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Joseph Rudolph Nossek
Oakland Athletics
Outfield
Born: November 8, 1940, Cleveland, OH
Signed: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Minnesota Twins 1964-1966; Kansas City Athletics 1966-1967; Oakland Athletics 1969; St. Louis Cardinals 1969-1970
World Series Appearances: Minnesota Twins 1965
Joe Nossek's Baseball Reference page lists his primary positions as centerfielder and pinch-hitter which immediately clued me in as to how Nossek spent the bulk of his six seasons in the big leagues. In 295 games, he made 128 starts in the field, getting a career high 59 starts with the Twins and A's in 1966. He also had a career high 27 RBIs that season. Nossek retired with a .228 career average, batting .215 (17 for 79) as a pinch-hitter. Following his playing days, Nossek was a long-time coach with the Brewers (1973-1975), Twins (1976), Indians (1977-1981), Royals (1982-1983) and White Sox (1984-1986, 1990-2003).
Joe Nossek's Baseball Reference page lists his primary positions as centerfielder and pinch-hitter which immediately clued me in as to how Nossek spent the bulk of his six seasons in the big leagues. In 295 games, he made 128 starts in the field, getting a career high 59 starts with the Twins and A's in 1966. He also had a career high 27 RBIs that season. Nossek retired with a .228 career average, batting .215 (17 for 79) as a pinch-hitter. Following his playing days, Nossek was a long-time coach with the Brewers (1973-1975), Twins (1976), Indians (1977-1981), Royals (1982-1983) and White Sox (1984-1986, 1990-2003).
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #175
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Athletics Team Set / Accuracy Index +2
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 98th 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 / Athletics Team Set / Accuracy Index +2
Nossek is shown in his Kansas City Athletics uniform, and Topps opted to black out the "KC" logo on his hat so as to not confuse any impressionable young collectors. These A's cards would have looked so much better had Topps just left the "KC" there and added a note on the back that the team had moved to Oakland. Nosek's uniform #24 is peaking through on the back of his jersey. On the back of the card, Nosek's World Series experience is highlighted, as is his penchant for archery.
Accuracy Index: +2 is becoming a recurring score for Astros and Athletics players - correct uniform (+5), but no logo on the hat (-3).
1969 Season
Nossek was on the Athletics' opening day roster and appeared in 13 games, making only one start, and coming into 11 games as late-inning defensive replacement in left or center field. He was 0 for 6 for the Athletics before a demotion to the Iowa Oaks in the American Association. On July 12th, the Athletics traded him to the St. Louis Cardinals for infielder Bob Johnson. Nossek played just as sparingly for the Cardinals, making it into nine games as either a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner, and going 1 for 5 at the plate with three strikeouts.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #532
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1964-1967, 1969, 1973-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1974 Topps #99
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 33 in the Beckett online database as of 11/14/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Nossek was on the Athletics' opening day roster and appeared in 13 games, making only one start, and coming into 11 games as late-inning defensive replacement in left or center field. He was 0 for 6 for the Athletics before a demotion to the Iowa Oaks in the American Association. On July 12th, the Athletics traded him to the St. Louis Cardinals for infielder Bob Johnson. Nossek played just as sparingly for the Cardinals, making it into nine games as either a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner, and going 1 for 5 at the plate with three strikeouts.
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #532
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1964-1967, 1969, 1973-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1974 Topps #99
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 33 in the Beckett online database as of 11/14/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
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