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Roger Allen Repoz
California Angels
Outfield
Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6'3" Weight: 190
Born: August 3, 1940, Bellingham, WA
Signed: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams: New York Yankees 1964-1966; Kansas City Athletics 1966-1967; California Angels 1967-1972
Born: August 3, 1940, Bellingham, WA
Signed: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams: New York Yankees 1964-1966; Kansas City Athletics 1966-1967; California Angels 1967-1972
Roger Repoz first came up with the Yankees in 1964, but he didn't get a chance as a starter until entering into a center field platoon with Tom Tresh (#212) mid-way through the 1965 season. In June 1966, and with Mickey Mantle (#500) and Roger Maris (#164) both back from injuries, the Yankees dealt Repoz to the Athletics. A little over a year later, he was on the move again, dealt to the Angels in June 1967 for Jack Sanford and Jackie Warner. Repoz would find a home in Anaheim, playing a utility role at all three outfield spots, first base and pinch-hitting as a left-handed bat off the bench. His best season came in 1968 when he played in 133 games as the Angels' primary center fielder, batting .240 with 13 home runs and a career-best 54 RBIs. He led the league with eight sacrifice flies that season as well.
Building the Set / Card #143
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
In mid-March, Doug and I attended the Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show, held within the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. My main focus for this show was accumulating as many 1969 Topps commons as possible, which I did by adding a grand total of 193 cards to our set. That's almost 30% of the entire set added in one enjoyable afternoon. I wrote a full summary of the show in a post over at The Phillies Room, found here.
This is the 66th of the 193 commons and semi-stars purchased, pulled and stacked from the first two neon green binders housing 1969 Topps cards at the multi-table spread of Uncle Dick's Cards from Babylon, New York. My method was simple - I pulled up a chair, found a card I needed, picked the best of the group from the binder page and set it aside. After each 100 cards, I'd ask the dealer to tell me how much damage I had done so far. With a budget in mind, I kept going twice, continuing after card #100 and card #200, and stopping at card #298. The final amount due was 17% off the sticker price for the pile of 193 cards, with this card costing less than a dollar.
The Card / Angels Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
This photo was likely taken in 1967, at the same time as the photo used for Repoz's 1968 Topps card. The write-up on the back indicates Repoz at one point led the American League in home runs in 1968. As of May 4th, he had hit eight home runs, and he'd connect for just five more through the end of the season. His six-RBI game came on May 4th, which included two, two-run home runs. Repoz was batting .276 following that big game, and he batted just .231 for the remainder of the season.
Accuracy Index: Repoz scores a five for the accurate Angels uniform, in a photo not used before by Topps.
1969 Season
In 103 games for the Angels, Repoz batted a career-worst .164 with eight home runs and 19 RBIs. His season-long slump saw him lose playing time to Johnstone in center field and Jim Spencer at first base.
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First Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #138
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1966-1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2017 BBM Time Travel 1975 #72
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 32 in the Beckett online database as of 10/7/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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