#392 Bob Burda - San Francisco Giants

Edward Robert Burda
San Francisco Giants
First Base-Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  174
Born:  July 16, 1938, St. Louis, MO
Signed:  Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams:  St. Louis Cardinals 1962; San Francisco Giants 1965-66, 1969-70; Milwaukee Brewers 1970; St. Louis Cardinals 1971; Boston Red Sox 1972

Originally signed by the Cardinals, Bob Burda appeared sporadically in the majors between 1962 and 1966, before earning more regular playing time beginning in 1969.  Burda hit .071 (1 for 14) in his initial call-up by the Cardinals in August 1962, and he'd not return to the majors until 1965 with the Giants.  He'd again see limited action for two seasons before spending all of 1967 and 1968 back in the minor leagues.  Burda came up to stay in 1969, batting .230 as a back-up first baseman, outfielder and left-handed bat off the bench.  After half a season in Milwaukee in 1970, Burda went back to the Cardinals for the 1971 season and he'd find success as a pinch-hitter.  Burda batted .292 that year in the pinch, going 14 for 48 with a home run and eight RBIs.  His final big league action came with the Red Sox in 1972. 

For his career, Burda batted .224 with 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 78 RBIs.

Building the Set / Card #360
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 68th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me less than $1.

The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

Despite playing in parts of three prior seasons, and appearing in 75 major league games, this is Burda's rookie card.  Rather than print all of Burda's statistics going back to the 1958 season, Topps condenses his numbers to just his major league output, leaving a lot of real estate for the write-up and the cartoon.  Both highlight his success, and logevity, in the minor leagues.

Accuracy Index:  Burda's card scores a +5.

1969 Season
Burda's best season statistically, he batted .230 with six home runs and 27 RBIs mainly as a bat off the bench for the second place Giants.  He made 23 starts all season - nine at first base and right field, occasionally spelling Willie McCovey (#440) and Bobby Bonds (#630), and five in right field.

1970 Topps #357

1971 Topps #541

1972 Topps #734

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1969 Topps #392
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4):  1969-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1972 Topps #734
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  16 in the Beckett online database as of 9/2/24.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#391 Ray Culp - Boston Red Sox / #393 Gene Brabender - Baltimore Orioles

#391 Ray Culp - Boston Red Sox

Raymond Leonard Culp
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  200
Born:  August 6, 1941, Elgin, TX
Signed:  Signed as an amateur free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies, June 6, 1959
Major League Teams:  Philadelphia Phillies 1963-66; Chicago Cubs 1967; Boston Red Sox 1968-73

Ray Culp enjoyed a solid first few seasons of his career with the Phillies before settling in as one of the top Red Sox starters in the late 1960s/early 1970s.  Culp was named to the National League All-Star team in his rookie season of 1963 and at the end of that season his 14-11 record and 2.97 ERA earned him Rookie Pitcher of the Year honors from The Sporting News.  After a few seasons with the Phillies and pitching in the shadow of Jim Bunning (#175), Chris Short (#395) and Larry Jackson, Culp requested a trade and was dealt to the Cubs before the 1967 season.  After a season with the Cubs, Culp joined the Red Sox and he'd win at least 14 games in four straight seasons between 1968 and 1971.  His 17 wins in 1969 led the club and resulted in his second All-Star Game appearance.  He matched his 17 win tally in 1970, again leading the Red Sox.

Culp battled elbow injuries over the next few years and was released by Boston following the 1973 season.   Culp finished in the top ten in the league for strikeouts four times and his 22 career shutouts is currently 217th on the all-time list.  In 322 career games, his record was 122-101 with a 3.58 ERA and 1,411 strikeouts. 

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #359
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 67th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me less than $1.

The Card / Red Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index -8

Culp is wearing a Cubs uniform here, and the only difference between the photo used for this card and his 1968 Topps card is that the photographer asked him to leave his hat on.  The cartoon on the back celebrates his first All-Star Game selection in 1963, and the write-up highlights his successful 1968 season.  Culp led the Red Sox pitching staff in ERA (2.91), games started (30), complete games (11), shutouts (six), innings pitched (216 1/3) and strikeouts (190) in 1968.

Accuracy Index:  We're back to another -8 for the Cubs jersey (-5) and blank hat (-3).

1969 Season
As mentioned above, this was one of Culp's best seasons, as he was 17-8 with a 3.81 ERA in 32 starts.  Culp pitched the final inning of the All-Star Game, won by the National League by a score of 9-3, striking out Tony Perez (#295) and Randy Hundley (#347).  

Phillies Career
Expectations for Culp were high given his $100,000 signing bonus, and while he had a pair of 14-win seasons and an All-Star Game appearance while with the club he never quite lived up the expectations set for him.  In four seasons in Philadelphia, Culp pitched in 131 games and went 43-32 with a 3.64 ERA and 506 strikeouts.  On December 7, 1966, the club traded him (with cash) to the Cubs for pitcher Dick Ellsworth (#605).

