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#155 Allie Clark
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Was on both the 47 Yankee and 48 Indians championship teams. In game 7 of the 47 Series with the Yanks having a slim lead in the 6th inning and Rizzuto on base Bucky Harris sent Clark up to pinch hit for Yogi Berra. He singled in Rizzuto
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#156 Max Surkont This card gives me the impression of looking at a fish in a murky aquarium.
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Max does look a little like a 195 pound guppy staring back at you from the tank
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#157 Sherm Lollar
Complete 1953 Bowman Color, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975 Topps Baseball sets under revision as the budget and wife allows Under construction: 1970 Topps Baseball - missing over 100 cards, mostly after #450 and the three insert sets 1971 Topps Coins- 107/153 1974 Topps Baseball Washington variations |
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Sherman Lollar
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Seventeen years in the majors, All Star 7 times, and won the first three gold gloves for AL catchers
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Murdered at age 34 outside his tavern in San Antonio by an unruly customer
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Howard Fox
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#158 Howard Fox
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1953 Bowman Color #159: Mickey Vernon
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James B. "Mickey" Vernon. First baseman for the Washington Senators in 1939-1943 and 1946-1948. 2,495 hits and 172 home runs in 20 MLB seasons. His career OBP was .359. 7-time All-Star. 1960 World Series champion. 2-time AL batting champion (1946 and 1953). Holds the MLB record for double plays participated in at 1B. Led American League in doubles (3 times), extra base hits (1954), and fielding percentage (4 times). Finished his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960. Managed the Washington Senators in 1961-1963.
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#159 Mickey Vernon
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Satchel Paige once said that if he were pitching and had a 2 run lead in the 9th inning and the bases were loaded he would walk Vernon to get to the next guy
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Cal Abrams - final card in the set
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#160 Cal Abrams This marks the end of this part of my collecting adventure. I hope those who have checked in to view our cards have enjoyed the display.
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Did getting thrown out at the plate by Richie Asburn in the last game of 1950 sideline his Dodger career ?
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I updated the title of the thread to include the Black & White set. I'll have to find time to take pictures of my cards to post.
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Out of town until 5-13. Will have to play catch up
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I'll be happy to wait until you boyz get your shinola together. :cool:
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How objectionable would it be to finish the set as Bowman originally intended - before Joe D.'s contract made it too pricey to Kodachrome the final two series? Would it be worse than Ted Turner's self-indulgent colorization of classic B & W films back in the '80's?:rolleyes:
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Perhaps it may be better to recreate the the b&w set with alternate color photos rather than recoloring them. There have been some nostalgia-type 53 Bowman card sets that look fairly good and a version was created for one of the National Convention. (I am not counting the TCMA color set, they look ghastly.) Start with #161 and make sure to make some alteration to the reverse side as to indicate they are not authentic 53 Bowman Color cards. The sample and prototype cards could be reproduced as well as part of the extension.
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Gus & Willie. Willie lost more games than he won but was known as "The Yankee Killer". Gus had roots in 3 generations of Bell ballplayers and was a Louisvillian ( sounds cool)
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More success as a manager than a player
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Did not actually play in 1954. Spent 4 prime years in the service during WW 2
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I wish my name was Dee, because then I could say "Yes, my name is Dee. Dee Fondy". Oh, and I also wish my last name was Fondy ( Jack Handy)
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Deacon lost 4 years to the service, Air Force. Was once tossed after an umpire called ball four on as pitch he thought was a strike whereupon he knelt on the plate and prayed out loud for the umpire to better understand the strike zone
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The Saturday Evening Post labeled him the "The Ballplayer Nobody Wanted" but became a very popular player with teammates and fans and was a key player in the Wiz Kids NL pennant in 1950 and voted the top Phils catcher of all time in 1969 by Phils fans. He and Dick Sisler would sometimes fake heated arguments in a hotel lobby or sit at the opposite ends of a lobby couch and continually cross their legs in different directions at the same time
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Pecky could have been called Pokey because he has held the A's record for hitting into double plays
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1953 Bowman B&W #9: Walt Masterson
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Walter E. "Walt" Masterson III. Pitcher with the Washington Senators in 1939-1942 and 1945-1949. 78 wins and 21 saves in 14 MLB seasons. 2-time All-Star. His best season was 1947 with Washington as he posted a 12-16 record with a 3.13 ERA in 253 innings pitched. He finished his career with the Detroit Tigers in 1956. He started the 1948 MLB All-Star game for the American League.
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Was he the first guy to appear with sun glasses on a card ?.
He sat out the 54 and 55 seasons because the Senators offered him $ 4000 and he was offered $ 18,000 to sell shoes |
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Was replaced by Eddie Waitkus at first base but got his job back when Waitkus was shot. Saved the pennant for the 50 Wiz kids with a HR in last game of season
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Hit as many home runs in 1953 as Mantle
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Handsome Ransome, the Accidental Big Leaguer, was an All Star in 54 and 55
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WW 2 Navy vet, but best known for being the guy the A's got from Chicago for Nellie Fox ( think Brock/Broglio), and for being permanently banned from minor league baseball in 1959 for gambling issues ( think foul balls)
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Led the Cubs in HRs for 8 seasons, a record tied by Banks and broken by Sosa. Led NL in HRs in 43 and 44. Was once walked intentionally with the bases loaded
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Key member of the Cardinals Gas House Gang in the 40s. In 1947 hit 50 home runs while sticking out less than 50 times, Spent 3 prime years in the service. Finished his career on the dark side in NY
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As mentioned in the 54 thread Miller had no fastball but his slow pitch had 3 speeds. Was blown off the mound in an All Star appearance in 1961 in Candlestick Park ( by wind not hits) and was called for a balk when it happened
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Virgil never ever really saw Robert E Lee, but he did pitch 2 no hitters in 1952 and won 17 games and appeared in the 1954 All Star game
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He and Warren Spahn both stated that they thought Bobby Bragan the manager of the Milwaukee Braves managed to tank the 1964 pennant race because the Braves wanted to make the move to Atlanta easier
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Edmore was a knuckeball pitcher
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65 years in professional ball. All Star in 1953
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Hello, my name is Clarence, Clarence Podbielan....has a ring to it
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Hi, I am from San Antonio and I am Batts. 10 years of back up catching for 5 MLB teams will do that to you
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My dad could not stand Wilmer. Not sure why but I remember attending two games with Dad when Wilmer pitched and he grumbled the entire game. Wilmer was a decent pitcher and a conservative elected after baseball to Congress in North Carolina. His 53 Bowman card does look like he may be emerging from the Dark Side
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