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Robert Simpson Priddy
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher
Born: December 10, 1939, Pittsburgh, PA
Signed: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates 1962, 1964; San Francisco Giants 1965-66; Washington Senators 1967; Chicago White Sox 1968-69; California Angels 1969; Atlanta Braves 1969-71
Died: September 28, 2023, Coraopolis, PA (age 83)
Journeyman reliever Bob Priddy spent part of nine seasons in the majors, spending the most time with the Braves over the final seasons of his career. Beginning his career with the Pirates in (1962, 1964), and then spending two seasons with the Giants (1965-66), Priddy enjoyed the best year of his career with the Senators in 1967. Although he was 3-7 that season, he had a 3.44 ERA over 46 games pitched (a career high) while saving four games. He'd move to the White Sox the following season, losing 11 games but again providing somewhat steady relief while also serving as fifth starter when needed. Priddy appeared in 41 and 40 games respectively with the Braves in his final big league seasons in 1970 and 1971. He retired having pitched in 249 games, with a record of 24-38 and an ERA of 4.00.
Journeyman reliever Bob Priddy spent part of nine seasons in the majors, spending the most time with the Braves over the final seasons of his career. Beginning his career with the Pirates in (1962, 1964), and then spending two seasons with the Giants (1965-66), Priddy enjoyed the best year of his career with the Senators in 1967. Although he was 3-7 that season, he had a 3.44 ERA over 46 games pitched (a career high) while saving four games. He'd move to the White Sox the following season, losing 11 games but again providing somewhat steady relief while also serving as fifth starter when needed. Priddy appeared in 41 and 40 games respectively with the Braves in his final big league seasons in 1970 and 1971. He retired having pitched in 249 games, with a record of 24-38 and an ERA of 4.00.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #568
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)
The Card / White Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
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 ninth of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the ninth of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $2 after the dealer discount.
The Card / White Sox Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
Priddy is shown wearing a Giants' uniform, a team he hadn't pitched with since 1966. The back of the card shows us that Priddy's hobby is coin collecting.
Accuracy Index: It's the third -8 in a row thanks to the former team uniform (-5) and hat without a logo (-3).
1969 Season
Priddy began the season in the White Sox bullpen, making four appearance and pitching eight innings for the club. On May 14th, he was traded with infielder Sandy Alomar (#283) to the Angels for second baseman Bobby Knoop (#445). Priddy pitched in 15 games for the Angels before he was on the move again. On September 8th, he was dealt with future Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm (#565) to the Braves for Clint Compton and prospect Mickey Rivers. Priddy pitched in just one game for the Braves at the end of the season, but he'd be a mainstay in their bullpen in 1970 and 1971. Combined and with three different big league teams, Priddy was 0-1 with a 4.46 ERA in 20 games pitched.
Priddy began the season in the White Sox bullpen, making four appearance and pitching eight innings for the club. On May 14th, he was traded with infielder Sandy Alomar (#283) to the Angels for second baseman Bobby Knoop (#445). Priddy pitched in 15 games for the Angels before he was on the move again. On September 8th, he was dealt with future Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm (#565) to the Braves for Clint Compton and prospect Mickey Rivers. Priddy pitched in just one game for the Braves at the end of the season, but he'd be a mainstay in their bullpen in 1970 and 1971. Combined and with three different big league teams, Priddy was 0-1 with a 4.46 ERA in 20 games pitched.
His longest stay during the season was with the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders, the Angels' top farm team. He was 2-5 with a 4.78 ERA in 19 games and 49 innings pitched for the Islanders.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #74
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1964-71
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2020 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-BPR
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 25 in the Beckett online database as of 10/2/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #74
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1964-71
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2020 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-BPR
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 25 in the Beckett online database as of 10/2/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
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