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Christopher John Cannizzaro
Pittsburgh Pirates
Catcher
Born: May 3, 1938, Oakland, CA
Signed: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent, June 21, 1956
Major League Teams: St. Louis Cardinals 1960-1961; New York Mets 1962-1965; Pittsburgh Pirates 1968; San Diego Padres 1969-1971; Chicago Cubs 1971; Los Angeles Dodgers 1972-1973; San Diego Padres 1974
Died: December 29, 2016, San Diego, CA (age 78)
An original Met and an original Padre, Chris Cannizzaro built a 13-year career serving as a reliable, journeyman backup catcher. His longest two stops came with the Mets and Padres and he was the first All-Star Game selection in Padres' franchise history in 1969. In 740 career games, Cannizzaro hit .235 with 18 home runs and 169 RBIs.
Following his playing career, he served as the bullpen coach for the Braves between 1976 and 1978, and then he coached or managed in the Angels system in the early 1980s. His son, also Chris Cannizzaro, played in the Red Sox minor league system for seven seasons between 1983 and 1989.
An original Met and an original Padre, Chris Cannizzaro built a 13-year career serving as a reliable, journeyman backup catcher. His longest two stops came with the Mets and Padres and he was the first All-Star Game selection in Padres' franchise history in 1969. In 740 career games, Cannizzaro hit .235 with 18 home runs and 169 RBIs.
Following his playing career, he served as the bullpen coach for the Braves between 1976 and 1978, and then he coached or managed in the Angels system in the early 1980s. His son, also Chris Cannizzaro, played in the Red Sox minor league system for seven seasons between 1983 and 1989.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #165
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Pirates Team Set / Accuracy Index -10
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 88th 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 / Pirates Team Set / Accuracy Index -10
Cannizzaro is wearing a Mets jersey here, and the photo is from as late as 1964. It's from the same photo session as the photo used for his 1965 Topps card. The cartoon pulls an obscure statistic - Cannizzaro tying the record for unassisted double plays. He turned eight double plays overall in 1965, and another eight in 1969.
Accuracy Index: Cannizzaro is shown in a Mets uniform (-5), with a blacked out front of his hat (-3) and he didn't actually play for the Pirates in 1969 (-2).
1969 Season
On March 28th, the Pirates dealt Cannizzaro and reliever Tommie Sisk (#152) to the Padres for Ron Davis (#553) and Bobby Klaus (#387). Cannizzaro was the Padres' opening day catcher, and he'd make 128 starts behind the plate in one of his stronger seasons. He got off to a hot start, and his .281 average through early June led to his selection as the first All-Star representative for the Padres. The third National League catcher on the team behind Johnny Bench (#95) and Randy Hundley (#347), Cannizzaro didn't get into the game. He slumped during the season's second half, but he finished with career highs in games played (134), at-bats (418) and doubles (14). Cannizzaro batted .220 with four home runs and 33 RBIs.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1961 Topps #118
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1961-1962, 1965-1966, 1969-1972, 1975
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1975 Topps #355
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 42 in the Beckett online database as of 11/5/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
On March 28th, the Pirates dealt Cannizzaro and reliever Tommie Sisk (#152) to the Padres for Ron Davis (#553) and Bobby Klaus (#387). Cannizzaro was the Padres' opening day catcher, and he'd make 128 starts behind the plate in one of his stronger seasons. He got off to a hot start, and his .281 average through early June led to his selection as the first All-Star representative for the Padres. The third National League catcher on the team behind Johnny Bench (#95) and Randy Hundley (#347), Cannizzaro didn't get into the game. He slumped during the season's second half, but he finished with career highs in games played (134), at-bats (418) and doubles (14). Cannizzaro batted .220 with four home runs and 33 RBIs.
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First Mainstream Card: 1961 Topps #118
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1961-1962, 1965-1966, 1969-1972, 1975
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1975 Topps #355
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 42 in the Beckett online database as of 11/5/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
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