1960 Leaf #75

1964 Topps #412

1968 Topps #272

1970 Topps #144

1972 Topps #2

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1960 Leaf #75
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10):  1963-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #197
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  60 in the Beckett online database as of 9/2/24.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog / The Phillies Room

#390 Bill Freehan - Detroit Tigers / #392 Bob Burda - San Francisco Giants

#390 Bill Freehan - Detroit Tigers

William Ashley Freehan
Detroit Tigers
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  203
Born:  November 29, 1941, Detroit, MI
Signed:  Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams:  Detroit Tigers 1961, 1963-76

World Series Appearances:  Detroit Tigers 1968
Died:  August 19, 2021, Petoskey, MI (age 79)

Playing his entire career for his hometown Tigers, Bill Freehan was a perennial All-Star, a five-time Gold Glove winner and one of the best catchers of his era.  Freehan played baseball and football at the University of Michigan before signing his first contract with the Tigers in 1961.  Assuming regular catching duties for the team in 1964, he made his first of ten straight All-Star teams while batting .300 for the season with 18 home runs and 80 RBIs.  A year later, his offensive output would slip but he'd win the first of five consecutive Gold Gloves.  Freehan's career year helped win the Tigers win the pennant in 1968, as he batted .263 with 25 home runs 84 RBIs.  He didn't do much in the World Series at the plate, but he caught every inning of all seven games as his Tigers defeated the Cardinals.

Freehan had several steady seasons after that championship season, continuing as the Tigers' regular catcher through the 1975 season.  He'd later instruct Lance Parrish, his heir behind the plate for Detroit, while also doing some broadcasting work and returning to the Tigers for several seasons as a catching instructor.  Freehan had 1,591 career hits, batting .262 with 200 home runs and 758 RBIs.  He led the league in being hit by pitch three times and had a career mark of 114 HBPs.  He ranked among the top of just about every defensive catching category when he retired, and he's currently 17th in putouts (9,941), 26th in games (1,581), 88th in runners caught stealing (433) and 44th in fielding percentage (.993).

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #358
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 66th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me a little over $1.

The Card / Tigers Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

This is one of two Freehan cards in the set, as he appears later in the All-Star subset (#431).  That's first base coach Wally Moses making a cameo appearance behind Freehan, wearing #51.  Moses coached with the Tigers between 1967 and 1970, and he appears to be hitting ground balls to the infielders here.  Moses' only other Topps appearance came as a floating head on the Reds' coaches card in the 1960 Topps set.  The back of the card highlights Freehan's success behind the plate and credits his skills with helping to lead the champion Tigers.

Accuracy Index:  Freehan's accurate card scores a +5.

Inserts:  Freehan is included in the 35 card Topps Deckle Edge insert set.

1960 Topps #459

1969 Season
Back behind the plate for the defending World Champions, Freehan batted .262 in 143 games, with 16 home runs and 49 RBIs.  As the starting catcher for the American League All-Stars, Freehan was 2 for 2 with a third inning home run off Steve Carlton (#255).  He won his fifth and final Gold Glove following the season.

1963 Topps #466

1968 Topps #470

1970 Topps #465

1973 Topps #460

1977 Topps #22

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1963 Topps #466
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (15):  1963-77
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2013 Panini Golden Age #96
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  198 in the Beckett online database as of 9/2/24.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#389 Dan Coombs - Houston Astros / #391 Ray Culp - Boston Red Sox

#388 Tom McCraw - Chicago White Sox

Tommy Lee McCraw
Chicago White Sox
First Base-Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  183
Born:  November 21, 1940, Malvern, AR
Signed:  Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams:  Chicago White Sox 1963-70; Washington Senators 1971; Cleveland Indians 1972; California Angels 1973-74; Cleveland Indians 1974-75

Tommy McCraw played in parts of 13 seasons in the majors, finding his most success with the White Sox in the mid to late 1960s.  As a versatile left-handed bat, McCraw saw playing time as a first baseman, pinch-hitter and in all three outfield spots over his first few seasons in Chicago.  He assumed the team's regular first baseman job in 1967, following the departure of Bill Skowron.  A solid defensive first baseman, McCraw would keep his position despite a low batting average and low power output.  He drove in a career-high 48 runs in 1966 and hit his career high in home runs with 11 in 1967.  McCraw would return to part-time player status in 1969 and he was dealt to the Senators before the 1971 season.  He'd play five more seasons, all in the American League, and taking advantage of the new designated hitter role.

