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Barton Arvin Shirley
Los Angeles Dodgers
Infield
Born: January 4, 1940, Corpus Christi, TX
Signed: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers 1964, 1966; New York Mets 1967; Los Angeles Dodgers 1968
Stuck behind Maury Wills (#45) and Jim Gilliam in the Dodgers' infield depth chart in the early 1960s, Bart Shirley saw limited playing time with the club. He was a September call-up in 1964, appearing in 18 games and batting .274, before returning to the minors for all of 1965. He made the Dodgers' opening day roster in 1966, but appeared in only 12 games between April and June, heading back to Triple-A for the rest of the summer. Selected by the Mets in the annual rule 5 draft before the 1967 season, Shirley appeared in six games in New York, going 0 for 12, before being returned to the Dodgers. His final big league action came in 1968 when he batted .181 in 39 games in Los Angeles. After spending all of 1969 and 1970 in the minors, Shirley finished up his playing career with two seasons in Japan, batting .183 in 246 games for the Chunichi Dragons.
Building the Set / Card #555
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Vintage Cardboard Collectibles)
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 spent the first half hour or so pulling 98 commons and semi-stars from the neon green binder of Uncle Dick's Cards, and adding the big purchase of the day, the Rollie Fingers (#597) rookie card, and after adding a few more star cards, the remaining cash I had was starting to burn a hole in my wallet. I had noticed the common/semi-star boxes at the tables of Vintage Cardboard Collectibles, and I found 14 more cards for our 1969 Topps set and six cards for our not-yet-officially collecting 1959 Topps set. This is the tenth of those 14 cards. After the obligatory dealer discount, I handed over the last of my cash, and we exited the show for the drive home.
The Card / Dodgers Team Set / Accuracy Index +3
This is one of three appearances by Shirley in a Topps flagship set and he shares a Rookie Stars card in his other two appearances. The cartoon refers to Shirley's time as a football player at the University of Texas.
Accuracy Index: Shirley's card drops to a +3 since he didn't actually play with the Dodgers in 1969.
1969 Season
With the Spokane Indians in the Pacific Coast League, Shirley batted .302 in 128 games with 27 doubles, four triples and 54 RBIs. The solid season with the Indians didn't merit a call-up to the Dodgers.
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First Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #591
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3): 1966-67, 1969
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #289
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 11 in the Beckett online database as of 8/17/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
#288 Ken Holtzman - Chicago Cubs / #290 Jim Kaat - Minnesota Twins
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