#607 Dick Bosman - Washington Senators

Richard Allen Bosman

Washington Senators
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  205
Born:  February 17, 1944, Kenosha, WI
Signed:  Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur before 1963 season
Major League Teams:  Washington Senators 1966-71; Texas Rangers 1972-73; Cleveland Indians 1973-75; Oakland Athletics 1975-76

An underrated pitcher for his era, Dick Bosman started the last game for the Washington Senators in 1971 and the first game for Texas Rangers in 1972.  His best season came in 1969 when he was 14-5 for Ted Williams' (#650) club with a league leading 2.19 ERA in 193 innings pitched.  Bosman won a career high 16 games in 1970 and another 12 games in 1971.  Upon the Senators' move west to Arlington, Bosman took the mound on opening day 1972, allowing an unearned run over eight innings in a 1-0 loss to the Angels.  Dealt to the Indians in May 1973, Bosman holds the dubious honor of being the only pitcher in history to lose a perfect game as a result of his own error.  On July 19, 1974, he'd still notch the no-hitter against the Athletics, but his errant throw in the game's fourth inning cost him the perfect game.

Bosman was dealt to Oakland in May 1975 with Jim Perry (#146) for Blue Moon Odom (#195).  He'd see his only postseason action in the 1975 ALCS, lost in three games to the Red Sox.  Bosman was released by the Athletics in spring training 1977, ending his big league career.  In 306 games in the majors, Bosman was 82-85 with a 3.67 ERA, 29 complete games, 10 shutouts and 757 strikeouts over 1,591 innings pitched.  He'd serve as a long-time minor and major league pitching coach through the early 2010s, spending time at the big league level with the White Sox (1986-87), Orioles (1992-94) and Rangers (1995-00).

Building the Set / Card #581
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 22nd of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 22nd of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $2 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Senators Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

Bosman has a great card, featuring the Senators' new red hats that made their debut in 1968, in a photo likely taken during spring training.  The write-up on the back summarizes his success after a 1967 call-up.  I was a little disappointed his SABR biography didn't provide any more details on his drag racing hobby, as depicted by the cartoon on the back of the card.

Accuracy Index:  Bosman's card earns a solid +5.

1969 Season
His career year, as mentioned above, Bosman began the season as a swingman, having six starts and five relief appearances until Williams moved him permanently into the starting pitching rotation on June 22nd.  Once the switch was made, Bosman went 10-3 with a 2.10 ERA in 20 starts.  His 14 wins for the season led the Senators' pitching staff, in the club's first winning season in franchise history, and their only winning season during their 11 seasons in Washington.

1967 Topps #459

1971 Topps #60

1973 Topps #640

1974 Topps #465

1977 Topps #101

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1967 Topps #459
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11):  1967-77
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2020 Topps Heritage Senators Final Season Autographs #WSFS-DBO
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  87 in the Beckett online database as of 10/19/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#606 Gene Mauch MG - Montreal Expos / #608 Dick Simpson - New York Yankees

#582 7th Series Checklist 589-664 / Tony Oliva

I'm composing this post on October 13th, and tomorrow it will be 14 years since my Dad passed away, a day I've gotten much better at navigating as the years go on.

When I started my 1965 Topps blog in November 2019, and upon reaching the first checklist card in the set, I had no idea how to fill a blog post with anything remotely interesting about a card with baseball players' names next to check boxes.  So I started to use these checklist posts as a state of the blog/my collecting/my world address.  It's therapeutic in a way, even if it's a bit self-serving.

I'm writing this before I start the work day with a full house at home.  Our oldest son is home on fall break from Villanova, where he's had a wonderful first few months, despite some campus-wide trauma at the outset.  Out youngest son is a sophomore in high school (!) and focused on meeting or exceeding his older brother's GPA and class ranking when he graduates in a few years.  Our dog is a lovable but cranky old man at 11 years old.  My wife and I have unofficial countdowns going for our planned retirements.  The Phillies broke our hearts with another early exit from the postseason.  We're doing the best we can in a country that seems continually crueler and consistently dumber.  (Be kind, help when and where you can, vote, keep moving forward.)

