Curly W Team Sets: The 1970s

Curly W Team Sets:

The 1970s

1971 Topps Baseball 462 Washington Senators Team Card

Updated: 09 Mar 2017 

1970 Fleer World Series (drawings by Robert Laughlin): 3/3
21 - 1924 World Series: Senators vs. Giants
22 - 1925 World Series: Pirates vs. Senators
30 - 1933 World Series: Giants vs. Senators

1970 Kellogg's: 2/2
06 Frank Howard
24 MIke Epstein (Front is very nice, but back has paper residue glued to it, nee upgrade)

1970 MIlton Bradley: 1/1
10 Frank Howard

1970 O Pee Chee: 0/?
211 Ted Williams MGR
439 Lee Maye

1970 Topps: 22/31
014 Hank Allen
049 Tim Cullen
066 AL Home Run Leaders: Harmon Killebrew, Frank Howard, Reggie Jackson
068 AL ERA Leaders: Dick Bosman, Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar
084 Paul Casanova
106 Darold Knowles
127 Joe Coleman
154 Senators Rookie Stars: Jim Miles, Jan Dukes
175 Dick Bosman
211 Ted Williams MGR
235 Mike Epstein
281 Casey Cox
303 Brant Alyea
328 George Brunet
336 Del Unser
365 Zoilo Versalles
389 Jim Shellenback
420 Ken McMullen
439 Lee Maye
487 Cisco Carlos
506 Ed Stroud
538 Bob Humphreys
550 Frank Howard
577 Bernie Allen
599 Senators Rookie Stars: Rick Stelmaszek, Gene Martin, Dick Such RC
617 Jim French
655 John Roseboro
676 Senators Team Card
691 Joe Grzenda
697 Jim Hannan
711 Ed Brinkman

1970 Topps Posters: 1/1
22 Frank Howard

1970 Topps Scratch-Offs: 0/1
6 Dick Bosman

1970 Topps Storybooks: 0/1
12 Mike Epstein

1970 Topps Super: 0/2
16 Frank Howard
22 Dick Bosman

1971 Fleer World Series (drawings by Robert Laughlin): 1/3
22 - 1924 World Series: Senators vs. Giants
23 - 1925 World Series: Pirates vs. Senators
31 - 1933 World Series: Giants vs. Senators

1971 Bazooka: 0/1
NNO (20) Frank Howard

1971 Kelloggs: 1/3
14a Frank Howard - NL
14b Frank Howard - AL
34 Mike Epstein

1971 Milk Duds: 1/1
NNO (1 or 9) Frank Howard

1971 O Pee Chee: 0/?
307 Don Wert
427 Bernie Allen
462 Senators Team Card

1971 Topps: 19/32
011 Elliott Maddox RC
033 Del Unser
060 Dick Bosman
063 AL RBI Leaders: Frank Howard, Tony Conigliaro, Boog Powell
065 AL HR Leaders: Frank Howard, Harmon Killebrew, Carl Yastrzemski
082 Casey Cox
093 Senators Rookie Stars: Norm McRae, Denny Riddleberger RC
139 Paul Casanova
167 Tom Grieve RC
217 Ed Stroud
241 Dave Nelson
261 Darold Knowles
283 Dick Such
307 Don Wert
326 Richie Scheinblum
351 Jim Shellenback
380 Ted Williams MGR
399 Jim French
427 Bernie Allen
462 Senators Team Card
497 Horacio Pina RC
518 Joe Grzenda
535 Curt Flood
559 AL Rookie Pitchers: Terry Cox, Bill Gogolewski, Gary Jones RC
566 Tim Cullen
591 Jackie Brown RC
620 Frank Howard
655 Mike Epstein SP
673 Gerry Janeski RC, SP
706 Joe Foy SP
729 Dick Billings RC
750 Denny McLain SP

1971 Topps Coins: 1/4?
022 Frank Howard
102 Rick Reichardt
146a Paul Casanova - NL
146b Paul Casanova - AL

1971 Topps Super: 0/3
07 Dick Bosman
17 Frank Howard
41 Curt Flood

1971-1972 Senators move to become Texas Rangers
No baseball in DC but the occasional cards were made.

