#657 Bobby Murcer - New York Yankees

Bobby Ray Murcer
New York Yankees
Third Base

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  160
Born:  May 20, 1946, Oklahoma City, OK
Signed:  Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent, June 2, 1964
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 1965-1966, 1969-1974; San Francisco Giants 1975-1976; Chicago Cubs 1977-1979; New York Yankees 1979-1983

World Series Appearances:  New York Yankees 1981
Died:  July 12, 2008, Oklahoma City, OK (age 62)

Bobby Murcer spent four decades with the Yankees as an All-Star outfielder, a veteran designated hitter, a part-time coach and a long-time broadcaster.  Dubbed "the next Mickey Mantle (#500)," early in his career Murcer was a fan favorite who starred for the Yankees during some lean years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.  He made his first of five consecutive All-Star Games in 1971, led the league in on-base percentage (.427) in 1971 and in runs scored (102) in 1972.  Murcer also won his only Gold Glove, as a center fielder, in 1972.  Dealt to the Giants in October 1974 for Bobby Bonds (#630), Murcer had several more productive seasons and made the National League All-Star team in 1975.  After 2 1/2 seasons with the Cubs, he was re-acquired by the Yankees in June 1979, and he'd settle into a part-time designated hitter/team ambassador role with the club through the first part of the 1983 season.  His career ended when the Yankees were ready to call up top prospect Don Mattingly, and the team hosted "Bobby Murcer Day" on August 7, 1983.

In 1,908 career games, Murcer batted .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBIs.  He began his long broadcasting career shortly after playing his final big league game in 1983.  Murcer, one of the most well-loved and popular Yankees players ever, sadly passed away from complications related to brain cancer in 2008.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #18
August 15, 2022 from Houston, TX

From a collecting perspective, I spent a lot of the summer avoiding the urge to buy the seven remaining cards needed for our 1965 Topps set from eBay or online dealers.  It would have been easy enough to simply click a few buttons, enter my credit card information, and wait for the envelopes to arrive in the mail.  But I was mostly successful in resisting the urge to click our way to completing this set, wanting to finish the set in person at a baseball card show.  I failed a few times, including when I purchased the Yankees team card in early August from eBay seller txsurf, located in Houston, Texas.

I also added this Murcer card, knowing I'd be collecting the 1969 Topps set in 2023 and not wanting the Yankees team card to travel alone.  The Murcer card cost a relatively low $13, so it was easy to add it to my eBay cart before checking out.  I couldn't resist the prices of these card, especially since Yankees cards continue to carry a premium in the northeast.  

The Card / Yankees Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

This is Murcer's first solo card in a Topps set, as he appeared on Rookie Stars cards in the 1966 and 1967 sets.  The photo used here was taken in 1965 and is from the same photo shoot that provided the photo for Murcer's 1966 Topps rookie card.  Murcer is wearing #17 here, his first number while with the Yankees, and he was apparently distracted during this photo.  The cartoon on the back shows a sleeping Murcer dreaming of his idol.

Most interesting to me though is the write-up on the back mentions the first five home runs Murcer had hit to start the 1969 season.  He hit his fifth home run on April 17th, the Yankees' ninth game of the season, so Topps created the copy for this card, printed it and had it in packs the same year.  That's pretty impressive.

Accuracy Index:  Even though the photo is at least four years old, Murcer's card still gets a 5 since it shows him in a Yankees uniform with a photo that hadn't been used before.

1969 Season
Murcer missed the entire 1967 and 1968 seasons while serving in the U.S. Army.  He returned in 1969, wearing uniform #1, getting off to a hot start by batting .321 through the end of May.  A heel injury curtailed his production for the rest of the season, and he finished with a .259 average in 152 games, hitting 26 home runs and collecting a team-leading 82 RBIs.  First baseman Joe Pepitone (#589) had one more home run than Murcer with 27.  Murcer began the season as the club's every day third baseman, but moved to right field in mid-May and then to center field in late August through the remainder of the season.  On August 10th, he hit back-to-back-to-back home runs with Thurman Munson and Gene Michael (#626), which was only the third time in franchise history that feat had been accomplished.

