#282 Pat Jarvis - Atlanta Braves

Robert Patrick Jarvis
Atlanta Braves
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'10"  Weight:  180
Born:  March 18, 1941, Carlyle, IL
Signed:  Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams:  Atlanta Braves 1966-1972; Montreal Expos 1973

Pat Jarvis was a solid starting pitcher for the Braves in the the late 1960s into the early 1970s, winning at least 13 games in four straight seasons between 1967 and 1970.  Jarvis joined the Braves' rotation in 1967, winning 15 games to lead the team's staff.  He was a 16-game winner in 1968, making 34 starts and pitching to a career-best 2.60 ERA with 14 complete games.  Jarvis struck out a team-leading 157 over 256 innings pitched that year, forming a strong one-two combination with Phil Niekro (#355) atop the Braves' pitching rotation.  His career year came in 1970, when Jarvis was 16-16 with a 3.61 ERA in 34 starts, including 11 complete games.  His output would decline in the succeeding years, and Jarvis' last action in the majors came in 1973 with the Expos.

In 249 big league games, Jarvis was 85-73 with a 3.58 ERA and 755 strikeouts over 1,284 innings pitched.  Following his playing days, Jarvis was elected as sheriff of DeKalb County in Georgia, serving in the role for nearly 20 years.  In 1995, he pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.\

Building the Set / Card #261
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)

In mid-March last year, over a year ago at this point, 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 184th 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.

The Card / Braves Team Set / Accuracy Index +1

Topps re-used the photo featured on Jarvis' 1967 rookie card here.  He wore #33 with the Braves, so this photo, showing him wearing a uniform number ending in six, is likely from spring training in 1966.  The back of the card highlights his success in 1968, and his league-leading 185 strikeouts while pitching for the Duluth-Superior Dukes in 1963.

Accuracy Index:  Jarvis drops to a +1 given the photo had been used before.

1969 Season
Jarvis was 13-11 with a 4.43 ERA in 37 appearances for the National League West pennant-winning Braves.  He started NLCS Game 3 against the Mets, and was the losing pitcher after allowing six runs on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings.  The Mets would sweep the Braves in three games.

1967 Topps #57

1968 Topps #134

1970 Topps #438

1972 Topps #675

1973 Topps #192

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1967 Topps #57
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7):  1967-1973
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #264
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  37 in the Beckett online database as of 3/11/24.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

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