1972 Kellogg's All Time Greats: 0/1
1 Walter Johnson

1973 Topps: 0/2
476 Walter Johnson (All Time Shutout Leaders)
478 Walter Johnson (All Tim Strikeout Leaders)

1974 Topps Washington National League: 15/15
Not really DC cards but the rumors of the time that the San Diego Padres were going to move to DC were so believable and the deal was so close to actually happening in late 1973 during the off season Topps produced 15 Padres cards marked as "Washington Nat'l  Lea. They then corrected those cards with the "Padres" versions. (I have both sub-sets.)
032b Johnny Grubb RC
053b Fred Kendall
077b Rich Troedson
102b Bill Greif
125b Nate Colbert
148b Dave Hilton
173b Randy Jones RC
197b Vicente Romo
226b Washington Nat'l Team
241b Glenn Beckert (In Cubs Uniform)
250b Willie McCovey
309b Dave Roberts
364b Cito Gaston
387b Rich Morales

1976 Shakey's Pizza: 0/1
100 Heinie Manush

1976 Topps: 0/1
349 Walter Johnson RHP -All-Time All-Stars

1978 TCMA 60'S I: 2/18
023 Jim Duckworth
034 Don Lock
044 Buster Narum
048 Marshall Bridges
084 Don Blasingame
085 Tom Cheney
110 Don Leppert
116 Frank Kreutzer
141 Dave Stenhouse
145 Bennie Daniels
151 Jim Duckworth
179 Dick Phillips
189 Chuck Cottier
207 Jim King
252 Chuck Hinton
260 Ted Williams MGR
261 Mike Epstein
284 Woodie Held

1979 TCMA 50's: 0/9
065 Dean Stone
066 Jim Busby
087 Mickey Vernon
088 Eddie Yost
101 Chuck Stobbs
102 Ron Samford
205 Carlos Paula
206 Roy Sievers
284 Bob Porterfield

1979 Topps: 1/2
417 All-Time Record Holders Strikeouts: Nolan Ryan, Walter Johnson
418 All-Time Record Holders Earned Run Average: Dutch Leonard, Walter Johnson

Curly W Team Sets: The 1960s

Curly W Team Sets:

The 1960s

1965 Topps Baseball 267 Washington Senators Team Card

Updated 13 Apr 2018

1960 Bazooka: 0/2
14 Camilo Pascual
20 Harmon Killebrew

1960 Fleer Baseball Greats: 0/4
06 Walter Johnson
15 Clark Griffith
18 Heinie Manush
70 Bobo Newsom

1960 Post Cereal: 0/1
9 Harmon Killebrew

1960 Topps: 8/34
009 Faye Thorneberry
025 Roy Sievers
043 Senators Team Card/Checklist 1-88
056 Steve Korcheck
076 Bill Fischer
087 John Romonosky
099 Lenny Green
114 Ken Aspromonte
123 Dan Dobbek RS
136 Jim Katt RC, RS
175 Pedro Ramos
193 Dick Hyde
210 Harmon Killebrew
221 Cookie Lavagetto MGR
231 Hal Naragon
244 Hal Griggs
271 Julio Becquer
297 Reno Bertoia
320 Bob Allison ASR
334 Ted Abernathey
344 Clint Courtney
362 Russ Kemmerer
392 Tex Clevenger
409 Ron Samford
432 Chuck Stobbs
440 Jim Lemon
454 Hal Woodeshick
470 Senators Coaches: Bob Swift, Ellis Clary, Sam Mele
483 Camilo Pascual
503 Don Lee
508 Billy Consolo
527 Jose Valivielso
548 Don Mincher DP
569 Camilo Pascual AS

1960 Topps Tattoos: 0/4
02 Bob Allison
43 Camilo Pascual
71 Washington Senators
91 Harmon Killebrew

1961 Bazooka: 0/2
10 Dick Donovan
30 Gene Woodling

1961 Fleer Baseball Greats: 0/1
93 Ossie Bluege

1961 Fleer Baseball Greats: Team Logo Decals: 0/1
18 Washington Senators

1961 Golden Press: 0/2
14 Joe Cronin
29 Walter Johnson

1961 Post: ?
Looks like I'll have to get the Twins cards (91-100) cause all the players seem to be in Senators caps/unis from 1960 season. Other than that it doesn't seem they made any "Washington" cards.