1966 Topps #469

1971 Topps #635

1974 Topps #90

1980 Topps #365

1983 Topps #782

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1966 Topps #469
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17):  1966-1967, 1969-1983
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2015 Panini Diamond Kings #17
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  345 in the Beckett online database as of 1/1/23.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#656 Dan Schneider - Houston Astros / #658 A.L. Rookie Stars

#648 Bobby Wine - Montreal Expos

Robert Paul Wine
Montreal Expos
Shortstop

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  187
Born:  September 17, 1938, New York, NY
Signed:  Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent before 1957 season
Major League Teams:  Philadelphia Phillies 1960, 1962-1968; Montreal Expos 1969-1972

As a Manager:  Atlanta Braves 1985

A good fielding, light hitting shortstop for 12 big league seasons, Bobby Wine won a Gold Glove in 1963 and set a record for most double plays turned by a shortstop in 1970 with 137.  Bothered by a bad back for most of his career, Wine nevertheless was a mainstay in the Phillies line-ups throughout the 1960s.  In eight seasons with the Phillies, Wine hit .216 with 23 home runs and 176 RBIs.  He was sent to the Expos following the expansion draft when the Expos' original pick, Phillies pitcher Larry Jackson, opted to retire rather than report to Montreal.  Reunited with his former Phillies manager Gene Mauch (#606), Wine took over everyday shortstop duties for the Expos in 1969 after Maury Wills (#45) was traded to the Dodgers that June.  For his career, Wine was a career .215 batter with 30 home runs.

August 6, 2022 - Wine signing Doug's Wall of Fame print

Wine was released by the Expos on July 10, 1972 and he immediately re-joined the Phillies as a coach.  He was a member of the Phillies coaching staff for 11 seasons, serving as infield coach in 1972, first base coach between 1973 and 1978 and bench coach between 1980 and 1983.  He next coached for the Braves in 1985, getting named the team's interim manager in August following the firing of Eddie Haas.  He returned to the Braves as a coach between 1988 and 1990.  He last suited up as a coach for the Mets between 1993 and 1996, reuniting with his former teammate and former Phillies manager Dallas Green, who managed the Mets during that time.  Finally, Wine served as an advanced scout for the Braves for several years during that team's dominance of the N.L. East in the late 1990s and early 2000s.  His son Robbie played briefly for the Astros in 1986 and 1987.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #17
May 3, 2022 from Wenonah, NJ (Gar Miller Cards)

Growing up in South Jersey, I'd look forward to the Ocean City Baseball Card show every summer, saving my precious birthday or gas mowing money so that I could spend it all during one glorious afternoon inside the Ocean City Music Pier among dozens of tables of vintage baseball cards.  When my wife Jenna texted me that there was a baseball card show scheduled in Ocean City this past April 30th, I admittedly got giddy.  We needed 11 cards to complete our 1965 Topps set, I had plans to begin collecting a 1969 Topps set, and I figured I'd add a Diamond Stars card or two to that growing set.  We loaded the family in the car, trekked down to Ocean City, and I stepped inside the Music Pier for the first time in over 20 years.

The memories came flooding back, but none of the former baseball card dealers from my youth did.  There were maybe 15 tables scattered on the lower portion of the Music Pier floor and I immediately scanned mostly shiny slabbed cards, bobble heads, signed jerseys, and nary a vintage baseball card in sight.  It was a little depressing.  Determined to come away with something, anything for my collection, I scoured a "3 for $20" box and came away with a few cards for Doug's collection, namely Alec Bohm relic cards, and six cards from sets I wasn't even collecting yet.

All of this is meant as a prelude to how this card ended up in my collection.  My budgeted show money burning a hole in my pocket, I navigated over to Gar Miller Cards' online store when we got home and held my own virtual baseball card show.  I added four cards to our Diamond Cards set, crossed off three more cards for our 1965 Topps set and threw in a few cool cards to add to the 1969 Topps pile I had started, including this Wine card.

