 Sports Illustrated Then and Now 32

1998 Upper Deck Retro 50

1999 Upper Deck Century Legends 21

2000 Greats of the Game 63

2000 U.S. Playing Card All Century Team 4D

2001 Bowman Chrome Rookie Reprints 4

2001 Bowman Rookie Reprints 4

2001 Greats of the Game 62

2001 SP Legendary Cuts 9

2001 Topps American Pie 89

2001 Topps American Pie Profiles in Courage PIC16

2001 Topps Archives 17

2001 Topps Archives 134

2001 Topps Archives Reserve 77

2001 Topps Chrome Past to Present PTP2

2001 Topps Chrome Past to Present Refractors PTP2

2001 Topps Chrome Through the Years Reprints 8

2001 Topps Chrome Through the Years Reprints Refractors 8

2001 Topps Gallery 146

2001 Topps Heritage Then and Now TH10

2001 Topps Noteworthy TN31

2001 Topps Stars 148

2001 Topps Stars Progression P8

2001 Topps Through the Years Reprints 8

2001 Topps Tribute 18

2001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers 4

2001 Upper Deck Legends 48

2002 eTopps Classic 4

2002 Greats of the Game 52

2002 Topps American Pie 1

2002 Topps Archives 9

2002 Topps Archives Reserve 100

2002 Topps Super Teams 39

2002 Topps Super Teams 42

2002 Topps Tribute 63

2003 Bowman Heritage 174A

2003 Bowman Heritage 174B

2003 Bowman Heritage 174C

2003 Bowman Heritage Facsimile Signature 174A

2003 Bowman Heritage Facsimile Signature 174B

2003 Bowman Heritage Facsimile Signature 174C

2003 Donruss Champions 27

2003 Donruss Champions Grand Champions 14

2003 Donruss Champions Samples 27

2003 Donruss Champions Samples Gold 27

2003 Donruss Champions Statistical Champs 30

2003 Donruss Team Heroes 29

2003 Donruss Team Heroes Glossy 29

2003 Donruss Team Heroes Samples 29

2003 Donruss Team Heroes Samples Gold 29

2003 Flair Greats 51

2003 Fleer Authentix 148

2003 Fleer Fall Classics 20

2003 SP Legendary Cuts 127

2003 Sweet Spot Classics 87

2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites 55

2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Vintage Embossed 39

2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Vintage Embossed 50

2003 Topps Flashback WS

2003 Topps Gallery HOF 23

2003 Topps Gallery HOF 23B

2003 Topps Gallery HOF Artist's Proofs 23

2003 Topps Gallery HOF Artist's Proofs 23B

2003 Topps Retired Signature 90

2003 Topps Tribute Perennial All-Star 49

2003 Topps Tribute World Series 91

2004 Absolute Memorabilia Retail 25

2004 MLB Showdown Trading Deadline 124

2004 Playoff Honors 24

2004 SkyBox Autographics Autoclassics 6

2004 SP Legendary Cuts 121

2004 Studio 25

2004 Sweet Spot Classic 88

2004 Topps Tribute HOF 77

2004 UD Diamond Pro Sigs Hall of Famers 26

2004 Upper Deck Famous Quotes 18

2004 Upper Deck Play Ball 11

2005 DAV 87

2005 Diamond Kings HOF Heroes HH16

2005 Donruss Greats 95

2005 Donruss Signature Milestone Marks 8

2005 Leaf Cy Young Winners 1

2005 Origins 132

2005 Origins Old Judge 111

2005 Origins UD Promos 132

2005 Reflections 196

2005 SP Legendary Cuts 86

2005 Sweet Spot Classic 94

2005 UD Past Time Pennants 85

2005 Upper Deck Classics 96

2005 Upper Deck Classics UD Promos 96

2005 Upper Deck MVP Batter Up! 39

2007 SP Legendary Cuts 6

2007 Topps Distinguished Service DS22

2007 Topps Heritage Flashbacks FB4

