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Donald John Bosch
Montreal Expos
Outfield
Born: July 15, 1942, San Francisco, CA
Signed: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates 1966; New York Mets 1967-68; Montreal Expos 1969
Originally signed by the Pirates, Don Bosch played seven full seasons in the minor leagues before earning a September promotion to Pittsburgh in 1966. His tenure with the Pirates was limited to three appearances late that season as a pinch-runner, a late inning defensive replacement in center field and as a pinch-hitter. On December 6, 1966, Bosch and Don Cardwell (#193) were traded to the Mets for Gary Kolb (#307) and Dennis Ribant (#463). He'd play in 94 games over two seasons with the Mets, batting .157 as a back-up outfielder. Left unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft, Bosch went undrafted but was sold to the Expos. He was in the running for the team's starting center fielder job, but was beaten out in spring training by Don Hahn. When Hahn started slowly, Bosch got a shot, but he too had trouble with the bat. A knee injury ended his season in July, and effectively ended his big league career.
Bosch appeared in 146 major league games, batting .164 with six doubles, a triple, four home runs and 13 RBIs.
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 43rd of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me a little less than a dollar.
The Card / Expos Team Set / Accuracy Index +10
This is another well-framed, well-executed baseball card. I'm finding there are actually quite a few examples of cards in the 1969 Topps set that look great with the card's design, and this is one of them. Bosch is shown modeling the new team's uniform during spring training, with his uniform #19 showing through on his back. The write-up on the back isn't quite accurate, as Bosch was sold to the Expos and not drafted. The expansion draft happened on October 14, 1968, and Bosch was acquired two days later. The cartoon highlights his minor league batting title while a member of the Kinston Eagles.
Accuracy Index: Bosch gets a top mark of +10 for the accurate expansion uniform.
1969 Season
Bosch made 21 starts in center field and one start in right field for Gene Mauch's (#606) expansion team. His last start came on June 17th, and he languished on the bench for weeks before his knee injury ended his season. Bosch batted .179 in 49 games.
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First Mainstream Card: 1968 Topps #572
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3): 1968-70
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1970 Topps #527
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 11 in the Beckett online database as of 3/16/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
#577 Mike Hegan - Seattle Pilots / #579 Dave Nelson - Cleveland Indians
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