1961 Topps: 16/28
117 Dale Long
129 Ed Hobaugh
134 Mickey Vernon MGR
146 Marty Keough
158 Pete Daley
174 Ray Semproch
187 Billy Klaus
206 Gene Green
229 Rudy Hernandez RC
239 Dave Sisler
259 John Schalve RC
275 Gene Woodling
293 Tom Sturdivant
318 Danny O'Connell
332 Dutch Dotterer
351 Jim King
368 Bennie Daniels
386 Joe Hicks
397 Hal Woodeshick
414 Dick Donovan
432 Coot Veal
447 Harry Bright
458 Willie Tasby
488 Joe McClain RC
507 Pete Burnside
526 R.C. Stevens
539 Johnny Klippstein
546 Marty Kutyna

1961 Topps Rub Offs: 0/2
04 Washington Senators
24 Henry Dutch Dofferer

1962 Bazooka: 0/2
36 Jim Piersall
45 Gene Woodling

1962 Post Cereal: 5/9
65 Dale Long
66 Chuck Cottier
67 Billy Klaus
68 Coot Veal
69 Marty Keough
70 Willie Tasby
71 Gene Woodling
72 Gene Green
73 Dick Donovan

1962 Post Cereal Canadian: 0/9

65 Dale Long
66 Chuck Cottier
67 Billy Klaus
68 Coot Veal
69 Marty Keough
70 Willie Tasby
71 Gene Woodling
72 Gene Green
73 Dick Donovan

1962 Topps: 13/25
027 Chuck Cottier
042 Jim King
051 AL Batting Leaders: Norm Cash, Elston Howard, Al Kaline, Jim Piersall
079 Ed Hobaugh
090 Jim Piersall
125 Gene Woodling
152 Mickey Vernon MGR
206 Senators Team Card
207 Pete Burnside
228 Dale Long
262 Bob Schmidt
271 Ray Ripplemayer
296 Ken Hamlin
324 Joe McClain
347 Chuck Hinton RC
378 Bennie Daniels
411 Danny O'Connell
428 Joe Hicks
501 Claude Osteen
519 Bob Johnson RC
529 John Schaive SP
551 Harry Bright
566 Marty Kutyna
592 Rookie Parade Pitchers: Dan Pfister, Bo Belinsky, Joe Bonikowski, Jim Bouton, Dave Stenhouse RC, SP
594 Rookie Parade Catchers: Doc Edwards, Ken Retzer, Don Pavletich, Doug Camilli, Bob Uecker

1962 Topps Stamps: 0/4
094 Pete Daley
096 Chuck Hinton
098 Joe McClain
101 Gene Woodling

1963 Bazooka: 0/2
13 Camilo Pascual
25 Chuck Hinton

1963 Fleer: 0/4
27 Tom Cheney
28 Chuck Cottier
29 Jim Piersall
30 Dave Stenhouse

1963 Jell-O: 0/8
093 Chuck Hinton
094 Ken Retzer
095 Harry Bright
096 Bob Johnson
097 Dave Stenhouse
098 Chuck Cottier
099 Tom Cheney
100 Claude Osteen

1963 Post: 1/8
093 Chuck Hinton
094 Ken Retzer
095 Harry Bright
096 Bob Johnson
097 Dave Stenhouse
098 Chuck Cottier
099 Tom Cheney
100 Claude Osteen

1963 Topps: 8/30
002 AL Batting Leaders: Pete Runnels, Mickey Mantle, Floyd Robinson, Chuck Hinton, Norm Siebern
047 Don Lock RC
069 Bud Zipfel RC
094 Bob Schmidt
121 Jim Hannan RC
131 Senators Team Card
149 Marv Bredding
158 1963 Rookie Stars: Rogelio Alvarez, Dave Roberts, Bob Saverine, Tommy Harper RC
171 Steve Hamilton RC
176 Jim King
219 Chuck Cottier
243 Don Leppert
263 Dave Stenhouse
276 Barry Shetrone
291 Don Rudolph
311 Joe McClain
330 Chuck Hinton
356 John Schaive
374 Claude Osteen
402 Mickey Vernon MGR
423 Ed Hobaugh
443 Jim Piersall
471 Ken Retzer
479 Ed Brinkman RC
496 1963 Rookie Stars: Steve Dalkowski, Fred Newman, Carl Bouldin, Jack Smith RC
497 Bennie Daniels
514 Larry Osborne
522 1963 Rookie Stars: Mel Nelson, Gary Peters, Art Quirk, Jim Roland RC
542 Lou Klimchock
544 1963 Rookie Stars: Duke Carmel, Bill Hass, Dick Phillips, Rusty Staub RC

