Baseball Card Memories

Card Detective #1 1993 Topps Stadium Club #157 What we know: 1. This is from the 1992 season. 2. This is Juan Bell making a play. 3. This is a home game for Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati. 4. Player sliding into the base is #10. What we looked up: 1. Juan Bell only played one season in Philadelphia (1992). 2. Bell only played in 46 games via Baseball Reference. 3. Of his 46 games played, only 3 were at home vs. the Reds. 4. Those dates were a doubleheader on Aug. 18 and a single game on Aug. 19. 5. In those three games, Bell played shortstop for the entire game. 6. In 1992, #10 for Cincinnati was Bip Roberts. 7. So it looks like we are looking for an attempted double play with Bip Roberts sliding into 2nd Base. 8. In the Aug. 18 game one of the double header, the Phillies 2nd Baseman for the entire game was Mariano Duncan. So my guess is that looks like him in the play.  So most likely he fed the ball to Bell.  In this game, Roberts is 1-5.  He got a single in the top of the 3rd and advan

Here are his cards for all to see.  The pitcher died on this day in 2012 at the age of 91. St. Louis Cardinals (1943-1945): None Cincinnati Reds (1950-1952): 1952 Topps #161 RC Washington Senators (1956-1958): 1958 Topps #72 (Card shows Hal Griggs, not Byerly) Boston Red Sox (1958): None San Francisco Giants (1959-1960): 1960 Topps #371

Here are his cards for all to see.  The third baseman died on this day in 2021 at the age of 94. Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-1955): 1955 Bowman #288 RC

Here are his cards for all to see.  The pitcher died on this day in 2018 at the age of 84. Los Angeles Angels (1962-1964): 1960 Topps #140 RC 1963 Topps #169 Detroit Tigers (1964-1966): 1964 Topps #489 1965 Topps #563 1966 Topps #527 Atlanta Braves (1970): None

Here are his cards for all to see.  The pitcher died on this day in 2021 at the age of 90. Detroit Tigers (1953, 1955-1963): 1957 Topps #77 RC 1958 Topps #282 1959 Topps #233 1960 Topps #364 1961 Post Cereal #62 1961 Topps #171 1962 Topps #349 1963 Topps #327 Los Angeles Angels (1963-1964): 1964 Topps #149

Here are his cards for all to see.  The right fielder died on this day in 2021 at the age of 86. Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves (1954-1974): 1954 Topps #128 RC 1955 Bowman #179 1955 Topps #47 1956 Topps #31 1957 Topps #20 1958 Hires Root Beer #44 1958 Topps #30 1958 Topps #351 1958 Topps #418 1958 Topps #488 1959 Topps #212 1959 Topps #380 1959 Topps #467 1959 Topps #561 1960 Bazooka #4 1960 Topps #300 1960 Topps #566 1961 Post Cereal #107 1961 Topps #43 1961 Topps #415 1961 Topps #484 1961 Topps #577 1962 Post Cereal #149 1962 Topps #320 1962 Topps #394 1963 Bazooka #9 1963 Post Cereal #152 1963 Topps #1 1963 Topps #3 1963 Topps #242 1963 Topps #390 1964 Bazooka #9 1964 Topps #7 1964 Topps #9 1964 Topps #11 1964 Topps #300 1964 Topps #423 1965 Bazooka #9 1965 Topps #2 1965 Topps #170 1966 Bazooka #30 1966 Topps #215 1966 Topps #500 1967 Bazooka #30 1967 Topps #242 1967 Topps #244 1967 Topps #250 1968 Topps #3 1968 Topps #5 1968 Topps #110 1968 Topps #370 1968 Topps Game #4 1969 T