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Duane Charles Josephson
Chicago White Sox
Catcher
Born: June 3, 1942, New Hampton, IA
Signed: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Major League Teams: Chicago White Sox 1965-1970; Boston Red Sox 1971-1972
Died: January 30, 1997, New Hampton, IA (age 54)
Duane Josephson spent his first three years in the majors backing up regular White Sox catchers John Romano, J.C. Martin (#112) and Jerry McNertney (#534), before finally getting his chance to play regularly in 1968. He had previously enjoyed his best professional season in 1966 with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, winning league MVP honors while batting .324 with 25 doubles and 77 RBIs. The opening day catcher for the White Sox in 1968, Josephson earned a trip to the All-Star Game at the Astrodome, where he caught the final two outs in a 1-0 loss to the National League. Josephson batted .247 that season, collecting a career-high 45 RBIs. A blood clot in his shoulder cost him playing time in 1969, and he was dealt to the Red Sox before the 1971 season. He spent two seasons in Boston, hitting 10 home runs in 1971, the highest single season total of his big league career.
Heart disease cut his career short, forcing his retirement from baseball in 1972 at the age of 30. Josephson batted .258 in 470 games, collecting 388 hits, 23 home runs and 164 RBIs.
Duane Josephson spent his first three years in the majors backing up regular White Sox catchers John Romano, J.C. Martin (#112) and Jerry McNertney (#534), before finally getting his chance to play regularly in 1968. He had previously enjoyed his best professional season in 1966 with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, winning league MVP honors while batting .324 with 25 doubles and 77 RBIs. The opening day catcher for the White Sox in 1968, Josephson earned a trip to the All-Star Game at the Astrodome, where he caught the final two outs in a 1-0 loss to the National League. Josephson batted .247 that season, collecting a career-high 45 RBIs. A blood clot in his shoulder cost him playing time in 1969, and he was dealt to the Red Sox before the 1971 season. He spent two seasons in Boston, hitting 10 home runs in 1971, the highest single season total of his big league career.
Heart disease cut his career short, forcing his retirement from baseball in 1972 at the age of 30. Josephson batted .258 in 470 games, collecting 388 hits, 23 home runs and 164 RBIs.
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 145th 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 $1.25. This card marks the 1/3 point for completion of our set.
The Card / White Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
The photo used dates back to 1965 or 1966, as Josephson wore #46 during his brief action with the White Sox those two seasons, and the 6 is visible on his right shoulder. The cartoon on the back highlights his Pacific Coast League MVP win in 1966. The write-up mentions him finishing third in RBIs on the White Sox. Josephson had 45 RBIs in 1968, with Pete Ward (#155) and Tommy Davis (#135) tied for the team lead with 50. Josephson's six triples were second on the team behind Tommy McCraw (#388), who had 12.
Accuracy Index: Josephson scores a solid +5 for the accurate White Sox uniform and a photo not seen before by collectors.
1969 Season
Josephson was again the opening day catcher for the White Sox, appearing in only 52 games as a blood clot suffered on June 22nd cost him most of the rest of the season. He batted .241 with Ed Herrman and Don Pavletich (#179) handling the catching duties for Chicago during Josephson's absence.
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First Mainstream Card: 1967 Topps #373
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1967-1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1972 Topps #543
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 28 in the Beckett online database as of 2/4/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
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