From a baseball card collecting standpoint, we're 16 cards away from a complete 1969 Topps set, my 1956 Topps blog is set to post its final post, and I've been working on the design of my 1955 Bowman blog.  My 1934-36 Diamond Stars set build has stalled out with four (maybe three) cards remaining including the two (maybe one) version of the uber-expensive Hank Greenberg card(s).  I have over a hundred cards in a box for our not-yet-officially collecting 1959 Topps set, and I'm starting to get itchy about collecting the 1966 Topps set, especially since I had bought a nice-looking 1966 Topps Mickey Mantle card in the early 1990s.

I still enjoy the daily or semi-daily routine of picking up an old baseball card, spending some time writing about it, and then sliding it into its home in my set binders.  I don't plan on letting up.

September 28, 2025 - with Greg Luzinski at Citizens Bank Park

Building the Set / Card #580
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 21st of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 21st of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little under $5 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Twins Team Set / Checklists

With the exception of maybe Bobby Bonds (#630), Fergie Jenkins (#640) and the retired Ted Williams (#650), Tony Oliva (#600) is the biggest name featured in the set's seventh series, so he gets featured on the 7th Series checklist.  Denny McLain (#150) on the 1st Series checklist (#57) is the one exception to the rule so far in the set, as the 2nd (#107), 4th (#314), 5th (#412) and now the 7th Series checklists feature the biggest name making a cameo from each series.  I've not gotten to the 6th Series checklist (#504) yet, and the 3rd Series checklist (#214) is nothing but names with nobody featured.

Oliva appears four times in the set - on the first card, as an American League batting leader (#1), on an All-Star card (#427), this checklist and on his base card.

#581 Gary Nolan - Cincinnati Reds / #583 Clyde Wright - California Angels

#572 Giants Heroes - Willie McCovey / Juan Marichal CPC

In the set's sixth series, Topps made the decision to include four (and only four) combo cards featuring members of the Orioles, Senators, Athletics and Giants.  A staple throughout the prior decade-plus of Topps sets, the combo cards would make a brief, final appearance with these four cards and then disappear again.  Various checklists also denote these as "CPC" for combo player cards.

Building the Set / Card #579
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 20th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 20th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little under $10 after the dealer discount.

Marichal and McCovey in 2013

The Card / Giants Team Set

I have to wonder if Topps intended to create one of these combo player cards for each of the 24 teams in the league and just ran out of steam (or good photos), ditching the idea after only four cards.  While Willie McCovey (#440) and Juan Marichal (#370) are unquestionably Giant Heroes, room could have been made on the card for the two other future Hall of Famers from the Giants' roster - Willie Mays (#190) and Gaylord Perry (#485).  Perry hadn't yet solidified his Hall of Fame credentials, but Mays certainly had, although Mays was 37 years old at the time, seven years older than either McCovey or Marichal.  Maybe Topps wanted to highlight the younger stars on the Giants, or maybe they only had the ability to get a picture of McCovey and Marichal together.

In case collectors needed reminding, the back of the card does a great job summing up why both players are worthy to be called Giant Heroes, and the copy writer for Topps even throws in a pun at the end with, "These two offensive and defensive stars are truly Giants of the game today."  This is McCovey's fifth appearance in the set.  He shows up on two league leaders card, an All-Star card, his base card and this combo card.

1969 Season

McCovey and Marichal were first and second on the Giants in terms of bWAR with marks of 8.1 and 7.6, respectively, in 1969.  McCovey won league MVP honors, batting .320 and leading the league in both home runs (45) and RBIs (126).  Marichal was 21-11 with a league-leading 2.10 ERA in 37 games, while also leading the league with eight shutouts.  The Giants finished three games behind the Braves in the National League West pennant race.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

#571 Cap Peterson - Cleveland Indians / #573 Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles

#560 Luis Tiant - Cleveland Indians

Luis Clemente Tiant
Cleveland Indians
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  180
Born:  November 23, 1940, Marianao, Cuba
Acquired:  Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Mexico City Tigers before 1962 season
Major League Teams:  Cleveland Indians 1964-69; Minnesota Twins 1970; Boston Red Sox 1971-78; New York Yankees 1979-80; Pittsburgh Pirates 1981; California Angels 1982