1963 Topps Peel-Offs: 0/2
18 Chuck Hinton
42 Dave Stenhouse

1964 Bazooka: 0/1
25 Chuck Hinton

1964 Topps: 24/28
028 Claude Osteen
046 Ed Brinkman
052 Chuck Hinton
092 Steve Ridzik
114 Don Lock
134 Don Zimmer
167 Senators Rookies: Mike Brumley, Lou Piniella RC
187 Ed Roebuck
203 John Kennedy RC
217 Jim King
261 Jim Hannan
277 Ken Retzer
294 Ken Hunt
311 Tom Brown RC
327 Don Blasingame
343 Senators Team Card
358 Ron Kline
372 Howie Koplitz
397 Chuck Cottier
427 Don Rudolph
445 Bill Skowron
463 Don Leppert
483 Fred Valintine RC
498 Dan Stanhouse
518 Carl Bouldin
547 Gil Hodges MGR
559 Dick Phillips
587 Bernnie Daniels

1964 Topps Coins: 0/5
001 Don Zimmer
013 Claude Osteen
038 Chuck Hinton
162a Chuck Hinton AS NL
162b Chuck Hinton AS AL

1964 Topps Giants: 0/3
20 Chuck Hinton
27 Ed Brinkman
60 Bill Skowron SP

1965 Bazooka: 0/1
18 Bob Chance

1965 O Pee Chee: 0/3? *
021 Don Blasingame
099 Gil Hodges MGR
233 Don Zimmer

1965 Topps: 26/26
021 Don Blasingame
038 Jim King
056 Ron Kline
086 Les "Buster" Narum
099 Gil Hodges MGR
129 Bernnie Daniels
148 Willie Kirkland
152 Phil Ortega
181 Senators Rookies: Don Loun, Joe McCabe RC
211 Steve Ridzik
224 Bob Chance
233 Don Zimmer
252 Pete Richert
267 Senators Team Card
284 Nick Willhite
304 Dave Stenhouse
319 Ken McMullen
336 Woodie Held
371 Frank Kreutzer
394 Jim Hannan
417 Ed Brinkman
445 Don Lock
466 Senators Rookies: Pete Craig,  Dick Nen RC
496 Joe Cunningham
523 Mike Brumley SP
574 Roy Sievers

1965 Topps Embossed: 0/2
Not sure if I'll chase these.
54 Jim King
63 Joe Cunningham

1966 Bazooka: 0/2
03 Frank Howard
43 Pete Richert

1966 O Pee Chee: 0/7
029 Mike Brumley
046 Howie Koplitz
069 Ken Hamlin
077 Johnny Orsino
095 Pete Richert
118 Mike McCormick
149 Dick Nen

1966 Topps: 14/29
011 Senators Rookies: Brant Alyea, Pete Criag RC
029 Mike Brumley
046 Howie Koplitz
069 Ken Hamlin
077 Johnny Orsino
095 Pete Richert
118 Mike McCormick
149 Dick Nen
165 Don Lock
194 Senators Team Card
211 Frank Kreutzer
251 Ed Brinkman
274 Buster Narum
294 Steve Ridzik
312 Bob Saverine
333 Senators Rookies: Joe Coleman, Jim French RC
351 Fred Valintine
369 Jim King
386 Gil Hodges MGR
401 Ken McMullen
416 Phil Ortega
434 Willie Kirkland
453 Ron Kline
479 Jim Hannan
515 Frank Howard
531 Joe Cunningham
549 Senators Rookies: Al Closter, Casey Cox RC
564 Bob Chance SP
593 Doug Camilli SP

