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Robert Paul Wine
Montreal Expos
Shortstop
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.
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.
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.
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| August 6, 2022 - Wine signing Doug's Wall of Fame print |
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)
The Card / Expos Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
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.
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.
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.
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
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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
1965 Topps Blog / The Phillies Room
#647 Dave Wickersham - Kansas City Royals / #649 Al Jackson - New York Mets
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