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Charles Dallan Maxvill
St. Louis Cardinals
Shortstop
Born: February 18, 1939, Granite City, IL
Signed: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams: St. Louis Cardinals 1962-1972; Oakland Athletics 1972-1973; Pittsburgh Pirates 1973-1974; Oakland Athletics 1974-1975
World Series Appearances: St. Louis Cardinals 1964, 1967-1968; Oakland Athletics 1974
Dal Maxvill was a light-hitting middle infielder who played 14 years in the majors and collected four World Series rings along the way. Known more for his glove than his bat, Maxvill finished four seasons in the top ten for assists among National League shortstops, and three seasons in the top ten for putouts. His .973 career fielding percentage as a shortstop is currently 74th all-time. Maxvill won a Gold Glove in 1968, a year in which he batted a career high .253 and also collected some postseason MVP votes. His teams made it to five World Series, and while Maxvill hit just .115 (7 for 61), he handled 88 chances without an error. For his career, Maxvill appeared in 1,423 games and was a lifetime .217 hitter.
Maxvill served as a coach with the Athletics (1975), Yankees (1978), Cardinals (1979-1980) and Braves (1983-1984) before joining the front office of the Cardinals following the 1984 season as the team's general manager. He helped construct teams that would win National League pennants in 1985 and 1987, but was unable to spend on free agents as the Cardinals' ownership group tightened the team's budget. He was dismissed following the 1994 player's strike, and while he briefly scouted for the Yankees after that, he's been absent from baseball ever since.
Dal Maxvill was a light-hitting middle infielder who played 14 years in the majors and collected four World Series rings along the way. Known more for his glove than his bat, Maxvill finished four seasons in the top ten for assists among National League shortstops, and three seasons in the top ten for putouts. His .973 career fielding percentage as a shortstop is currently 74th all-time. Maxvill won a Gold Glove in 1968, a year in which he batted a career high .253 and also collected some postseason MVP votes. His teams made it to five World Series, and while Maxvill hit just .115 (7 for 61), he handled 88 chances without an error. For his career, Maxvill appeared in 1,423 games and was a lifetime .217 hitter.
Maxvill served as a coach with the Athletics (1975), Yankees (1978), Cardinals (1979-1980) and Braves (1983-1984) before joining the front office of the Cardinals following the 1984 season as the team's general manager. He helped construct teams that would win National League pennants in 1985 and 1987, but was unable to spend on free agents as the Cardinals' ownership group tightened the team's budget. He was dismissed following the 1994 player's strike, and while he briefly scouted for the Yankees after that, he's been absent from baseball ever since.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #308
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
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.
The Card / Cardinals Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
1969 Season
Coming off back-to-back World Series appearances, the Cardinals fell back to fourth place in the National League East in 1969. Maxvill was again the regular shortstop, batting .175 in 132 games. The highlight of his season came on April 14th when he became the first major leaguer to hit a grand slam in Canada. In front of nearly 30,000 fans at Parc Jarry in Montreal, Maxvill hit a fourth inning grand slam off the Expos' Larry Jaster (#496). It would be one of only two home runs Maxvill hit all season.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #49
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1963-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2002 Topps Super Teams #75
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 59 in the Beckett online database as of 5/31/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
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 16th 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 / Cardinals Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
Maxvill's uniform #27 is peaking through at the bottom of the card. The write-up on the back correctly calls his 1968 season his "finest in the big leagues." The cartoon reminds collectors Maxvill caught the final out of the 1964 World Series. In Game 7 that year, Bob Gibson (#200) looked to hold off the Yankees entering the ninth inning with a 7-3 lead. Clete Boyer (#489) and Phil Linz hit solo home runs off Gibson to narrow the deficit to 7-5, but then Bobby Richardson popped up to Maxvill at second base to clinch the championship.
Accuracy Index: This is another solid baseball card, scoring a +5.
1969 Season
Coming off back-to-back World Series appearances, the Cardinals fell back to fourth place in the National League East in 1969. Maxvill was again the regular shortstop, batting .175 in 132 games. The highlight of his season came on April 14th when he became the first major leaguer to hit a grand slam in Canada. In front of nearly 30,000 fans at Parc Jarry in Montreal, Maxvill hit a fourth inning grand slam off the Expos' Larry Jaster (#496). It would be one of only two home runs Maxvill hit all season.
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First Mainstream Card: 1963 Topps #49
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1963-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2002 Topps Super Teams #75
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 59 in the Beckett online database as of 5/31/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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