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Wallace Larry Haney
Seattle Pilots
Catcher
Born: November 19, 1942, Charlottesville, VA
Signed: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Baltimore Orioles 1966-1968; Seattle Pilots 1969; Oakland Athletics 1969-1970, 1972-1973; St. Louis Cardinals 1973; Oakland Athletics 1974-1976; Milwaukee Brewers 1977-1978
World Series Appearances: Oakland Athletics 1974
Known for his defensive skills and strong throwing arm, Larry Haney was a back-up catcher for a dozen seasons, playing all but two games in the American League. He began his big league career with the Orioles, backing up Andy Etchebarren (#634) during Baltimore's 1966 World Championship season. After a brief period with the expansion Pilots in 1969, Haney was acquired by the Athletics for the first of what would be three different stints. He was Ray Fosse's (#244) back-up in 1974 when Oakland won its third World Series in a row. Haney played in a career-high 88 games in 1976, and he'd spend his final two seasons with the Brewers before retiring in 1978. Haney batted .215 with 12 home runs and 73 RBIs for his career.
Haney was the longtime bullpen coach for the Brewers between 1978 and 1989, and served as the Brewers' pitching coach in 1990 and 1991. He would work in the Brewers organization until 2006.
Known for his defensive skills and strong throwing arm, Larry Haney was a back-up catcher for a dozen seasons, playing all but two games in the American League. He began his big league career with the Orioles, backing up Andy Etchebarren (#634) during Baltimore's 1966 World Championship season. After a brief period with the expansion Pilots in 1969, Haney was acquired by the Athletics for the first of what would be three different stints. He was Ray Fosse's (#244) back-up in 1974 when Oakland won its third World Series in a row. Haney played in a career-high 88 games in 1976, and he'd spend his final two seasons with the Brewers before retiring in 1978. Haney batted .215 with 12 home runs and 73 RBIs for his career.
Haney was the longtime bullpen coach for the Brewers between 1978 and 1989, and served as the Brewers' pitching coach in 1990 and 1991. He would work in the Brewers organization until 2006.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #214
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Pilots Team Set / Accuracy Index -9
1969 Season
Haney was drafted by the Pilots from the Orioles as the 32nd pick in the 1968 expansion draft. He'd appear in 22 games with the Pilots, making 15 starts behind the plate, splitting time with Jerry McNertney (#534). On June 14th, Seattle dealt Haney to the Athletics in exchange for second baseman John Donaldson (#217). Oakland manager Hank Bauer (#124), Haney's former manager in Baltimore, gave Haney the starting catcher job, but a broken toe limited his playing time. Haney played in 53 games for the Athletics, batting .151.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1967 Topps #507
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1967-1970, 1973, 1975-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots #39
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 51 in the Beckett online database as of 1/11/24.
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 137th 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 / Pilots Team Set / Accuracy Index -9
This is a fairly well-known card as Topps simply flipped the image already used for Haney's 1968 Topps card, making him a left-handed catcher. It looks like a "5" on the back of the coach standing behind Haney, and if so it's likely coach Billy Hunter who wore #55. The cartoon on the back of the card highlights Haney's high school football achievements. As told by his SABR biography, Haney had accepted a full scholarship to play football at Virginia Tech, but he couldn't pass up the signing bonus being offered to join the Orioles.
Accuracy Index: Haney slips by and doesn't lose any points for "hat no logo" given his hat is backwards. But he does lose points for the Orioles uniform (-5) and the photo being used before (-4) albeit flipped!
1969 Season
Haney was drafted by the Pilots from the Orioles as the 32nd pick in the 1968 expansion draft. He'd appear in 22 games with the Pilots, making 15 starts behind the plate, splitting time with Jerry McNertney (#534). On June 14th, Seattle dealt Haney to the Athletics in exchange for second baseman John Donaldson (#217). Oakland manager Hank Bauer (#124), Haney's former manager in Baltimore, gave Haney the starting catcher job, but a broken toe limited his playing time. Haney played in 53 games for the Athletics, batting .151.
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First Mainstream Card: 1967 Topps #507
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1967-1970, 1973, 1975-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots #39
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 51 in the Beckett online database as of 1/11/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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