World Series Appearances:  Boston Red Sox 1975
Died:  October 8, 2024, Wells, ME (age 83)

Cuban pitcher Luis Tiant, affectionately nicknamed El Tiante, pitched in 19 big league seasons primarily with the Indians and Red Sox.  He was a three-time All-Star and won his league's ERA title twice, in 1968 with a 1.60 mark and in 1972 with a 1.91 mark.  1968 was perhaps his finest season, as he went 21-9 for the Indians, pitching 19 complete games and leading the league with nine shutouts.  He'd fall back to Earth and suffer a 20-loss season in 1969.  After a few rough years, Tiant had a career resurgence with the Red Sox in the 1970s, winning at least 20 games for the club in three different seasons.  He started three games for Boston in the 1975 World Series against the Reds, going 2-0 with two complete games and a shutout, but the Reds ultimately won the Series in seven games.  Tiant wrapped up his major league career with the Angels in 1982, but he'd go on to pitch a few more seasons in Mexico and then again in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989.

Tiant's career record was 229-172 over 573 games with a 3.30 ERA, 187 complete games, 49 shutouts and 2,416 strikeouts.  His strikeout total is currently 49th on the all-time leaders list, while his shutouts rank 21st all-time.  Tiant was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997, the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum in 2002 and the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #578
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 19th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 19th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $4 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Indians Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

This has always seemed like an iconic card from the 1969 Topps set, and the odd cropping is needed in order for the photo to work well with the set's design.  The photo would have been taken in early 1969 as Tiant is showing off the MLB patch all teams wore during the season to celebrate the league's centennial.  Just a few of his accolades from 1968 are shown on the back - his nine shutouts and the 19 batters he struck out on July 3, 1968.  

Accuracy Index:  Tiant's card definitely earns its +5 rating.

Inserts:  Tiant is included in the 35 card Topps Deckle Edge insert set and is one of 48 decals in the Topps Decals insert set.  He's one of 27 players to appear in both insert sets.

1969 Season
Coming off his career year in 1968, Tiant was 9-20 with a 3.71 ERA in 38 games for the Indians, exceeding 200 innings pitched for the third season in a row.  The Al Dark-managed (#91) club finished in last place in the American League East with a 62-99 record.  On December 10th, the Indians traded the popular Tiant with Stan Williams (#118) to the Twins for Dean Chance (#620), Bob Miller (#403), Graig Nettles (#99) and Ted Uhlaender (#194).

1965 Topps #145

1975 Topps #430

1976 Topps #130

1981 Topps #627

1983 Topps #178

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1965 Topps #145
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (18):  1965-71, 1973-83
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2024 Topps Living
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  392 in the Beckett online database as of 10/12/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#559 Cardinals Rookie Stars / #561 Ron Clark - Minnesota Twins

#557 Frank Fernandez - New York Yankees

Frank Fernandez
New York Yankees
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  185
Born:  April 16, 1943, Staten Island, NY
Signed:  Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent, September 13, 1961
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 1967-69; Oakland Athletics 1970; Washington Senators 1971; Oakland Athletics 1971; Chicago Cubs 1971-72

Catcher Frank Fernandez was drafted by his hometown Yankees in 1961 and made his debut with the club as a September call-up in 1967.  He spent the entire 1968 and 1969 seasons on the Yankees roster, backing up regular catcher Jake Gibbs (#401) and providing occasional pop from the plate.  Gibbs hit three home runs during those two seasons in 195 games to the 19 home runs hit be Fernandez in 140 games.  Fernandez's best season was 1969, when he batted .223 with 12 home runs and 29 RBIs, but with Thurman Munson waiting in the wings, his time in the Bronx came to an end.  He was dealt to the Athletics following the 1969 season, and he'd serve as their opening day catcher in 1970.  Fernandez spent a little over a month with the Senators in 1971 following a five-player deal in early May, but the Athletics repurchased his contract in late June.  He was on the move again in August 1971, traded to the Cubs.

His last big league action came with the Cubs, playing in 20 games between the end of the 1971 season and the beginning of the 1972 season.  In 285 big league games, Fernandez batted .199, collecting 21 doubles, 39 home runs and 116 RBIs.

