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Tyrone Alexander Cline
Montreal Expos
Outfield
Born: June 15, 1939, Hampton, SC
Signed: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent, May 31, 1960
Major League Teams: Cleveland Indians 1960-62; Milwaukee Braves 1963-65; Chicago Cubs 1966; Atlanta Braves 1966-67; San Francisco Giants 1967-68; Montreal Expos 1969-70; Cincinnati Reds 1970-71
World Series Appearances: Cincinnati Reds 1970
A backup outfielder during his 12-year big league career, Ty Cline is best remembered for helping the Reds defeat the Pirates in the 1970 NLCS, sending the Reds to the World Series. Cline's best season came with the Braves in 1964 when he hit .302 over 101 games, serving primarily as a pinch-hitter or late inning defensive replacement. Of his 101 appearances that season, only 13 were starts. Before his heroics with the Reds, Cline was an original Montreal Expo, claimed in the expansion draft in 1968 from the Giants.
In Game 1 of the 1970 NLCS, Cline tripled and scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a Pete Rose (#120) single. In Game 3, he again scored the winning run after he had walked with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, went to second on a Rose single and scored on single to left from Bobby Tolan (#448). His big games netted him appearances on two of the three NLCS highlight cards found within the 1971 Topps set. Cline batted .238 for his career over 892 games.
A backup outfielder during his 12-year big league career, Ty Cline is best remembered for helping the Reds defeat the Pirates in the 1970 NLCS, sending the Reds to the World Series. Cline's best season came with the Braves in 1964 when he hit .302 over 101 games, serving primarily as a pinch-hitter or late inning defensive replacement. Of his 101 appearances that season, only 13 were starts. Before his heroics with the Reds, Cline was an original Montreal Expo, claimed in the expansion draft in 1968 from the Giants.
In Game 1 of the 1970 NLCS, Cline tripled and scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a Pete Rose (#120) single. In Game 3, he again scored the winning run after he had walked with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, went to second on a Rose single and scored on single to left from Bobby Tolan (#448). His big games netted him appearances on two of the three NLCS highlight cards found within the 1971 Topps set. Cline batted .238 for his career over 892 games.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #390
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Expos Team Set / Accuracy Index +10
1969 Season
The Expos drafted Cline from the Giants as the 41st pick in the 1968 expansion draft. He appeared in 101 games for Gene Mauch's (#606) new team, batting .239 with five doubles and three triples. Cline spent most of the season in a reserve role, but he did make 30 starts in center field and 10 starts at first base. Only Adolfo Phillips (#372), with 48 starts, had more starts in center in the Expos' inaugural year.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1961 Topps #421
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1961-71
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2020 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-TC
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 53 in the Beckett online database as of 10/29/24.
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 98th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost less than a dollar.
The Card / Expos Team Set / Accuracy Index +10
Cline has the distinction of being the first player in an Expos uniform to be featured on a Topps baseball card. Once the player boycott of Topps ended, photographers rushed to spring training in 1969 to get as many players in their new uniforms as possible, with cards such as this showing up in the set's final three series. On the back, collectors were treated to the fact that Cline's hobby was photography. The write-up explains how he came to the Expos and highlights his pinch-hitting skills. Cline batted .230 (61 for 265) over his career as a pinch-hitter.
Accuracy Index: Cline hits the jackpot with a +10 for the depiction in an accurate expansion uniform.
1969 Season
The Expos drafted Cline from the Giants as the 41st pick in the 1968 expansion draft. He appeared in 101 games for Gene Mauch's (#606) new team, batting .239 with five doubles and three triples. Cline spent most of the season in a reserve role, but he did make 30 starts in center field and 10 starts at first base. Only Adolfo Phillips (#372), with 48 starts, had more starts in center in the Expos' inaugural year.
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First Mainstream Card: 1961 Topps #421
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1961-71
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2020 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-TC
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 53 in the Beckett online database as of 10/29/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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