The Card / Expos Team Set / Accuracy Index -8

Wine is wearing an away Phillies jersey here, and the photo looks to be from the same session as the photo used for his 1968 Topps card.  With lackluster offensive skills, Topps leans into his fielding skills in both the cartoon and write-up on the back of the card.

Accuracy Index:  A score of -8 has been commonplace given that's the total for cards featuring a hatless player (-3), wearing a former team's uniform (-5).

1969 Season
Wine, along with left fielder Mack Jones (#625), was one of the more veteran members of the inaugural Expos team.  As mentioned above, he began the season as the back-up to Wills, but soon took over regular shortstop duties once Wills returned to Los Angeles.  He made 114 starts at shortstop and one start at first base in the penultimate game of the season.  For the first time in three seasons, he landed at the Mendoza Line, finishing with an exact .200 average.  He also led all National League shortstops in errors with 31, topping the Pirates' Freddie Patek (#219) by one.

Phillies Career
I've summarized Wine's career at the top of this post, and for as long as I can remember, "Wino" has been a regular at all Phillies alumni events and special anniversary celebrations.  He was a part of the infamous Phillies collapse in 1964, but he'd later go to the World Series with the club in 1980 and 1983.

He was one of my son Doug's favorite autograph signers in 2017.  As told in this post from The Phillies Room, Wine took one look at Doug's straight brim on his baseball cap and admonished him to, "Bend that brim for God's sake!"  He then grabbed the hat and bent the brim.  Doug got another autograph from Wine this past season during the most recent Alumni Weekend celebrations.

1963 Topps #71

1968 Topps #396

1972 Topps #657

1974 Topps #119

1986 Topps #51

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1963 Topps #71
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13):  1963-1974, 1986
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2009 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-BWI
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  63 in the Beckett online database as of 12/31/22.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog / The Phillies Room

#647 Dave Wickersham - Kansas City Royals / #649 Al Jackson - New York Mets

#606 Gene Mauch MG - Montreal Expos

Gene William Mauch
Montreal Expos
Manager

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'10"  Weight:  165
Born:  November 18, 1925, Salina, KS
Signed:  Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1943 season
Major League Teams:  Brooklyn Dodgers 1944; Pittsburgh Pirates 1947; Brooklyn Dodgers 1948; Chicago Cubs 1948-1949; Boston Braves 1950-1951; St. Louis Cardinals 1952; Boston Red Sox 1956-1957

As a Manager:  Philadelphia Phillies 1960-1968; Montreal Expos 1969-1975; Minnesota Twins 1976-1980; California Angels 1981-1982, 1985-1987
Died:  August 8, 2005, Ranco Mirage, CA (age 79)

As a manager of nearly 4,000 Major League games, Gene Mauch holds the dubious distinction of being the winningest manager in history without a World Series appearance to his resume.  His small ball style of managing got him to within a game of the Fall Classic three separate times - in 1964 with the Phillies, and in 1982 and 1986 with the Angels.  Mauch's career win total as a manager (1,902) is currently 14th all-time.  He twice endured historic and lengthy losing streaks, as his 1961 Phillies lost 23 games in a row and his 1969 Expos, in their inaugural season, lost 20 games in a row.  He served as a bench coach for Angels' manager Bob Boone in 1995, his final year in a baseball uniform.

As a player, Mauch appeared in parts of nine seasons with six different teams, seeing his most action in 1949 when he played in 72 games for the Cubs.  A middle infielder, Mauch was a career .239 batter over 304 games.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #16
May 3, 2022 from Wenonah, NJ (Gar Miller Cards)

Growing up in South Jersey, I'd look forward to the Ocean City Baseball Card show every summer, saving my precious birthday or gas mowing money so that I could spend it all during one glorious afternoon inside the Ocean City Music Pier among dozens of tables of vintage baseball cards.  When my wife Jenna texted me that there was a baseball card show scheduled in Ocean City this past April 30th, I admittedly got giddy.  We needed 11 cards to complete our 1965 Topps set, I had plans to begin collecting a 1969 Topps set, and I figured I'd add a Diamond Stars card or two to that growing set.  We loaded the family in the car, trekked down to Ocean City, and I stepped inside the Music Pier for the first time in over 20 years.