1966 Topps Rub-Offs: 0/1
66 Ken McMullen

1967 Bazooka: 0/2
03 Frank Howard
43 Pete Richert

1967 O Pee Chee: 0/6
026 Bob Priddy TR (shown in Giants Uni - Traded line on back)
064 Fred Valintine
071 Camilo Pascual
118 Bernie Allen
167 Senators Rookie Stars: Joe Coleman, Tim Cullen RC
188 Ken Harrelson

1967 Topps: 10/32

011 Barry Moore
026a Bob Priddy (shown in Giants Uni - NO Traded line on back)
026b Bob Priddy (shown in Giants Uni - Traded line on back)
027 Bob Saverline
047 Ken McMullen
064 Fred Valintine
071 Camilo Pascual
086a Mike McCormick (No Trade line on back)
086b Mike McCormick (Trad line on back)
115 Paul Casanova RC
118 Bernie Allen
167 Senators Rookie Stars: Joe Coleman, Tim Cullen RC
188 Ken Harrelson
207 John Orsino
228 Gil Hodges MRG
255 Frank Howard
273 Dick Lines RC
291 Jim Hannan
311 Ed Brinkman
349 Bob Chance
362 Darold Knowles
387 Cap Peterson DP
403 Dick Nen
414 Casey Cox
437 Senators Team Card
459 Senators Rookie Stars: Dick Bosman, Pete Craig RC
478 Bob Humphreys
483 Phil Ortega
509 Jim King
559 Doug Camilli DP
569 AL Rookie Stars: Rod Carew, Hank Allen RC, DP
590 Pete Rickert

1967 Topps Posters: 1/1
7 Frank Howard

1967 Topps Punch-Outs: 0/1
50 Don Lock

1968 Bazooka: 0/2
11 Paul Casanova
26 Frank Howard

1968 O Pee Chee: 0/9
006 AL Home Run Leaders: Carl Yastzremski, Harmon Killebrew, Frank Howard
031 Ed Stroud
049 Ed Brinkman
066 Casey Cox
096 Senators Rookie Stars: Frank Coggins, Dick Nold
116 Ken McMullen
131 Frank Bertaina
149 Bob Saverine
188 Cap Peterson

1968 Topps: 24/32 Closer than I thought.

006 AL Home Run Leaders: Carl Yastzremski, Harmon Killebrew, Frank Howard
031 Ed Stroud
049a Ed Brinkman - White team name
049b Ed Brinkman - Yellow team name
066a Casey Cox - White team name
066b Casey Cox - Yellow team name
096 Senators Rookie Stars: Frank Coggins, Dick Nold
116 Ken McMullen
131 Frank Bertaina
149 Bob Saverine
188 Cap Peterson
209 Tim Cullen
231 Dave Baldwin RC
248 Fred Valintine
268 Bob Humphreys
291 Dick Lines
320 Frank Howard
341 Jim Lemon MGR
358 Mike Epstein
395 Camilo Pascual
411 Ron Hansen
426 Hank Allen
442 Dick Bosman
462 Barry Moore
483 Darold Knowles
498 Bill Bryan
509 Dennis Higgins
526 Bill Denehy
548 Bernie Allen
560 Paul Casanova
573 Joe Coleman
595 Phil Ortega

1968 Topps Game Inserts: 1/1

21 Frank Howard

1968-1972 Fleer Cloth Stickers: 0/2
24 Washington Senators - Logo and Washington name
44 Washington Senators - Curly W Logo and Senators name

1969 O Pee Chee: 0/1? *
005 AL Home Run Leaders: Frank Howard, Willie Horton, Ken Harrelson

1969 O Pee Chee Deckle Edge: 1/1
21 Frank Howard

1969 Topps: 12/34 Again why don't I have the Frank Howard?
003 AL RBI Leaders: Ken Harrelson, Frank Howard, Jim Northrup
005 AL Home Run Leaders: Frank Howard, Willie Horton, Ken Harrelson
027 Bernie Allen
048 Brant Alyea
084 Bob Humphreys
106 Jim Hannan
132 Dave Baldwin
153 Ed Brinkman
170 Frank Howard
199 Jim French
226 Bruce Howard
246 Joe Coleman
272 Ed Stroud
294 Jim Lemon MGR
319 Ken McMullen
338 Del Unser RC
361 Gary Holeman RC
383 Casey Cox
406 Phil Ortega