2007 Topps Heritage Then and Now TN10

2008 UD Masterpieces 95

2008 Upper Deck Goudey 103

2010 Panini Century 89

2010 Topps Blue Back 26

2010 Topps Cards Your Mom Threw Out CMT66

2010 Topps Cards Your Mom Threw Out Original Back 40

2010 Topps Commemorative Patch MCP86

2010 Topps Heritage Baseball Flashbacks BF2

2010 Topps Legendary Lineage LL14

2010 Topps Legends Gold Chrome Target Cereal GC14

2010 Topps Legends Platinum Chrome Wal-Mart Cereal PC4

2010 Topps National Chicle 214

2010 Topps National Chicle Artist's Proof Signatures 214

2010 Topps National Chicle Bazooka Back 214

2010 Topps Red Back 3

2010 Topps Red Back 34

2010 Topps Tribute 41

2010 Topps Update More Tales of the Game 11

2010 Topps 20B

2011 Topps 60 Years of Topps 61

2011 Topps 60 Years of Topps Original Back 61

2011 Topps Heritage Baseball Flashbacks BF8

2011 Topps Heritage Then and Now TN9

2011 Topps Tribute 91

2012 Panini Cooperstown 114

2012 Panini Golden Age 79

2012 Sportkings Premium Back Redemption Paintings 56

2012 Topps 1987 Topps Minis TM93

2012 Topps Golden Giveaway Code Cards GGC25

2012 Topps Golden Greats GG98

2012 Topps Golden Moments Die Cuts GMDC8

2012 Topps Gypsy Queen 265

2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini 265

2012 Topps Heritage '63 Mint 63WS

2012 Topps Heritage Then and Now SL

2012 Topps Historical Stitches WS

2012 Topps Mound Dominance MD11

2012 Topps Museum Collection Canvas Collection CC8

2012 Topps Tribute 95

2012 Topps Update Gold Hall of Fame Plaque HOFWS

2013 Panini Cooperstown 63

2013 Panini Cooperstown Colgan's Chips 139

2013 Panini Cooperstown Induction 13

2013 Panini Cooperstown Pennants Blue 5

2013 Panini Cooperstown Pennants Red 5

2013 Panini Golden Age 52

2013 Topps Allen and Ginter 86

2013 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini 86

2013 Topps Archives Four-In-One SKCK

2013 Topps Chasing History CH31

2013 Topps Cy Young Award Winners Trophy WS

2013 Topps Gypsy Queen 348

2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini 348

2013 Topps Gypsy Queen No Hitters WS

2013 Topps Mini Chasing History MCH1

2014 Classics 141

2014 Panini Golden Age 5x7 Box Toppers 3

2014 Panini Hall of Fame Crusades 45

2014 Panini Hall of Fame Diamond Kings 45

2014 Panini Hall of Fame Elite Dominator 38

2014 Panini Hall of Fame Elite Series 39

2014 Topps Allen and Ginter 242

2014 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini 242

2014 Topps Archives 138

2014 Topps Gypsy Queen 325A

2014 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini 325

2015 Diamond Kings DK Minis 140

2015 Diamond Kings 140

2015 Topps Archives 170

2015 Topps Baseball History 5B

2015 Topps Highlight of the Year H13

2015 Topps Museum Collection 37

2015 Topps Museum Collection Canvas Collection CCR12

2015 Topps Museum Collection Canvas Collection CCR23

2015 Topps Triple Threads 25

2016 Topps Amazing Milestones AM01

2016 Topps Archives 265

2016 Topps Archives Desert Shield 265

2016 Topps Gypsy Queen 345

2016 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini 345

2016 Topps MLB Debut Gold MLBD2-10

2016 Topps National Convention '51 Topps VIP 30

2016 Topps No Hitter Pins NHPWS

