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Darrel Lee Chaney
Cincinnati Reds
Shortstop
Born: March 9, 1948, Hammond, IN
Drafted: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft, June 7, 1966
Major League Teams: Cincinnati Reds 1969-1975; Atlanta Braves 1976-1979
World Series Appearances: Cincinnati Reds 1970, 1972, 1975
Don Robert Dyer
New York Mets
Catcher
Born: August 15, 1945, Dayton, OH
Drafted: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round of the 1966 amateur draft, June 7, 1966
Major League Teams: New York Mets 1968-1974; Pittsburgh Pirates 1975-1978; Montreal Expos 1979; Detroit Tigers 1980-1981
World Series Appearances: New York Mets 1969, 1973
Terry Walter Harmon
Philadelphia Phillies
Infield
Born: April 12, 1944, Toledo, OH
Drafted: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the 1965 amateur draft, June 8, 1965
Major League Teams: Philadelphia Phillies 1967, 1969-1977
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Duffy Dyer was a back-up catcher for 14 seasons in the majors, and is best remembered as the back-up to Jerry Grote (#55) on the 1969 Miracle Mets. He started a career-high 91 games in 1972 behind the plate as Grote battled injuries, batting .231 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs - both career bests. He also led all catchers in runners caught stealing that season with 40. Dyer returned to the World Series with the Mets in 1973, but didn't appear in any of the seven games against the Athletics. Dealt to Pittsburgh following the 1974 season, Dyer would continue his back-up role for Manny Sanguillen (#509) and Ed Ott. He'd play sparingly over his final three big league seasons with the Expos and Tigers. Dyer hit .221 with 441 hits, 30 home runs and 173 RBIs. Dyer would serve as a coach for the Cubs (1983), Brewers (1989-1995) and Athletics (1996-1998).
Back-up infielder Terry Harmon spent his entire 10-year big league career with the Phillies, filling in for the likes of Larry Bowa, Dave Cash and Ted Sizemore (#552) for a club that would win National League East pennants in 1976 and 1977. Harmon appeared in at least 71 games for the Phillies in five straight seasons between 1969 and 1973. He peaked in 1972, hitting .284 in 73 games for an awful team that would lose 97 games. Harmon appeared in 547 games overall, batting .233 with 262 hits, four home runs and 72 RBIs. As a pinch-hitter, he batted .197 (14 for 71).
December 3, 2022 from The Philly Show (Huggins & Scott Auctions)
At the outset of The Philly Show, more formally known as the Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show, held within the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania, we needed just four cards to complete our 1965 Topps set. I wrote a full summary of the show in this post over at The Phillies Room.
The show so far had been an all-timer. Major purchases were made (1965 and 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle, 1969 Topps Reggie Jackson rookie card, Diamond Stars Rogers Hornsby), our 1965 Topps set was completed and I admittedly wasn't ready to leave just yet. With a little more cash in hand, I decided to find a few more cards for our now newly-collecting 1969 Topps set.
I found a box of vintage semi-star cards at the table of Higgins & Scott Auctions from Silver Spring, Maryland, with a "50% Off" sign attached to it. It was truly a hodge podge of minor stars, checklists, multi-player Rookie Stars cards and other assorted randomness. After confirming the cards were indeed 50% off the sticker prices, I found eight interesting cards needed for our set and parted with my final $50 of the day. This N.L. Rookie Stars card was $5, and was one of three multi-team, multi-player Rookie Stars cards I found in the box. My best guess is these were cards with no logical fit, part of no specific team set, and of use only to those collectors actually building a 1969 Topps set.
The Card / Reds Team Set / Mets Team Set / Phillies Team Set
Chaney Accuracy Index +5 / Dyer Accuracy Index -3 / Harmon Accuracy Index +5
This is truly a strange card, given Topps cropped each of the three players differently. Chaney is pushed down to make room for the big blue circle, Dyer is cropped too tightly and Harmon looks as if he's about to ask a question, but he's otherwise cropped correctly.
This is truly a strange card, given Topps cropped each of the three players differently. Chaney is pushed down to make room for the big blue circle, Dyer is cropped too tightly and Harmon looks as if he's about to ask a question, but he's otherwise cropped correctly.
This is the rookie card for all three players. I'm assuming the tight crop for Dyer is a result of his wearing a Mets minor league uniform, or someone just got carried away and zoomed in too much on his face.