441a Dennis Higgins - Yellow last name
441b Dennis Higgins - White last name
461a Mike Epstein - Yellow last name
461b Mike Epstein - White last name
486a Paul Casanova - Yellow last name
486b Paul Casanova - White last name
513 Camilo Pascual
539 Ted Shows How - Mike Epstein, Ted Williams
554 Frank Bertaina
586 Tim Cullen
607 Dick Bosman
623 Hank Allen
639 Barry Moore
650 Ted Williams
658 AL Rookie Stars: Tom Hall, Bill Burbach, Jim Miles

1969 Topps Decals: 1/2
18 Frank Howard
33 Camilo Pascual

1969 Topps Deckle Edge: 1/1
16 Frank Howard

1969 Topps Stamp Album: 1/1 empty (0/1 full)
15 Washington Senators

1969 Topps Stamps: 0/10 (Go with Stamp Album above)
231 Bernie Allen
232 Ed Brinkman
233 Paul Casanova
234 Joe Coleman
235 Mike Epstein
236 Jim Hannan
237 Dennis Higgins
238 Frank Howard
239 Ken McMullen
240 Camilo Pascual

1969 Topps Super: 0/2
30 Frank Howard
31 Camilo Pascual

*O Pee Chee cards generally parallel the Topps issue, but some years they didn't match up exactly so some of these lists will be off. The Trading Card Database only has two 1965 OPCs listed even though there are a few more. A few other years they are missing some OPC cards. For 1968 they are missing the Topps Game Inserts.

Frankly Friday: 1954 Bowman Frank Shea

1954 Bowman Baseball 104 Frank Shea

In the before my time category we have a 1954 Bowman Baseball card. Now This card is one of five 1954 Bowman Senators cards that I had gotten from Ebay some 6 or more years ago as a five card lot. I have since forgotten how much I paid for them and since getting them I have only gotten one more 1954 Bowman Senators card of the 14 from that year. I have other '54 Bowman's for a total of sadly only 8 cards.

1954 Bowman Baseball 104 Frank Shea Senators

(Front and Back)

I really should show those other 5 Bowman Senators sometime, well when I eventually get the rest of the Team Set I will post the full thing.

Curly W Team Sets: The 1950s

CURLY W TEAM SETS:

The 1950s

1959 Topps 397 Washington Senators Team Card

Updated: 28 Apr 2018

1950 Bowman: 3/14

015 Al Kozar

017 Sid Hudson

018 Eddie Robinson

052 Sam Mele

053 Clyde Vollmer

054 Gil Coan

107 Sam Dente

108 Ray Scarborough

143 Eddie Stewart

144 Al Evans

160 Mickey Harris

161 Sherry Robinson

162 Eddie Yost

247 Irv Norin

1951 Bowman: 1/17
018 Gil Coan
041 Eddie Yost
065 Mickey Vernon
095 Sherry Robertson
096 Sandy Consuegra RC
097 Bob Kuzava
132 Cass Michaels
133 Sam Dente
169 Sid Hudson
192 Hank Wyse RC
205 Mickey Grasso RC
206 Connie Marrero RC
240 Joe Haynes
241 Irv Noren
275 Bucky Harris MGR
276 Frank Quinn RC
311 Mickey Harris

1951 Topps (Blue Backs): 0/5
01 Eddie Yost
13 Mickey Vernon
22 Bob Kuzava
25 Sam Mele
38 Irv Noren

1951 Topps (Red Backs): 0/1
44 Sid Hudson

1952 Bowman: 3/17

015 Sam Mele
031 Eddie Yost
036 Cass Michaels
051 Gil Coan
063 Irv Noren
087 Mickey Vernon
103 Joe Haynes
123 Sid Hudson
135 Mickey Harris
143 Sandy Consuegra
158 Bucky Harris MGR
161 Jackie Jensen
174 Mickey Grasso
194 Bob Porterfield
210 Archie Wilson RC
230 Frank Shea
246 Jerry Snyder RC