McCraw batted .246 with 972 hits, 75 home runs and 404 RBIs in the majors.  Following his playing days, he'd begin a lengthy second career as a long-time hitting coach, serving on Frank Robinson's (#250) staff during Robinson's stint as a manager with four different franchises.  McCraw and Robinson had been teammates later in both players' careers with the Angels and Indians.  McCraw coached with the Indians (1975-82), Giants (1983-85), Orioles (1989-91), Yankees (1992-96), Astros (1997-00) and Expos/Nationals (2002-05).

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #357
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 65th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me less than $1.

The Card / White Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

Topps found a yet unseen photo for McCraw's card.  The back of the card highlights his three-home run day against the Twins on May 24, 1967.  He was 3 for 6 that day with eight RBIs, connecting for his home runs off Jim Kaat (#290) and Dean Chance (#620), twice.

Accuracy Index:  McCraw's card scores a solid +5.

1969 Season
It looks as if McCraw missed the first month-plus of the season due to injury, as he played in his first game with the White Sox on May 20th.  He made 55 starts overall throughout the season - 14 in right field, 13 in center field, 11 in left field and 17 at first base.  As a pinch-hitter, he batted .222 (4 for 18) and he batted .258 overall in 93 games.  McCraw had 12 doubles, a pair of home runs and 25 RBIs.  He'd be back in 1970 with the White Sox for his eighth and final year with the club.

1964 Topps #283

1968 Topps #413

1971 Topps #373

1974 Topps #449

1975 Topps #482

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #283
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12):  1964-75
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1981 TCMA The 1960s II #353
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  62 in the Beckett online database as of 9/1/24.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#387 Bobby Klaus - San Diego Padres /  #389 Dan Coombs - Houston Astros

#387 Bobby Klaus - San Diego Padres

Robert Francis Klaus
San Diego Padres
Infield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'10"  Weight:  170
Born:  December 27, 1937, Spring Grove, IL
Signed:  Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams:  Cincinnati Reds 1964; New York Mets 1964-65

Bobby Klaus made his big league debut shortly after the start of the 1964 season and the Reds hoped he could supplement a middle infield consisting of Pete Rose (#120) at second base and Chico Ruiz (#469) or Steve Boros at shortstop.  Klaus made 22 starts with the club, struggling mightily, and was traded to the Mets on July 28, 1964 for first baseman Tim Harkness.  Klaus fared slightly better with the Mets, making 22 starts with the team in 1964 and a career-high 82 starts in 1965 - all at either second, third or short.  He played in his final big league game on October 3, 1965 and finished with a .208 average over 215 games with 123 hits, six home runs and 29 RBIs.  Klaus played four more seasons in the minor leagues in the Phillies and Pirates organizations, before ultimately retiring.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #356
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 64th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me less than $1.

The Card / Padres Team Set / Accuracy Index -16

Klaus is wearing a Mets jersey here, and he'd never suit up for the Padres - see below.  His ties to San Diego are covered on the back of the card.  Klaus became a player/manager for the Padres in 1968 following the Phillies' dismissal of Gene Mauch (#606) and the promotion of Padres' manager Bob Skinner (#369) to take over for Mauch.

Accuracy Index:  Klaus loses eight points for the Mets uniform and for being hatless, and then he loses eight more for not playing with the big league Padres in 1969 (-2) or ever (-6).

Phillies Connection / 1969 Season
On February 22, 1966, the Mets traded Klaus with Wayne Graham and Jimmie Schaffer to the Phillies for Dick Stuart.  Klaus would never earn a promotion to the Phillies, playing three full seasons for the team's top farm club at the time, the San Diego Padres.  Klaus finally achieved status as an everyday player, starting almost all of the team's games at second base during those three seasons.  Klaus batted .242 over 423 games with the Padres and contributed 127 RBIs.  He was one of the club's most durable players during San Diego's final three years having a minor league team.  In 1969, the expansion Padres joined the major leagues and the major league Padres had selected Klaus in the 1968 rule 5 draft from the Phillies.  His time with the big league version of the Padres was limited however as he was dealt to the Pirates on March 28, 1969, prior to the start of the regular season.  Klaus along with Ron Davis (#553) were traded to the Pirates for Chris Cannizzaro (#131) and Tommie Sisk (#152).  A Klaus-less Padres club played their first big league game on April 8, 1969.

In his final season professionally, Klaus batted .201 in 69 games for the Triple-A Columbus Jets, never earning a promotion to the Pirates.

