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Philip Joseph Gagliano
St. Louis Cardinals
Outfield
Born: December 27, 1941, Memphis, TN
Signed: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent, September 6, 1959
Major League Teams: St. Louis Cardinals 1963-70; Chicago Cubs 1970; Boston Red Sox 1971-72; Cincinnati Reds 1973-74
World Series Appearances: St. Louis Cardinals 1967-68
Died: December 20, 2016, Hollister, MO (age 74)
Phil Gagliano was a key utility player for the Cardinals throughout the 1960s, and he'd play every position except pitcher, catcher and center fielder over his 12-year big league career. Gagliano appeared in a career high 122 games in 1965, mostly filling in for slumping second baseman, Julian Javier (#497). He was a member of the Cardinals' pennant-winning teams in 1964, 1967 and 1968, and he'd play in his only winning World Series with the club in 1967 when St. Louis defeated the Red Sox in seven games. Gagliano would continue in his utility role with the Cardinals until a trade in May 1970 sent him to the Cubs. He'd spend just a season with the Cubs before landing with the Red Sox and settling into a full-time pinch-hitting role. Gagliano batted a career-high .324 with the Red Sox in 1971, serving as their top bat off the bench. He'd move on to the Reds for the final two seasons of his career, making one last playoff appearance in the 1973 NLCS against the Mets. Gagliano was released by the Reds following the 1974 season, ending his baseball career.
Died: December 20, 2016, Hollister, MO (age 74)
Phil Gagliano was a key utility player for the Cardinals throughout the 1960s, and he'd play every position except pitcher, catcher and center fielder over his 12-year big league career. Gagliano appeared in a career high 122 games in 1965, mostly filling in for slumping second baseman, Julian Javier (#497). He was a member of the Cardinals' pennant-winning teams in 1964, 1967 and 1968, and he'd play in his only winning World Series with the club in 1967 when St. Louis defeated the Red Sox in seven games. Gagliano would continue in his utility role with the Cardinals until a trade in May 1970 sent him to the Cubs. He'd spend just a season with the Cubs before landing with the Red Sox and settling into a full-time pinch-hitting role. Gagliano batted a career-high .324 with the Red Sox in 1971, serving as their top bat off the bench. He'd move on to the Reds for the final two seasons of his career, making one last playoff appearance in the 1973 NLCS against the Mets. Gagliano was released by the Reds following the 1974 season, ending his baseball career.
He was a career .238 batter with 14 home runs and 159 RBIs. As a pinch-hitter, he batted .201 with 55 pinch-hits in 333 plate appearances. Gagliano's younger brother Ralph played his sole major league game on September 21, 1965 with the Indians.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #509
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.
The Card / Cardinals Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
1969 Season
In his last full season with the Cardinals, and now fully settled into a reserve role, Gagliano appeared in 62 games, batting .227 with a home run and 10 RBIs. He made 26 starts all season - 15 at second base, five each at first base and third base, and one start in right field. Gagliano had a rough time of it as a pinch-hitter, batting just .095 (2 for 21).
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #568
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1964-74
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1974 Topps #622
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 32 in the Beckett online database as of 5/24/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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 65th of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me less than $1.50.
The Card / Cardinals Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
Gagliano wore #16 with the Cardinals during his entire eight-year run with the club. Topps used a picture from the same photo session on Gagliano's 1970 card. It's odd Topps would use the Outfield designation for his position, as Gagliano ha played in the infield more than the outfield in each season he had been in the majors. The back of the card highlights his minor league putouts in 1965 in cartoon form, and the write-up discusses his role as a super-utility player for the Cardinals.
Accuracy Index: Gagliano's card earns a +5.
1969 Season
In his last full season with the Cardinals, and now fully settled into a reserve role, Gagliano appeared in 62 games, batting .227 with a home run and 10 RBIs. He made 26 starts all season - 15 at second base, five each at first base and third base, and one start in right field. Gagliano had a rough time of it as a pinch-hitter, batting just .095 (2 for 21).
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #568
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11): 1964-74
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1974 Topps #622
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 32 in the Beckett online database as of 5/24/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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