Billl Davis: rookie of the years

[deweyinthehall]

I recognized the name as having appeared on a number of these cards, but I wouldn't have guess he was on 5 consecutive. I checked and he saw action in 20 games for the Tribe in 65, 23 in 66 and 31 for the Padres in 69.

[Mark17]

His mom was our school nurse at Elliot Elementary in Richfield when I was in grade school in the mid-1960s.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Guess I have yet to look at all of his cards together at once, but it appears that the image on the 67 and 68 cards the same, albeit cropped differently. Then the image on the 66 and 69 are the same with the 69 airbrushed.

[cgjackson222]

Wow, 5 consecutive Rookie Stars has to be a record for one guy.
He never really got out of the starting gate, as his career ended in 1969 with 105 at bats over 3 seasons.

[Rich Klein]

the 5 multi player rookie cards IS a record for any player

Rich

[deweyinthehall]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

the 5 multi player rookie cards IS a record for any player

Rich

Without a doubt.

This chain has prompted me to do something I've wanted to for some time - a quick look at all the players featured on multi-player rookie cards in the vintage era, 1962-1982...how many were they on, how many had 'gap' years, how many individual cards did they wind up appearing on, how many never saw action in a single MLB game, what team had the most,etc.

[mikemb]

This is from "The Mistake Manual" by Ralph Nozaki. Hope it is a help.

Mike

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