The memories came flooding back, but none of the former baseball card dealers from my youth did.  There were maybe 15 tables scattered on the lower portion of the Music Pier floor and I immediately scanned mostly shiny slabbed cards, bobble heads, signed jerseys, and nary a vintage baseball card in sight.  It was a little depressing.  Determined to come away with something, anything for my collection, I scoured a "3 for $20" box and came away with a few cards for Doug's collection, namely Alec Bohm relic cards, and six cards from sets I wasn't even collecting yet.

All of this is meant as a prelude to how this card ended up in my collection.  My budgeted show money burning a hole in my pocket, I navigated over to Gar Miller Cards' online store when we got home and held my own virtual baseball card show.  I added four cards to our Diamond Cards set, crossed off three more cards for our 1965 Topps set and threw in a few cool cards to add to the 1969 Topps pile I had started, including this Mauch card.

The Card / Expos Team Set / Accuracy Index -8

Mauch's photo is from the same session the photo used for his 1968 Topps card came from, as both photos show him standing in front of a chain link fence with his red Phillies jacket collar sticking out from under the neck of his jersey.  The cartoon on the back demonstrates the exhaustion experienced by Mauch at having managed the Phillies for nine seasons.  Each of the manager cards in the set have a drawn portrait of the skipper on the back of the card, and Topps missed an opportunity here to place the new Expos logo on the cap of the drawing.

Accuracy Index:  Mauch scores a -8 for being hatless (-3) and for wearing a Phillies jersey (-5).

1969 Season
Mauch was named the first manager in Expos franchise history, and he'd guide the team to a 52-110 record and a last place finish behind his former team, the Phillies, in the standings.  Right fielder Rusty Staub (#230) was the team's MVP, batting .302 with 29 home runs and 79 RBIs.  Mauch's Expos club suffered from a lack of any decent pitching, and his top starter, Bill Stoneman (#67), was 11-19 with a 4.39 ERA in 42 appearances.

Phillies Career
Mauch was offered and accepted the team's manager position when outgoing manager Eddie Sawyer quit following opening day in 1960.  At the time, Sawyer said he "was 49 years old and he wanted to live to be 50."  Mauch was 34 at the time and his top starting pitcher, Robin Roberts, was only a year younger.  In nine seasons managing the Phillies, Mauch compiled a record of 646-684, finishing in second place in 1964 and having six straight winning seasons between 1962 and 1967.  In 1962, the team's first winning season since 1953, Mauch was named Manager of the Year by the Associated Press.  Mauch was fired 54 games into the 1968 season with his team at 27-27, and replaced by Bob Skinner (#369).

His 645 wins as manager of the club was tops on the franchise's all-time list until Charlie Manuel surpassed him and eventually tallied 780 wins.  Mauch's 684 losses is still the most in Phillies franchise history.

1951 Bowman #312

1957 Topps #342

1961 Topps #219

1974 Topps #531

1988 Topps #774

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1951 Bowman #312
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (26):  1957, 1961-1980, 1983, 1985-1988
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1988 Topps #774
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  89 in the Beckett online database as of 12/31/22.

Update Cards

For my 1965 Topps blog, I used the team card posts to come up with five or six candidates per team for an imaginary update series.  With no team cards in the 1969 Topps set, I'll use each manager card for this exercise, and come up with a list of deserving cards to be included in an 8th/update series.

• Coco Laboy (3b) - The expansion team's regular third baseman, Laboy (#524) appears on a Rookie Stars card in the set.
• Adolfo Phillips (cf) - Phillips (#372) appears with the Cubs in the set, and he'd become a regular with the Expos following a June trade to Montreal.
• Ron Fairly (1b-of) - Acquired from the Dodgers by the Expos in June, Fairly (#122) would appear in 70 games with his new club and become of their best hitters.
• Steve Renko (rhp) - Renko appeared in 18 games, making 15 starts and his rookie card would appear in the 1970 Topps set.
• Dan McGinn (lhp) - One of the many closers used by manager Mauch, McGinn (#646) appears late in the set on a Rookie Stars card.
• Roy Face (rhp) - The veteran made his final appearances with the Expos, appearing in 44 games.  He's in the set with the Tigers (#207).