1964 Topps #524

1965 Topps #227

1966 Topps #108

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #524
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4):  1964-1966, 1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #19
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  17 in the Beckett online database as of 9/1/24.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#386 Jim McGlothlin - California Angels / #388 Tom McCraw - Chicago White Sox

#384 Larry Shepard MG - Pittsburgh Pirates

Lawrence William Shepard
Pittsburgh Pirates
Manager

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  180
Born:  April 3, 1919, Lakewood, OH
Signed:  Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1948 season

As a Manager:  Pittsburgh Pirates 1968-69
Died:  April 5, 2011, Lincoln, NE (age 92)

Larry Shepard was a long-time minor league player-manager, doing double duty as a skipper and right-handed pitcher in 13 seasons in the Dodgers and Pirates minor league systems.  He won at least 20 games each season between 1948 and 1951 with his Billings Mustangs team winning the Pioneer League playoffs in 1949.  Shepard continued to win in the minors throughout the 1950s, winning Western League championships with the Lincoln Chiefs in 1956 and 1957, and guiding the Triple-A Salt Lake City Bees and Columbus Jets to three first places finishes between 1958 and 1966.  He joined the major league coaching staff of the Phillies as their pitching coach in 1967, and was named the manager of the Pirates to start the 1968 season.

His big league managerial career was short-lived as he was dismissed by the Pirates towards the end of the 1969 season, having guided the team to a 164-155 record.  Shepard teamed up with manager Sparky Anderson as the pitching coach of the Reds between 1970 and 1978, winning five pennants and two World Championships with the Big Red Machine dynasty.  Shepard last coached in the majors with the Giants in 1979.

Building the Set / Card #355
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 63rd of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me less than $1.

The Card / Pirates Team Set / Accuracy Index +1

Shepard's "rookie" card can be found in the 1968 Topps set, and it uses the exact same photo found here.  Topps likely got a picture of the new manager during Pirates' spring training in 1968, given the palm trees prevalent in the background.  His minor league success is highlighted on the back of the card.

From the 1967 Phillies Yearbook

Accuracy Index:  Shepard's card has a team-accurate photo (+5), but he loses points since collectors had seen the photo before (-4).

1969 Season
Shepard guided the Pirates to a 84-73 record before being let go during the last week of the season.  Alex Grammas took over and went 4-1 in an interim role as the Pirates finished in third place in the National League East.  Roberto Clemente (#50) and Willie Stargell (#545) were the offensive stars of the club, with Clemente batting .345 with 19 home runs and 92 RBIs.  Stargell led the team with 29 home runs and 92 RBIs.  Steve Blass (#104) led the pitching staff with 16 wins, but Bob Veale (#520) was probably the club's most reliable starter with a 13-14 record and a 3.23 ERA in 34 starts.  Swingman Bob Moose (#409) was 14-3 with a 2.91 ERA, and threw a no-hitter against the Mets on September 20th.  Chuck Hartenstein (#596) led the Pirates with 10 saves.

Phillies Career
Shepard joined manager Gene Mauch's (#606) staff as the Phillies' pitching coach in 1967 following the dismissal of Cal McLish after the 1966 season.  The Phillies finished with an 82-80 record and a fifth place finish in the National League, with Jim Bunning (#175) leading the staff with 17 wins and 253 strikeouts.  Other bright spots from Shepard's pitching staff included Larry Jackson, 13-15 with a 3.10 ERA in 40 games, 11-game winner Rick Wise (#188) and Chris Short (#395), who was 9-11 with a 2.39 ERA in 29 games.  Veteran Turk Farrell (#531) was the club's top reliever with a 2.05 ERA in 92 innings pitched, and 12 saves.  Shepard departed the Phillies to take the Pirates' top spot, and was replaced on Mauch's staff by Al Widmar.

1968 Topps #584

1973 Topps #296

1974 Topps #326

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1968 Topps #584
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4):  1968-69, 1973-74
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1974 Topps #326
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  15 in the Beckett online database as of 9/1/24.

Update Cards

For my 1965 Topps blog, I used the team card posts to come up with five or six candidates per team for an imaginary update series.  With no team cards in the 1969 Topps set, I'll use each manager card for this exercise, and come up with a list of deserving cards to be included in an 8th/update series.

• Alex Grammas (interim manager) - Long-time player and coach Grammas would reunite with Shepard on Anderson's Reds coaching staff.  Danny Murtaugh replaced him as manager to start the 1970 season.
• Al Oliver (1b) - The regular first baseman, Oliver, and the regular third baseman, Richie Hebner, share a Rookie Stars card in the set (#82), but I'd give them each solo cards in my update set.
• Richie Hebner (3b)
• Bruce Dal Canton (rhp) - Reliever Bruce Dal Canton (#468) made 57 relief appearances, leading the Pirates bullpen in that category, and he's worth of a solo card as well.
• Joe Gibbon (lhp) - Lefty Joe Gibbon (#158) is in the set with the Giants, and he'd make 35 relief appearances with the Pirates following an early June trade.
• Pirates Rookie Stars - Dave Cash / Gene Garber - Knowing both these players would be Phillies in a few short years, I'd give them a combo Rookie Stars card.
  

Sources:  
Baseball Reference - Shepard / Baseball Reference - 1969 Pirates / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#383 Casey Cox - Washington Senators / #385 Orlando Cepeda - Atlanta Braves