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Gerald William Arrigo
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: June 12, 1941, Chicago, IL
Signed: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams: Minnesota Twins 1961-64; Cincinnati Reds 1965-66; New York Mets 1966-67; Cincinnati Reds 1967-69; Chicago White Sox 1970
Splitting his time almost equally between starting and relieving throughout his career, Gerry Arrigo was a left-handed pitcher who appeared in 194 games over 10 different big league seasons. He was drafted away from the White Sox by the Twins as part of the 1960 expansion draft, and he wouldn't appear in more than seven games for the Twins until the 1964 season. He found his most success during his second stint with the Reds, hitting his career highs in 1967 for wins (12), games (36), innings pitched (205 1/3) and strikeouts (140). Arrigo had a career 35-40 record with a 4.14 ERA and 433 strikeouts.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #607
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (Vintage Sports)
The Card / Reds Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (Vintage Sports)
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. My second stop was the aptly named Vintage Sports table. I always appreciate a dealer with clear signage explaining their pricing method, and Vintage Sports had a marker in their selection of 1969 Topps cards laying out that cards without a sleeve were $1 and cards with a sleeve were $2. I had one "high number" in a sleeve, and that was a whopping $4.
I found 28 commons needed before moving on to my third stop. This was the 12th of 28* total cards bought from Vintage Sports, and the 48th of 91* cards for the set added overall on the day. Unsleeved, this card cost less than $1 after a dealer discount - a surprisingly low price for a semi-star card from the set.
*When composing this post, I realized I had purchased a duplicate Donn Clendenon Astros (#208) card, and I still need the Expos version of the card. I'm going to leave the numbering as is for past and future posts, but technically I added 27 cards from Vintage Sports and 90 cards at the show. (Clendenon's Expos card was immediately purchased from eBay on January 3rd to fix the problem.)
The Card / Reds Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
Arrigo is shown wearing his warm-up jacket under his jersey, a style that has sadly gone completely out of fashion in the modern game. The cartoon highlights Arrigo's gem against the White Sox on June 26, 1964, the same game mentioned on the back of his 1965 Topps (and perhaps other?) cards. Arrigo took a no-hitter into the ninth inning. Mike Hershberger (#655) promptly singled to center to lead-off the ninth and ruined the bid, but Arrigo retired the next three batters to complete his shutout.
Accuracy Index: Arrigo's card scores a +5.
1969 Season
Arrigo was 4-7 for the Reds with a 4.15 ERA. He pitched in 20 games overall, making 16 starts and throwing 91 innings. He had 35 strikeouts and an astounding 61 walks in those outings, and it's amazing he lasted the entire season with the pennant-contending Reds. On December 15th, Arrigo was traded to the White Sox for outfielder Angel Bravo.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #516
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1964-70
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2019 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-GA
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 35 in the Beckett online database as of 1/3/26.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
Arrigo was 4-7 for the Reds with a 4.15 ERA. He pitched in 20 games overall, making 16 starts and throwing 91 innings. He had 35 strikeouts and an astounding 61 walks in those outings, and it's amazing he lasted the entire season with the pennant-contending Reds. On December 15th, Arrigo was traded to the White Sox for outfielder Angel Bravo.
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #516
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7): 1964-70
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2019 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-GA
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 35 in the Beckett online database as of 1/3/26.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
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