Building the Set / Card #577
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 18th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 18th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $4 after the dealer discount.  I likely paid a premium given this is a Yankees card.

The Card / Yankees Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

This is Fernandez's first solo baseball card, as he appeared on Rookie Stars cards in 1966 with Fritz Peterson (#46) and in 1968 with Stan Bahnsen (#380).  The write-up on the back draws attention to his low average, but ability to provide power in the clutch.  The cartoon refers to his opening day home run on April 10, 1968.  Fernandez hit a second inning home run off Angels' starter George Brunet (#645), the only run on the day.

Accuracy Index:  Fernandez's nice, clean, posed at Yankee Stadium card earns a +5.

1969 Season
As mentioned above, this was Fernandez's best season.  Manager Ralph Houk (#447) penciled his name in as the Yankees starting catcher in 57 games, compared to 66 starts for Gibbs, 24 starts for Munson (all coming after Munson' debut on August 8th) and 15 starts for John Ellis.  Trying to keep Fernandez's bat in the line-up, Houk had him make 12 starts in right field after Munson had been called up.  On December 5th, Fernandez and Al Downing (#292) were traded to the Athletics for Danny Cater (#44) and Ossie Chavarria.

1966 Topps #584

1968 Topps #214

1970 Topps #82

1971 Topps #468

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1966 Topps #584
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5):  1966, 1968-71
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1971 Topps #468
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  22 in the Beckett online database as of 10/12/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#556 A's Stars CPC / #558 Tom Burgmeier - Kansas City Royals

#538 Charlie Smith - Chicago Cubs

Charles William Smith
Chicago Cubs
Third Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  170
Born:  September 15, 1937, Charleston, SC
Signed:  Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1957 season
Major League Teams:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1960-61; Philadelphia Phillies 1961; Chicago White Sox 1962-64; New York Mets 1964-65; St. Louis Cardinals 1966; New York Yankees 1967-68; Chicago Cubs 1969

Died:  November 29, 1994, Reno, NV (age 57)

Charlie Smith, or Charley Smith per most reference sources, played for ten years in the majors mostly in a utility infielder role.  Primarily a third baseman, he appeared in over 120 games in a season five different times with the Dodgers and Phillies in 1961, the White Sox and Mets in 1964, the Mets again in 1965, the Cardinals in 1966 and the Yankees in 1967.  Smith was sent to the Yankees in December 1966 in the deal that saw Roger Maris (#164) head to St. Louis.

In 771 career games, Smith hit .239 with 69 home runs and 281 RBIs, finishing three years in the top 10 for strikeouts.  He holds the distinction of being the first player to appear for both Chicago teams (Cubs and White Sox) and both current New York teams (Yankees and Mets).

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

From the 1961 Phillies Yearbook, 2nd Edition

Building the Set / Card #576
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 17th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 17th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $2 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Cubs Team Set / Accuracy Index -8

This is the second straight hatless Cubs player added to our set, and it looks like Smith is wearing a Mets uniform here, meaning the photo is from 1965 at the latest.  The cartoon on the back of the card highlights his .333 average as a pinch-hitter with the Yankees in 1968, which was actually .323 (10 for 31) per his Baseball Reference page.  Smith was a lifetime .277 (26 for 94) pinch-hitter.  The write-up explains how he arrived with the Cubs, from the Yankees, via the Giants.  The statistics are complete, save for his two at-bats with the Cubs.

Accuracy Index:  Smith's card drops to -8 for the Mets jersey and lack of a hat.

1969 Season
On December 6, 1968, the Yankees traded Smith to the Giants for Nate Oliver (#354).  After spending time in spring training with the Giants, his contract was sold to the Cubs on March 28th.  Smith appeared in just two games with the Cubs, as a pinch-hitter on April 19th and April 22nd, going 0 for 2.  He'd spend a little over a month with the Tacoma Cubs in the Pacific Coast League, where he batted .261 in 27 games.  On June 17th, Smith announced his retirement from baseball.