Sources:  
Baseball Reference - Mauch / Baseball Reference - 1969 Expos / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog / The Phillies Room

#605 Dick Ellsworth - Cleveland Indians / #607 Dick Bosman - Washington Senators

#424 Pete Rose AS - Cincinnati Reds

All-Star cards returned to Topps sets in 1968 under The Sporting News banner for a three-year run between 1968 and 1970.  Topps included 20 All-Star cards in its 1969 set, featuring 10 All-Stars from each league and one player from each position, including both a right-handed and left-handed pitcher.  

Building the Set / Card #15
May 3, 2022 from Wenonah, NJ (Gar Miller Cards)

Growing up in South Jersey, I'd look forward to the Ocean City Baseball Card show every summer, saving my precious birthday or gas mowing money so that I could spend it all during one glorious afternoon inside the Ocean City Music Pier among dozens of tables of vintage baseball cards.  When my wife Jenna texted me that there was a baseball card show scheduled in Ocean City this past April 30th, I admittedly got giddy.  We needed 11 cards to complete our 1965 Topps set, I had plans to begin collecting a 1969 Topps set, and I figured I'd add a Diamond Stars card or two to that growing set.  We loaded the family in the car, trekked down to Ocean City, and I stepped inside the Music Pier for the first time in over 20 years.

The memories came flooding back, but none of the former baseball card dealers from my youth did.  There were maybe 15 tables scattered on the lower portion of the Music Pier floor and I immediately scanned mostly shiny slabbed cards, bobble heads, signed jerseys, and nary a vintage baseball card in sight.  It was a little depressing.  Determined to come away with something, anything for my collection, I scoured a "3 for $20" box and came away with a few cards for Doug's collection, namely Alec Bohm relic cards, and six cards from sets I wasn't even collecting yet.

1965 Topps #134

All of this is meant as a prelude to how this card ended up in my collection.  My budgeted show money burning a hole in my pocket, I navigated over to Gar Miller Cards' online store when we got home and held my own virtual baseball card show.  I added four cards to our Diamond Cards set, crossed off three more cards for our 1965 Topps set and threw in a few cool cards to add to the 1969 Topps pile I had started, including this Pete Rose (#120) All-Star card.

The Card / Reds Team Set / Carl Yastrzemski Puzzle

Rose is one of three outfielders from the National League All-Stars subset, along with Cardinals' teammates Lou Brock (#85) and Curt Flood (#540).  Of the three, only Flood actually started in left field for the 1968 National League All-Stars, with neither Brock or Rose getting a starting nod in the 1968 or 1969 games.  In the 1969 game, Rose replaced starter Cleon Jones (#512) in left field in the bottom of the eighth.  He'd catch a pair of fly balls that inning and come to bat against Ray Culp (#391) in the top of the ninth, popping up in foul territory to third baseman Brooks Robinson (#550).

The stock photo used in the background behind Rose is a picture of Mickey Mantle (#500) from a 1965 Topps World Series subset card, highlighting Game 3 of the 1964 World Series.  The backs of these All-Star cards contain a puzzle piece of either Rose or American League All-Star Carl Yastrzemski (#130).  Oddly enough, the back of Rose's card doesn't feature a piece of the Rose puzzle, but rather the bottom of Yaz's elbow.

