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James Edward Beauchamp
Cincinnati Reds
Outfield-First Base
Born: August 21, 1939, Vinita, OK
Signed: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams: St. Louis Cardinals 1963; Houston Colt .45s 1964; Houston Astros 1965; Milwaukee Braves 1965; Atlanta Braves 1967; Cincinnati Reds 1968-69; Houston Astros 1970; St. Louis Cardinals 1970-71; New York Mets 1972-73
World Series Appearances: New York Mets 1973
Died: December 25, 2007, Union City, GA (age 68)
Jim Beauchamp's best year in baseball came in 1963 when he hit .337 with 31 home runs and 105 RBIs for the Tulsa Oilers, winning Texas League MVP honors. He'd go on to appear in parts of 10 major league seasons as an outfielder, first baseman and pinch-hitter, with two separate stints with both the Cardinals and Astros. He appeared in a career high 77 games for the Cardinals in 1971 and wrapped up his playing career with two seasons for the Mets. His final games as a player came during the 1973 World Series, when he went 0 for 4 as a pinch-hitter, as the Mets lost to the Athletics in seven games. Beauchamp managed in the minors between 1975 and 1990, and joined the Braves' major league coaching staff in 1991. He served as the bench coach for manager Bobby Cox (#237) between 1991 and 1998, winning a World Series ring with the Braves in 1995. Upon his passing, the Braves wore a memorial patch with his nickname "Beach" during their 2008 season.
Died: December 25, 2007, Union City, GA (age 68)
Jim Beauchamp's best year in baseball came in 1963 when he hit .337 with 31 home runs and 105 RBIs for the Tulsa Oilers, winning Texas League MVP honors. He'd go on to appear in parts of 10 major league seasons as an outfielder, first baseman and pinch-hitter, with two separate stints with both the Cardinals and Astros. He appeared in a career high 77 games for the Cardinals in 1971 and wrapped up his playing career with two seasons for the Mets. His final games as a player came during the 1973 World Series, when he went 0 for 4 as a pinch-hitter, as the Mets lost to the Athletics in seven games. Beauchamp managed in the minors between 1975 and 1990, and joined the Braves' major league coaching staff in 1991. He served as the bench coach for manager Bobby Cox (#237) between 1991 and 1998, winning a World Series ring with the Braves in 1995. Upon his passing, the Braves wore a memorial patch with his nickname "Beach" during their 2008 season.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #583
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)
The Card / Reds Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
Beauchamp appeared in 43 games with the Reds, batting .250 with a double, a home run and eight RBIs. He was on the roster all season, but manager Dave Bristol (#234) sent him to the plate only 65 times. Beauchamp made seven starts all season, coming in clumps - two games in center field in May/early June, three games at first base in September and a pair of starts in left field in the final weeks of the season.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #492
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1964-1967, 1969, 1971-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1990 CMC #283
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 67 in the Beckett online database as of 10/24/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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 24th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 24th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $2 after the dealer discount.
I feel as if Topps missed a few letters in the position designation, as I've never seen first base shortened to "1 Base" on any other Topps cards. Beauchamp is wearing a Braves uniform here, and the photo is only slightly different than the one used for his 1966 Topps card, so the card won't get docked points for repeat photo usage. The back of the card highlights his minor league success.
Accuracy Index: It's a rare high series -8 for Beauchamp's card.
1969 Season
Beauchamp appeared in 43 games with the Reds, batting .250 with a double, a home run and eight RBIs. He was on the roster all season, but manager Dave Bristol (#234) sent him to the plate only 65 times. Beauchamp made seven starts all season, coming in clumps - two games in center field in May/early June, three games at first base in September and a pair of starts in left field in the final weeks of the season.
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #492
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (9): 1964-1967, 1969, 1971-1974
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1990 CMC #283
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 67 in the Beckett online database as of 10/24/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
#612 Jack Aker - Seattle Pilots / #614 Astros Rookie Stars
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