2016 Topps Throwback Thursday 23

2016 Topps Tribute 30

2017 Stadium Club 205

2017 Topps Allen and Ginter 347

2017 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini 347

2017 Topps Archives 204

2017 Topps Fire 57

2017 Topps Fire Flame 57

2017 Topps Salute S127

2017 Topps Update Untouchables U3

2018 Topps Archives 46

2018 Topps Sketches NNO

2019 Diamond Kings The 300 3

2019 Stadium Club 205

2019 Topps 150 Years of Professional Baseball 15094

2019 Topps Allen and Ginter 387

2019 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini 387

2019 Topps Archives 277

2019 Topps Historic Through Lines HTL37

2019 Topps Iconic Card Reprints ICR42

2019 Topps Iconic Card Reprints ICR57

2019 Topps Tribute 19

2019 Topps Update 150 Years of Baseball 15055

2019 Topps Update 150 Years of Baseball 15078

2020 Absolute Absolute Legends 18

2020 Topps Allen and Ginter 144

2020 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini 144

2020 Topps Decades' Best DB5

2020 Topps Decades' Best Series 2 DB16

2020 Topps Now Turn Back The Clock 12

2020 Topps Update Decades' Best DB5

2020 Topps Warriors of the Diamond WOD18

2021 Topps '51 Topps Blake Jamieson 18

2021 Topps Allen and Ginter 59

2021 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini 59

2021 Topps Platinum Players Die Cuts PDC41

JOE WOJCIK Olean, NY--4/6/1942--McKinley HS, Buffalo, NY; Erie Community College (ECC), Buffalo, NY--resides?

LEFT FIELDER 3 years: 1962-64 KCA AL

41 G / 148 PA / 124 AB / 16 R / 27 H / 4 2B / 11 RBI / 5 SB / 0 CS / 23 BB / 20 SO / .218 BA / .345 OBP / .250 SLG / .595 OPS / 64 OPS+ / 0.0 WAR

Wojcik played parts of three seasons for the Kansas City Athletics. At Erie County Technical Institute (now, ECC) he played baseball and basketball. Wojcik's father and two of his brothers also played minor league baseball. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics in 1961. He made his major league debut on September 9, 1962. Wojcik's professional baseball career ended in 1965 after five seasons.

CARDS

1963 Topps 253

(there is also a 2012 Topps Heritage buyback card for John Wojcik)

PLAYED IN BUFFALO, NOT BORN IN WNY

DICK BROWN

have--JS 1963 Topps 112

Cards were obtained from:

AC - Andy Cook OBC / AG - Andrew Goguen OBC / AW - Andrew White OBC

BB - Brian Betza VCT / BL - Bases Loaded, Cheektowaga NY / BR Bob Rosny VCT

CB - Casey Branton OBC

DA - Dan Angland OBC / DW - Dan Williams OBC

EB - Ed Bankston OBC / EH - Ed Hans, Kenmore NY

GE - Gord Ellis VCT / GN - Gary Nuchereno, Kenmore, NY

JC - Jason Christopher OBC / JJ - Jon Jeans OBC / JM - James Moleta OBC / JS - Joe Stout OBC

KM - Ken Monks VCT / KS - Kevin Savage Auction, OH

MC - Mark Camps OBC / McN - McNulty's, Pt.St.Lucie FL / MG - Michael Garron VCT / MM - Mark Macrae, Castro Valley, CA / McM - McKinley Mall show, Hamburg, NY / MRW - Mike Rumley-Wells OBC / MZ - Mark Zentkovich OBC/VCT

NT - Neil Thomas OBC/VCT

PP - Patrick Prickett OBC

RL - Rick Lyons OBC/VCT / RH - Ron Hoehne OBC/VCT

SA - Steve Archibald OBC/VCT / SP - Steve Pipsky OBC / ST - Sam Taylor OBC

TE24 - Toronto Expo Nov '24, Toronto, ON

xx - unknown

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