Topps All-Star Card Appearances (9):  1969-1970, 1974-1977, 1979, 1982-1983

1970 Topps #458

1976 Topps #240

1979 Topps #650

1982 Topps #337

1983 Topps #397

Sources:  
Baseball Reference

#423 Bert Campaneris AS - Oakland Athletics / #425 Carl Yastrzemski AS - Boston Red Sox

#454 Phillies Rookie Stars - Larry Colton / Don Money

Lawrence Robert Colton
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  200
Born:  June 8, 1942, Los Angeles, CA
Signed:  Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, September 5, 1964
Major League Teams:  Philadelphia Phillies 1968

Donald Wayne Money
Philadelphia Phillies
Shortstop

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  170
Born:  June 7, 1947, Washington, DC
Signed:  Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent, June 20, 1965
Major League Teams:  Philadelphia Phillies 1968-1972; Milwaukee Brewers 1973-1983

World Series Appearances:  Milwaukee Brewers 1982

December 3, 2016 - Don Money and Doug

Once a promising pitching prospect, Larry Colton made one appearance in the majors, throwing two innings against the Reds on May 6, 1968.  A few weeks following his debut, he was in a bar fight that injured his non-pitching shoulder but altered his mechanics enough to make him a less effective pitcher.  Dealt to the Cubs in early 1970, Colton pitched one season for their top farm team before retiring.  He attempted a brief comeback with the independent Portland Mavericks in 1975, but that ended after three starts.  Following his playing days, Colton became a successful writer, authoring several books and publishing hundreds of magazine articles for publications including Esquire, The New York Times and Sports Illustrated.

Don Money began his big league career as a shortstop with the Phillies, but the arrival of Larry Bowa necessitated his move to third base.  Shortly thereafter a hot prospect named Mike Schmidt arrived in Philadelphia, and Money was dealt to the Brewers where he enjoyed the best years of his career.  

He was an All-Star for the Brewers in 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978 and was one of the top American League third baseman of the decade.  Money's top season came in 1977 when he batted .279 with career highs in both home runs (25) and RBIs (83).  He'd pivot to the DH role later in his career, last playing in the majors in 1983.  He played a month in Japan in 1984 for the Kinetsu Buffaloes before retiring.

In 1,720 games, Money batted .261, collecting 1,623 hits, 176 home runs and 729 RBIs.  One of the top fielders of his era, and often overshadowed by Brooks Robinson (#550), Money led all third basemen in fielding percentage three times and his .968 mark is currently 19th all-time.  He was a long-time minor league manager in the Brewers' organization between 1987 and 2011, and he'd later move into the Brewers' front office as a special instructor of player development.  Money was inducted into the Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame in 2005.

Building the Set / Card #14
April 30, 2022 from Ocean City Sports Show

Growing up in South Jersey, I'd look forward to the Ocean City Baseball Card show every summer, saving my precious birthday or gas mowing money so that I could spend it all during one glorious afternoon inside the Ocean City Music Pier among dozens of tables of vintage baseball cards.  When my wife Jenna texted me that there was a baseball card show coming up in Ocean City on April 30th this past year, I admittedly got giddy.  We needed 11 cards to complete our 1965 Topps set, I had plans to begin collecting a 1969 Topps set, and I figured I'd add a Diamond Stars card or two to that growing set.  We loaded the family in the car, trekked down to Ocean City, and I stepped inside the Music Pier for the first time in over 20 years.

The memories came flooding back, but none of the former baseball card dealers from my youth did.  There were maybe 15 tables scattered on the lower portion of the Music Pier floor and I immediately scanned mostly shiny slabbed cards, bobble heads, signed jerseys, and nary a vintage baseball card in sight.  It was a little depressing.  Determined to come away with something, anything for my collection, I scoured a "3 for $20" box and came away with a few cards for Doug's collection, namely Alec Bohm relic cards, and six cards from sets I wasn't even collecting yet, including this Don Money rookie card.  Money signed the card at some point, and I have to imagine this signature is genuine given he's from the area and he's been a frequent autograph signer at local baseball card shows over the years.

1968 Topps #348

The Card / Phillies Team Set / Colton Accuracy Index -1 / Money Accuracy Index -3
This is Money's rookie card, and Colton had already appeared in the 1968 Topps set on a Rookie Stars card with Dick Thoenen.  Topps used the same exact photo of Colton for both his 1968 and 1969 cards.  Given Money is hatless here, I'm assuming he's not actually wearing a Phillies uniform.  It could be a minor league uniform from either the Pirates or Phillies system.  The pinstripes on Money's jersey look blue to me?

