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Frederick Lealand Talbot
New York Yankees
Pitcher
Born: June 28, 1941, Washington, DC
Signed: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams: Chicago White Sox 1963-1964; Kansas City Athletics 1965-1966; New York Yankees 1966-1969; Seattle Pilots 1969; Oakland Athletics 1969-1970
Died: January 11, 2013, Falls Church, VA (age 71)
A starting pitcher at the beginning of his career, Fred Talbot spent the latter part of his career as a middle reliever. In parts of eight seasons between 1963 and 1970, Talbot compiled a record of 38-56 with a 4.12 ERA. His best seasons came in 1964 when he pitched a pair of complete game shutouts for the Athletics and in 1969 for the expansion Pilots when he went 5-8 with a 4.16 ERA. Talbot was the victim of a few practical jokes orchestrated by teammate Jim Bouton and as recounted in Bouton's book Ball Four.
Talbot spent the bulk of his career with the Yankees between 1966 and 1969, appearing in 89 games and making 52 starts. His Yankees record was 14-24 with a 3.99 ERA.
A starting pitcher at the beginning of his career, Fred Talbot spent the latter part of his career as a middle reliever. In parts of eight seasons between 1963 and 1970, Talbot compiled a record of 38-56 with a 4.12 ERA. His best seasons came in 1964 when he pitched a pair of complete game shutouts for the Athletics and in 1969 for the expansion Pilots when he went 5-8 with a 4.16 ERA. Talbot was the victim of a few practical jokes orchestrated by teammate Jim Bouton and as recounted in Bouton's book Ball Four.
Talbot spent the bulk of his career with the Yankees between 1966 and 1969, appearing in 89 games and making 52 starts. His Yankees record was 14-24 with a 3.99 ERA.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #283
September 23, 2023 from The Philly Show (Ed's Old Baseball Cards)
Given the massive haul of 193 cards acquired for our 1969 Topps set at the March Philly Show, I held off on adding more cards throughout the summer of 2023. We weren't even going to go to the Philly Show last September, but our oldest son's baseball tournament was rained out, and we found ourselves with a free weekend. I wrote about the show originally over at The Phillies Room.
The Card / Yankees Team Set / Accuracy Index +1
1969 Season
Talbot began the season in the Yankees' bullpen, making eight relief appearances and compiling a 5.11 ERA in 12 1/3 innings pitched. On May 20th, he was traded to the expansion Pilots for pitcher Jack Aker (#612), and Talbot would soon join the Pilots' starting pitching rotation. Looking at his game log, Talbot would have a few decent outings followed by a few outings in which we was pounded by the opposing team. He threw a complete game shutout against the Angels on July 9th.
September 23, 2023 from The Philly Show (Ed's Old Baseball Cards)
Given the massive haul of 193 cards acquired for our 1969 Topps set at the March Philly Show, I held off on adding more cards throughout the summer of 2023. We weren't even going to go to the Philly Show last September, but our oldest son's baseball tournament was rained out, and we found ourselves with a free weekend. I wrote about the show originally over at The Phillies Room.
I added just 15 cards to our set build at this show, all from the same dealer, Ed's Old Baseball Cards out of the Buffalo area. Technically, the cards I bought were from Ed's associate, Gary, who explained he was along for the ride and brought a bunch of his vintage cards for sale. I picked four needed star cards first, and Gary gave us a nice discount on the purchase, so we went back after securing a few autographs. I picked 11 more commons and semi-stars from his modest selection of 1960s Topps cards for sale, including this Talbot card. Posting for these 15 cards should take me a lot less longer than what it took to get through the box of cards brought home from the March 2023 Philly Show.
The Card / Yankees Team Set / Accuracy Index +1
This is the same photo used for Talbot's 1968 Topps card, and a similar photo to the one used for his 1967 Topps card. The write-up on the back defends his 1-9 record in 1968 with his decent 3.36 ERA. And the cartoon condenses the five-player trade between the Athletics and Yankees in June 1966 that sent Talbot to New York. Billy Bryan came with him, with Gil Blanco, Roger Repoz (#103) and Bill Stafford going to Kansas City.
Accuracy Index: Talbot's card scores a +1 given the photo had been used the year before.
1969 Season
Talbot began the season in the Yankees' bullpen, making eight relief appearances and compiling a 5.11 ERA in 12 1/3 innings pitched. On May 20th, he was traded to the expansion Pilots for pitcher Jack Aker (#612), and Talbot would soon join the Pilots' starting pitching rotation. Looking at his game log, Talbot would have a few decent outings followed by a few outings in which we was pounded by the opposing team. He threw a complete game shutout against the Angels on July 9th.
After 25 games with the Pilots, Talbot was on the move again, traded to the Athletics for Pete Koegel and Bob Meyer on August 29th. He appeared in 12 games with the Athletics, going 1-2 with a 5.21 ERA and a save. For the year, and combining all three of his stops, Talbot was 6-10 with a 4.38 ERA in 45 games pitched, including 18 starts.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #58
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1965-1970
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots #17
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 25 in the Beckett online database as of 4/17/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
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First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #58
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1965-1970
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1983 Galasso 1969 Seattle Pilots #17
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 25 in the Beckett online database as of 4/17/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
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