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James Vincent Pagliaroni
Oakland Athletics
Catcher
Born: December 8, 1937, Dearborn, MI
Signed: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent, June 17, 1955
Major League Teams: Boston Red Sox 1955, 1960-1962; Pittsburgh Pirates 1963-1967; Oakland Athletics 1968-1969; Seattle Pilots 1969
Died: April 3, 2010, Grass Valley, CA (age 72)
Signed as a bonus baby by the Red Sox in 1955, Jim Pagliaroni appeared in one game for the club that season before serving two years in the Army and then playing two more seasons in the minors before returning to the Red Sox in 1960. He was the regular catcher for the Red Sox in 1961 and 1962 before a trade sent him to the Pirates. He'd enjoy the best seasons of his 11-year big league career with the Pirates in the mid-1960s. Perhaps his best season came in 1964 when he batted a career high .295. He'd hit a career-high 17 home runs in 1965, and he'd lead all catchers in fielding percentage in 1966 with a .997 mark, committing only two errors in 118 games.
Jerry May (#263) took over the catching duties for the Pirates in 1967 and Pagliaroni was sold to the Athletics on December 3, 1967. He was behind the plate for Catfish Hunter's (#235) perfect game on May 8, 1968, the first perfect game thrown in the American League since 1922. Pagliaroni saw his final action with the expansion Pilots in 1969, backing up regular catcher Jerry McNertney (#534). For his career, Pagliaroni played in 849 games and batted .252 with 90 home runs and 326 RBIs.
Signed as a bonus baby by the Red Sox in 1955, Jim Pagliaroni appeared in one game for the club that season before serving two years in the Army and then playing two more seasons in the minors before returning to the Red Sox in 1960. He was the regular catcher for the Red Sox in 1961 and 1962 before a trade sent him to the Pirates. He'd enjoy the best seasons of his 11-year big league career with the Pirates in the mid-1960s. Perhaps his best season came in 1964 when he batted a career high .295. He'd hit a career-high 17 home runs in 1965, and he'd lead all catchers in fielding percentage in 1966 with a .997 mark, committing only two errors in 118 games.
Jerry May (#263) took over the catching duties for the Pirates in 1967 and Pagliaroni was sold to the Athletics on December 3, 1967. He was behind the plate for Catfish Hunter's (#235) perfect game on May 8, 1968, the first perfect game thrown in the American League since 1922. Pagliaroni saw his final action with the expansion Pilots in 1969, backing up regular catcher Jerry McNertney (#534). For his career, Pagliaroni played in 849 games and batted .252 with 90 home runs and 326 RBIs.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #293
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Here we go again! Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Here we go again! Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the first of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me a little over $1.25.
The Card / Athletics Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
Pagliaroni began the season with the Athletics, appearing in 14 games and making six starts behind the plate. He was on the disabled list with a broken finger when he was sold to the expansion Pilots on May 27th. Pagliaroni played in 40 games for Seattle, batting .264 with five home runs and 14 RBIs. He made 28 starts behind the plate, backing up McNertney, and a pair of starts at first base. Pagliaroni was released by the Pilots on November 24th, ending his big league career.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1961 Topps #519
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1961-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots #35
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 48 in the Beckett online database as of 5/11/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Pagliaroni is shown wearing a Pirates jersey, in a photo likely dating from 1966, and it's also his final appearance in a Topps set. The cartoon on the back highlights his league leading fielding percentage from 1966, and the write-up explains how the Athletics acquired him. I would have gone with him catching Hunter's perfect game as the featured cartoon or at least within the write-up.
Accuracy Index: The scores will start to improve as we move into the later series of cards, but for now Pagliaroni gets the fairly standard -8 for the Pirates jersey (-5) and lack of a hat (-3).
1969 Season
Pagliaroni began the season with the Athletics, appearing in 14 games and making six starts behind the plate. He was on the disabled list with a broken finger when he was sold to the expansion Pilots on May 27th. Pagliaroni played in 40 games for Seattle, batting .264 with five home runs and 14 RBIs. He made 28 starts behind the plate, backing up McNertney, and a pair of starts at first base. Pagliaroni was released by the Pilots on November 24th, ending his big league career.
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First Mainstream Card: 1961 Topps #519
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1961-1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots #35
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 48 in the Beckett online database as of 5/11/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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