The back of the card highlights Colton's 14 wins while a member of the San Diego Padres, then the Phillies' top farm team, in 1967.  Also mentioned is the "can't miss" tag given to Money, and he'd prove that to be true during his years with the Brewers.

This is one of 23 cards available in the set's fifth series available as either "yellow letter" or "white letter" variations, with the yellow letter variations being more prevalent.  This is the more prevalent yellow letter variation with the two player's names printed in yellow.

Accuracy Index:  Colton scores a -1, getting five points for appearing in a Phillies uniform, but then losing two points for not appearing with the Phillies in 1969, and losing four more points since Topps recycled the same photo already used in 1968.  Money dropped to -3 given the fact he's hatless.  Money's uniform is inconclusive, so I can't in good faith penalize him five more points.

1969 Season - Colton
Colton spent the entire 1969 season pitching for the Eugene Emeralds in the Pacific Coast League.  He was 11-9 with a 4.18 ERA in 26 games, including 25 starts.  Despite finding some success in AAA, the Phillies never brought him back to the majors.

Phillies Career - Colton
Wearing #21, Colton made his lone major league appearance in early May 1968 after being recalled from the San Diego Padres along with Roberto Pena (#184).  Prospects Larry Hisle (#206) and Money were sent to San Diego on April 26, 1968, to gain more seasoning, leading to the promotion of Colton and Pena.  Colton sat around for a few weeks before making his debut and facing Pete Rose (#120), Tony Perez (#295) and Johnny Bench (#95) in the Reds' line-up.  He warmed up in the Phillies bullpen a few times throughout May, but never saw another inning in the majors.  Colton's shoulder injury occurred on June 4th, landing him on the disabled list.  He was demoted back to San Diego on July 6th.

On November 17, 1969, the Phillies traded the popular Johnny Callison (#133) and a player to be named later to the Cubs for Oscar Gamble and Dick Selma (#197).  Colton would turn out to be that player to be named later, heading to the Cubs in January 1970.

1969 Season - Money
The Phillies' opening day shortstop, Money would make 126 starts overall and appear in 127 games.  He missed a stretch of time in June presumably due to injury, with Terry Harmon (#624) filling in at shortstop.  Money batted just .229 with 22 doubles, six home runs and 42 RBIs, but that was enough to earn him recognition on the Topps All-Star Rookie team for 1969.

Phillies Career - Money
Money was the centerpiece of a big trade between the Pirates and Phillies in December 1967 sending future Hall of Famer Jim Bunning (#175) to Pittsburgh.  The infielder played in his first four big league games in April 1968, but spent the remainder of the season with the Triple-A San Diego Padres.  He was in the majors for good after making the team's opening day roster in 1969 as their every day shortstop.

As mentioned above, he moved to third base in 1970 to make room for Bowa and he'd enjoy his finest year in a Phillies uniform, batting .295 with 14 home runs and 66 RBIs.  He hit the first home run in Veterans Stadium history on opening day, April 10, 1971.  His offense struggled a bit as the Phillies moved him around the field, including a stint in left field in 1971.  He'd play in his final season with the Phillies in 1972, batting just .222 for the last place club.  On October 31, 1972, Money, Bill Champion and John Vukovich were traded to the Brewers for Ken Brett (#476), Jim Lonborg (#109), Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson.  In 524 games with the Phillies, Money batted .241 with 42 home runs and 200 RBIs.

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Colton
First Mainstream Card:  1968 Topps #348
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  1968-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #454
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  7 in the Beckett online database as of 12/29/22.

Sources - Colton:  

Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
The Phillies Room

Other Notable Baseball Cards - Money
First Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #454
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (16):  1969-1984
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2004 Upper Deck Legends Timeless Teams #224
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  111 in the Beckett online database as of 12/29/22.

Sources - Money:  

Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
The Phillies Room

1970 Topps #645

1975 Topps #175

1977 Topps #79

1979 Topps #265

1984 Topps #374

#453 Mike Cuellar - Baltimore Orioles / #455 Sonny Siebert - Cleveland Indians