Accuracy Index: Chaney and Harmon score a +5 for being pictured in the appropriate uniform. Dyer may or may not be wearing a Mets uniform here, but he scores a -3 for being hatless.
1969 Season - Chaney
Chaney made the Reds' opening day roster, and he'd appear in 93 games overall for the team, batting .191. He served as the Reds' regular shortstop between late April and June, making 65 starts, but his light hitting resulted in Woody Woodward (#142) taking over for the rest of the season.
Chaney made the Reds' opening day roster, and he'd appear in 93 games overall for the team, batting .191. He served as the Reds' regular shortstop between late April and June, making 65 starts, but his light hitting resulted in Woody Woodward (#142) taking over for the rest of the season.
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Other Notable Baseball Cards - Chaney
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #624
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1969-1979
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1979 Topps #184
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 36 in the Beckett online database as of 1/16/23.
Sources - Chaney:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #624
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1969-1979
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1979 Topps #184
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 36 in the Beckett online database as of 1/16/23.
Sources - Chaney:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
1969 Season - Dyer
Dyer appeared in 29 games for the Mets and in 35 games for the Triple-A Tidewater Tides, his last minor league action. With the Mets, he made 18 starts behind the plate in August and September, batting .257 (19 for 74) overall. He had one at-bat in the 1969 World Series, pinch-hitting for Tom Seaver (#480) in Game 1. With the Mets trailing the Orioles 4-0, Dyer came to bat for Seaver in the sixth inning, grounding out to short off Orioles' pitcher Mike Cuellar (#453).
Dyer appeared in 29 games for the Mets and in 35 games for the Triple-A Tidewater Tides, his last minor league action. With the Mets, he made 18 starts behind the plate in August and September, batting .257 (19 for 74) overall. He had one at-bat in the 1969 World Series, pinch-hitting for Tom Seaver (#480) in Game 1. With the Mets trailing the Orioles 4-0, Dyer came to bat for Seaver in the sixth inning, grounding out to short off Orioles' pitcher Mike Cuellar (#453).
1969 Season - Harmon
In his first full season with the Phillies, Harmon made it into a career-high 87 games, batting .239 with eight doubles, a triple and 16 RBIs. He made 36 starts at shortstop, filling in for regular Don Money (#454) and 12 starts at second base, complementing the Cookie Rojas (#507) and Tony Taylor (#108) tandem.
Phillies Career - Harmon
Harmon is one of five players to have spent at least 10 years in the major leagues, exclusively with the Phillies. The other four are Mike Schmidt (18 years), Ryan Howard (13 years), Larry Christenson (11 years) and Bob Miller (10 years). He's been a frequent guest over the years at Phillies' alumni weekends, anniversary celebrations and other pre and post game ceremonies at both Veterans Stadium and recently, Citizens Bank Park. He wore #17 with the Phillies between 1970 and 1977.
In his first full season with the Phillies, Harmon made it into a career-high 87 games, batting .239 with eight doubles, a triple and 16 RBIs. He made 36 starts at shortstop, filling in for regular Don Money (#454) and 12 starts at second base, complementing the Cookie Rojas (#507) and Tony Taylor (#108) tandem.
Harmon is one of five players to have spent at least 10 years in the major leagues, exclusively with the Phillies. The other four are Mike Schmidt (18 years), Ryan Howard (13 years), Larry Christenson (11 years) and Bob Miller (10 years). He's been a frequent guest over the years at Phillies' alumni weekends, anniversary celebrations and other pre and post game ceremonies at both Veterans Stadium and recently, Citizens Bank Park. He wore #17 with the Phillies between 1970 and 1977.
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Other Notable Baseball Cards - Dyer
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #624
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13): 1969-1981
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1981 Topps #196
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 63 in the Beckett online database as of 1/16/23.
Sources - Dyer:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #624
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13): 1969-1981
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1981 Topps #196
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 63 in the Beckett online database as of 1/16/23.
Sources - Dyer:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Harmon
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #624
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1969-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1978 Topps #118
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 30 in the Beckett online database as of 1/16/23.
Sources - Harmon:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #624
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1969-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1978 Topps #118
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 30 in the Beckett online database as of 1/16/23.
Sources - Harmon:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
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#623 Hank Allen - Washington Senators / #625 Mack Jones - Montreal Expos
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