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Danny Walker Morris
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: June 11, 1946, Greenville, KY
Signed: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Major League Teams: Minnesota Twins 1968-69
Died: September 23, 2023, Oakland City, IN (age 77)
Graig Nettles
Minnesota Twins
Outfield
Born: August 20, 1944, San Diego, CA
Drafted: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft, June 8, 1965
Major League Teams: Minnesota Twins 1967-69; Cleveland Indians 1970-72; New York Yankees 1973-83; San Diego Padres 1984-86; Atlanta Braves 1987; Montreal Expos 1988
World Series Appearances: New York Yankees 1977-78, 1981; San Diego Padres 1984
Danny Morris pitched professionally for nine seasons, winning 16 games twice - with the Wisconsin Rapids Twins in 1965 and the Denver Bears in 1968. His success in 1968 earned him a September call-up to Minnesota, where he pitched well in three games. Morris was 0-1 with 1.69 ERA in 10 2/3 innings pitched in that brief audition. Back with Denver to start the 1969 season, Morris would be recalled by the Twins in June, pitching in three more games. He'd stick around in the minors through the 1972 season, never leaving the Twins organization, before retiring from baseball. In six big league games, Morris was 0-2 with a 2.81 ERA in 16 innings pitched.
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| 2001 Topps Archives #60 |
Nettles played in 2,700 games, batting .248 with 2,225 hits, 390 home runs and 1,314 RBIs. His defensive statistics at third base are among the all-time leaders as of this writing for games played (3rd with 2,412), assists (2nd with 5,279), double plays turned (3rd with 470) and fielding percentage (80th at .961).
Building the Set / Card #442
April 9, 2024 from Wenonah, NJ (Gar Miller Baseball Cards)
On April 7th, I received an e-mail from Gar Miller, hobby icon, informing me and other customers he had recently updated his inventory of vintage baseball cards for sale at garmillercards.com. In need of some vintage cardboard, and wanting to see if Miller had any Diamond Stars cards I needed, I decided to check out the new inventory.
April 9, 2024 from Wenonah, NJ (Gar Miller Baseball Cards)
On April 7th, I received an e-mail from Gar Miller, hobby icon, informing me and other customers he had recently updated his inventory of vintage baseball cards for sale at garmillercards.com. In need of some vintage cardboard, and wanting to see if Miller had any Diamond Stars cards I needed, I decided to check out the new inventory.
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| 1969 Topps #99 (No Loop Version) |
The Card / Twins Team Set / Morris Accuracy Index +5 / Nettles Accuracy Index +5
There are two versions of this card, one with a loop connecting the black border behind the blue circle with Twins in it, and one with no loop. I have the loop version, and it seems as if one version isn't any rarer than the other. Morris has a hard-to-find card in the 1967 Topps Venezuelan set, and this is his first and last appearance on a mainstream baseball card. Nettles is listed as an outfielder, his primary position until the 1970 season when Indians' manager Alvin Dark (#91) opted to have Nettles as his opening day third baseman. The Nettles half of the card was reprinted a few times in 2001 and 2002 as part of the Topps Archives set and the Team Topps Legends Autographs insert set.
The #8 on Nettles' helmet would seem to indicate he borrowed teammate's Ron Clark's (#561) helmet for the photo, as Clark wore #8 for the Twins between 1967 and 1969.
Accuracy Index: Both sides of the card earn a solid +5.
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Morris
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #99
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #99
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 6 in the Beckett online database as of 12/28/24.
Sources - Morris:
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Nettles
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #99
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (20): 1969-88
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2024 Topps Living #723
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 505 in the Beckett online database as of 12/28/24.
Sources - Nettles:
1969 Season - Morris
Morris struggled somewhat in his return to the minors, going 9-9 with a 5.81 ERA in 26 games and 24 starts for the Bears. He started for the Twins on June 17th against the Angels, lasting three innings and giving up three runs (two earned). His final big league action came on June 29th against the Royals, pitching two innings of scoreless relief.
Morris struggled somewhat in his return to the minors, going 9-9 with a 5.81 ERA in 26 games and 24 starts for the Bears. He started for the Twins on June 17th against the Angels, lasting three innings and giving up three runs (two earned). His final big league action came on June 29th against the Royals, pitching two innings of scoreless relief.
1969 Season - Nettles
In his first full season in the majors, Nettles appeared in 96 games for the Twins, batting .222 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs. He made 60 starts overall for Billy Martin's (#547) Twins - 44 starts in left field and 16 starts at third base. He was third on the Twins' third base depth chart behind Harmon Killebrew (#375) and Rick Renick. Nettles had one at-bat in the ALCS, pinch-hitting in Game 3 and striking out against the Orioles' Jim Palmer (#573).
On December 10th, the Twins traded Nettles, Dean Chance (#620), Bob Miller (#403) and Ted Uhlaender (#194) to the Indians for Luis Tiant (#560) and Stan Williams (#118).
In his first full season in the majors, Nettles appeared in 96 games for the Twins, batting .222 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs. He made 60 starts overall for Billy Martin's (#547) Twins - 44 starts in left field and 16 starts at third base. He was third on the Twins' third base depth chart behind Harmon Killebrew (#375) and Rick Renick. Nettles had one at-bat in the ALCS, pinch-hitting in Game 3 and striking out against the Orioles' Jim Palmer (#573).
On December 10th, the Twins traded Nettles, Dean Chance (#620), Bob Miller (#403) and Ted Uhlaender (#194) to the Indians for Luis Tiant (#560) and Stan Williams (#118).
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Morris
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #99
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1): 1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #99
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 6 in the Beckett online database as of 12/28/24.
Sources - Morris:
Other Notable Baseball Cards - Nettles
First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #99
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (20): 1969-88
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2024 Topps Living #723
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 505 in the Beckett online database as of 12/28/24.
Sources - Nettles:
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#98 Dave Giusti - San Diego Padres / #100 Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
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