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Jerry Joseph Stephenson
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher
Born: October 6, 1943, Detroit, MI
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, June 17, 1961
Major League Teams: Boston Red Sox 1963, 1965-1968; Seattle Pilots 1969; Los Angeles Dodgers 1970
World Series Appearances: Boston Red Sox 1967
Died: June 6, 2010, Anaheim, CA (age 66)
Jerry Stephenson pitched in parts of seven seasons with three different clubs, appearing the most with the Red Sox between 1963 and 1968. In 67 career games, including 33 starts, he went 8-19 with a 5.70 ERA. His lone big league save came on August 19, 1967 during a crucial win in the middle of the Red Sox' Impossible Dream season. His best professional season came with the Triple-A Spokane Indians in 1970, the Dodgers top farm team managed by Tommy Lasorda. Stephenson went 18-5 with a 2.82 ERA over 28 starts with the Indians that year. Following his playing days, he spent 36 years as a scout for the Dodgers (1974-1994) and Red Sox (1995-2009).
Died: June 6, 2010, Anaheim, CA (age 66)
Jerry Stephenson pitched in parts of seven seasons with three different clubs, appearing the most with the Red Sox between 1963 and 1968. In 67 career games, including 33 starts, he went 8-19 with a 5.70 ERA. His lone big league save came on August 19, 1967 during a crucial win in the middle of the Red Sox' Impossible Dream season. His best professional season came with the Triple-A Spokane Indians in 1970, the Dodgers top farm team managed by Tommy Lasorda. Stephenson went 18-5 with a 2.82 ERA over 28 starts with the Indians that year. Following his playing days, he spent 36 years as a scout for the Dodgers (1974-1994) and Red Sox (1995-2009).
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #190
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Red Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index -7
1969 Season
Stephenson struggled in 1968 and failed to make the Red Sox opening day roster in 1969. He was released on April 17th, and signed the same day by the expansion Pilots. Stephenson would appear in only two games with the Pilots, on June 29th and July 12th, throwing 2 2/3 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks. His ERA with the Pilots was an unsightly 10.13, and he'd fare better for the Vancouver Mounties, the Pilots' top farm team managed by Bob Lemon. With the Mounties, Stephenson was 2-4 with a 3.13 ERA in 22 games, including 11 starts. At some point following the season, the Pilots/Brewers traded him to the Dodgers for Bruce Brubaker.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #74
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5): 1965-1966, 1968-1969, 1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1971 Topps #488
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 18 in the Beckett online database as of 11/22/23.
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 113th 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 a little less than a dollar.
The Card / Red Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index -7
The photo used here could date back to 1965, as it's similar to the photo used for Stephenson's 1966 Topps card. The cartoon on the back references how Jerry's father, Joe Stephenson, a long-time scout for the Red Sox, was responsible for sighing the pitcher. Joe Stephenson was a catcher who played with the Giants (1943), Cubs (1944) and White Sox (1947). He scouted for the Red Sox for nearly 50 years, and was responsible for the Red Sox signing Rick Burleson, Dwight Evans, Bill Lee and Fred Lynn, among many others.
Accuracy Index: It's a -7 for Stephenson given he didn't play for the Red Sox in 1969 (-2) and he's wearing a Red Sox uniform on the card (-5).
1969 Season
Stephenson struggled in 1968 and failed to make the Red Sox opening day roster in 1969. He was released on April 17th, and signed the same day by the expansion Pilots. Stephenson would appear in only two games with the Pilots, on June 29th and July 12th, throwing 2 2/3 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks. His ERA with the Pilots was an unsightly 10.13, and he'd fare better for the Vancouver Mounties, the Pilots' top farm team managed by Bob Lemon. With the Mounties, Stephenson was 2-4 with a 3.13 ERA in 22 games, including 11 starts. At some point following the season, the Pilots/Brewers traded him to the Dodgers for Bruce Brubaker.
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First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #74
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5): 1965-1966, 1968-1969, 1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1971 Topps #488
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 18 in the Beckett online database as of 11/22/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
#171 Glenn Beckert - Chicago Cubs / #173 White Sox Rookie Stars
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