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Patrick Edward Dobson
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: February 12, 1942, Buffalo, NY
Signed: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams: Detroit Tigers 1967-1969; San Diego Padres 1970; Baltimore Orioles 1971-1972; Atlanta Braves 1973; New York Yankees 1973-1975; Cleveland Indians 1976-1977
World Series Appearances: Detroit Tigers 1968; Baltimore Orioles 1971
Died: November 22, 2006, San Diego, CA (age 64)
Pat Dobson pitched in 11 major league seasons, highlighted by two stellar seasons with the Orioles in 1971 and 1972. Dobson came up with the Tigers in 1967, and he'd be used as a swingman for the club over his first three years in the big leagues. As their part-time closer, he saved a career-best nine games in 1969. After a year with the Padres, Dobson was part of a six-player deal with the Orioles in December 1970. He'd have his career year in 1971, going 20-8 with a 2.90 ERA and 18 complete games in 38 appearances. At one point during the season, Dobson had won 12 straight games and thrown nine consecutive complete games. Along with Dave McNally (#340), Mike Cuellar (#453) and Jim Palmer (#573), Dobson made history as the first quartet to win 20 games each for a team since four pitchers had accomplished the feat with the 1920 Chicago White Sox.
He was an All-Star in 1972, and on the move again in 1973, spending a brief period with the Braves before being acquired by the Yankees. Dobson bolstered the Yankees' starting pitching in the early 1970s, winning 19 games in 1974 and accumulating 12 complete games. He'd wrap up his pitching career with a pair of seasons with the Indians. Dobson later served as a pitching coach for the Brewers (1982-1984), Padres (1988-1990), Royals (1991) and Orioles (1996). He earned a lifetime record of 122-129 in 414 games pitched, with a 3.54 ERA, 74 complete games and 1,301 strikeouts.
Died: November 22, 2006, San Diego, CA (age 64)
Pat Dobson pitched in 11 major league seasons, highlighted by two stellar seasons with the Orioles in 1971 and 1972. Dobson came up with the Tigers in 1967, and he'd be used as a swingman for the club over his first three years in the big leagues. As their part-time closer, he saved a career-best nine games in 1969. After a year with the Padres, Dobson was part of a six-player deal with the Orioles in December 1970. He'd have his career year in 1971, going 20-8 with a 2.90 ERA and 18 complete games in 38 appearances. At one point during the season, Dobson had won 12 straight games and thrown nine consecutive complete games. Along with Dave McNally (#340), Mike Cuellar (#453) and Jim Palmer (#573), Dobson made history as the first quartet to win 20 games each for a team since four pitchers had accomplished the feat with the 1920 Chicago White Sox.
He was an All-Star in 1972, and on the move again in 1973, spending a brief period with the Braves before being acquired by the Yankees. Dobson bolstered the Yankees' starting pitching in the early 1970s, winning 19 games in 1974 and accumulating 12 complete games. He'd wrap up his pitching career with a pair of seasons with the Indians. Dobson later served as a pitching coach for the Brewers (1982-1984), Padres (1988-1990), Royals (1991) and Orioles (1996). He earned a lifetime record of 122-129 in 414 games pitched, with a 3.54 ERA, 74 complete games and 1,301 strikeouts.
November 18, 2023 from The TWP Card Show - Sicklerville, NJ (Sal's Sports Cards & Memorabilia)
I wrote about this show back in December at The Phillies Room. My wife Jenna found an announcement on Faceback for a baseball card show to be held at St. Charles Borromeo Hall in Sicklerville, New Jersey on November 18th. That Saturday, I gathered my lists and we made the short drive to what the organizers called the "First Ever Sports Card Show" in Washington Township, which I find hard to believe given the number of baseball card stores in the area back in the 1980s and 1990s. Potential mislabeling aside, it was a decent-sized show with mostly modern stuff and slabbed Pokemon cards.
I found the one dealer selling vintage cards, and cleaned him out of every 1969 Topps card I needed for our set, along with a few 1959 Topps cards for our next set build. This Dobson card was one of seven cards added to our 1969 Topps set. Credit to Jenna for finding the show, and if it happens again, I'll gladly make the 10 minute drive over there.
The Card / Tigers Team Set / Accuracy Index +1
This is the exact same photo used a year prior for Dobson's 1968 Topps card, and Dobson only wore #40 during his 1967 rookie season. The cartoon on the back highlights his World Series appearances. Dobson worked in three games against the Cardinals, allowing solo home runs to Lou Brock (#85) in Game 1 and to Tim McCarver (#475) in Game 3. He pitched two scoreless innings in Game 6.
Accuracy Index: Dobson's card earns the minimum positive score of +1 since the photo had been used before.
1969 Season
Coming off a World Series win with the Tigers in 1968, Dobson was used primarily in relief, appearing in 49 games overall and making just nine starts. He was 5-10 with a 3.60 ERA over 105 innings pitched. His SABR biography notes his season ended early when teammate Wayne Redmond jumped on his little toe in the dugout, breaking it, after being startled by a mouse. On December 4th, he was dealt with Dave Campbell (#324) to the Padres for Joe Niekro (#43).
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1967 Topps #526
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1967-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2004 Upper Deck Yankees Classics #49
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 66 in the Beckett online database as of 5/5/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Coming off a World Series win with the Tigers in 1968, Dobson was used primarily in relief, appearing in 49 games overall and making just nine starts. He was 5-10 with a 3.60 ERA over 105 innings pitched. His SABR biography notes his season ended early when teammate Wayne Redmond jumped on his little toe in the dugout, breaking it, after being startled by a mouse. On December 4th, he was dealt with Dave Campbell (#324) to the Padres for Joe Niekro (#43).
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First Mainstream Card: 1967 Topps #526
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1967-1978
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2004 Upper Deck Yankees Classics #49
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 66 in the Beckett online database as of 5/5/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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