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James John Hannan
Washington Senators
Pitcher
Born: January 7, 1939, Jersey City, NJ
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1962-1970; Detroit Tigers 1971; Milwaukee Brewers 1971
Originally signed by the Red Sox, Jim Hannan was left unprotected and drafted by the expansion Senators in the 1961 first-year draft. He'd go on to pitch nine seasons in Washington, splitting his time between the starting pitching rotation and the bullpen. Hannan appeared in a career high 49 games in 1964, with only Ron Kline (#243) and Steve Ridzik matching or exceeding that total for the ninth place Senators. Hannan's best season came in 1968 when he went 10-6 with a 3.01 ERA in 25 games, including 22 starts. He struck out a career best 75 batters in 140 1/3 innings pitched that season, while throwing four complete games. The following season, Hannan would pitch in a career-high 158 1/3 innings. He'd spend the first part of the 1971 season with the Tigers before a May trade sent him to Milwaukee where Hannan would pitch his final big league games.
In 276 career games, including 101 starts, Hannan was 41-48 with a 3.88 ERA. In the early 1980s, Hannan was one of several former players to found the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA), and he became the chairman of the organization's board in 1996.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #146
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Senators Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
1969 Season
As mentioned above, Hannan reached a career high in innings pitched for the Senators, and was 7-6 with a 3.64 ERA in 35 games, including 28 starts. Only Joe Coleman (#246) started more games with 36. On September 2nd, Hannan threw a complete game shutout against the Angels, allowing only three hits.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #121
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1963-1967, 1969-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1971 Topps #229 Hannan
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 24 in the Beckett online database as of 10/15/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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 69th 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 me less than a dollar.
The Card / Senators Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
The photo used here was taken a few frames before the photo used for Hannan's 1967 Topps card. It's kind of a weird thing to highlight in the cartoon on the back that Hannan began the 1968 season, arguably his best in the majors, in the minor leagues. He made seven starts for the Buffalo Bisons, and was 5-2 with a 3.23 ERA before his call-up.
Accuracy Index: Hannan's card earns a solid +5 for the Senators uniform, nearly missing a -4 given Topps went with a slightly different photo here than his 1967 card.
1969 Season
As mentioned above, Hannan reached a career high in innings pitched for the Senators, and was 7-6 with a 3.64 ERA in 35 games, including 28 starts. Only Joe Coleman (#246) started more games with 36. On September 2nd, Hannan threw a complete game shutout against the Angels, allowing only three hits.
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First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #121
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1963-1967, 1969-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1971 Topps #229 Hannan
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 24 in the Beckett online database as of 10/15/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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