Phillies Career
On May 4, 1961, the Phillies traded Turk Farrell (#531) and Joe Koppe to the Dodgers for Smith and Don Demeter.  The Dodgers were in need of a closer having lost Ed Roebuck to a shoulder injury and the Phillies were looking to rebuild following a 95-loss season in 1960.  Demeter was the key return for the Phillies with the 23-year-old Smith seemingly included as a throw-in.  Smith immediately took over the starting third baseman's job from the platoon of Bobby Malkmus and Bob Sadowski.

In 112 games for the Phillies, Smith hit .248 with nine home runs and 47 RBIs.  His defense was shaky as he finished in fourth place for the highest number of errors committed in the league with 28.  Following the season, Smith was on the move again, traded to the White Sox on November 28th with John Buzhardt for Roy Sievers.

Smith appeared on a few oddball issuances as a Phillie, but there's no mainstream baseball cards to mark his one season with the club.

1962 Topps #283

1963 Topps #424

1965 Topps #22

1966 Topps #358

1968 Topps #596

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #283
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8):  1962-69
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA 1960s I #289
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  34 in the Beckett online database as of 10/11/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog / The Phillies Room

#537 Mike Paul - Cleveland Indians / #539 Ted Shows How CPC

#535 Phil Regan - Chicago Cubs

Philip Raymond Regan
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  200
Born:  April 6, 1937, Otsego, MI
Signed:  Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams:  Detroit Tigers 1960-65; Los Angeles Dodgers 1966-68; Chicago Cubs 1968-72; Chicago White Sox 1972

World Series Appearances:  Los Angeles Dodgers 1966
As a Manager:  Baltimore Orioles 1995

For parts of seven decades, Phil Regan has been involved with professional baseball as a pitcher, coach or manager.  Affectionally nicknamed "the Vulture" by Sandy Koufax for his proclivity of picking up late game wins in relief, Regan enjoyed his best seasons in the mid-1960s with the Dodgers.  Prior to coming to Los Angeles, he was a 10-game winner with the Tigers in three different seasons.  Regan was an All-Star with the Dodgers in 1966, a year in which he led the league with 21 saves and went 14-1 with a 1.62 ERA, earning him some MVP votes.  He earned National League Reliever of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year honors from The Sporting News for his career year.  Regan also pitched well for the Dodgers in that year's World Series, but his club was swept in four games by the Orioles.  He'd lead the league again in saves in 1968 with 25, then as a member of the Cubs' pitching staff.  Regan made at least 50 pitching appearances five years in a row between 1966 and 1970.  For his career, he was 96-81 over 551 games with a 3.84 ERA and 92 saves.

After retiring as a player, Regan began a long second career as a collegiate, minor and major league coach, as well as a long-time manager in the Venezuelan Winter League.  At the major league level, Regan coached with the Mariners (1984-86), Indians (1994 and 1999), Cubs (1997-98) and Mets (2019).  He managed the Orioles for one season in 1995, guiding the team to a third place finish and a 71-73 record.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #575
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show.  The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year.  I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova.  I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.

I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 16th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 16th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $2 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Cubs Team Set / Accuracy Index -8

Regan is wearing a Dodgers jersey here, and the veteran pitcher was acquired from Los Angeles by the Cubs on April 23, 1968 with Jim Hickman (#63) for Jim Ellis and Ted Savage (#471).  Hatless photos in the later series of the set are somewhat rare, and it's surprising Topps couldn't get a picture of Regan in his Cubs gear in time for this card's release.  The cartoon recounts an impressive feat as Regan twice won both ends of double headers in 1968, doing it on April 21st against the Mets (while he was still with the Dodgers) and on July 7th against the Pirates.  In his Cubs debut, he saved both ends of a double header on April 28th against the Astros.

Accuracy Index:  Regan's card scores the somewhat standard -8.

1969 Season
In his first full season with the Cubs, Regan pitched in 71 games, the third highest total among all National League relievers.  He was 12-6 with a 3.70 ERA in 112 innings pitched.  Regan's 17 saves led the Cubs and were the fifth most in the league.

1961 Topps #439

1966 Topps #347

1968 Topps #88

1970 Topps #334

1987 Topps #156

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1961 Topps #439
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13):  1961-72, 1987
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2021 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-PR
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  87 in the Beckett online database as of 10/11/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

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