1952 Red Man: 1/3 w/Tab - 0/3 w/out Tab
AL4 Gil Coan
AL17 Bob Porterfield
AL25 Eddie Yost

1952 Topps: 0/22

002 Pete Runnels RC
040 Irv Noren
060 Sid Hudson
071 Tom Upton RC
090 Mickey Grasso
093 Al Sima Rc
094 Sam Mele
106 Mickey Vernon
123 Eddie Yost
132 Clyde Kluttz RC
145 Joe Haynes
178 Cass Michaels
190 Don Johnson RC
245 Sherry Robinson
291 Gil Coan SP
292 Floyd Baker SP
298 Bob Ross RC, SP
301 Bob Porterfield
306 Lou Sleater RC
307 Frank Campos RC
309 Jim Busby
317 Connie Marrero

1953 Bowman (Black and White): 0/3
09 Walt Masterson
46 Bucky Harris MGR
55 Don Johnson

1953 Bowman (Color): 0/12
015 Jim Busby
022 Bob Porterfield
024 Jackie Jensen
034 Gil Coan
077 Mickey Grasso
089 Sandy Consuegra
109 Ken Wood
116 Eddie Yost
139 Pete Runnels
141 Frank Shea
152 Clyde Vollmer
159 Mickey Vernon

1953 Red Man: w/Tab 2/3  - w/out Tab 0/3
AL6 Jackie Jensen
AL19 Bob Porterfield
AL21 Mickey Vernon

1953 Topps: 3/14
013 Connie Marrero DP
051 Frank Campos DP
089 Chuck Stobbs DP
108 Bob Porterfield DP
133 Gil Coan
148 Mickey Grasso
159 Wayne Terwilliger DP
164 Frank Shea DP
219 Pete Runnels (pic Don Johnson)
224 Lou Sleater DP
241 Al Sima DP
256 Les Peden RC
262 Bob Oldis RC
265 Jackie Jensen

1954 Bowman: 6/14

008 Jim Busby
024 Bob Porterfield
040 Gil Coan
056 Mickey McDermott
072 Eddie Yost
088 Tom Umphlett RC
104 Frank Shea
120 Mel Hoderlein RC
136 Clyde Vollmer
152 Mickey Vernon
168 Ed Fitzgerald
180 Joe Tipton
200 Connie Marrero
216 Jerry Snyder

1954 Red Heart (Dog Food): 0/1
32 Eddie Yost

1954 Red Man: w/Tab 1/3 - w/out Tab 0/3
AL2 Jim Busby
AL13 Mickey Vernon
AL18 Bob Porterfield

1954 Topps: 6/13
006 Pete Runnels
033 Johnny Schmitz
073 Wayne Terwilliger
091 Bob Oldis
097 Jerry Lane RC
114 Dean Stone RC
140 Tom Wright
185 Chuck Stobbs
187 Heinie Manush CO
189 Bob Russ
204 Angel Scull RC
223 Joe Haynes CO
245 Roy Sievers

1955 Bowman: 3/15
013 Clyde Vollmer
014 Gus Keriazakos RC
045 Tom Umphlett
046 Mickey Vernon
073 Eddie Yost
074 Jerry Snyder
104 Bob Porterfield
105 Johnny Schmitz
165 Mickey McDermott
166 Jim Busby
207 Frank Shea
208 Ed Fitzgerald
255 Pete Runnels
262 Jim Lemon
268 Roy Lee Hawes RC

1955 Red Man: w/Tab 0/4 w/out Tab 0/4
AL2 Jim Busby
AL10 Bob Porterfield
AL12 Mickey Vernon
AL20 Pete Runnels

1955 Topps: 3/12

016 Roy Sievers
034 Wayne Terwilliger
041 Chuck Stobbs
060 Dean Stone
084 Camilo Pascual RC
097 Carlos Paula RC
124 Harmon Killebrew RC
136 Bunky Stewart RC
141 Tom Wright
159 Johnny Schmitz
169 Bob Oldis
173 Bob Kline RC

1955 Topps Double Header: 0/7
17 Dean Stone/ 18 Charlie White (M. Braves)
43 Leo Kiely (Red Sox)/ 44 Chuck Stobbs
75 Tom Wright/ 76 Vernon Stewart
79 Roy Sievers/ 80 Art Fowler (Redlegs)
103 Hank Sauer (Cubs)/ 104 Camilo Pascual
111 Harmon Killebrew/ 112 Johnny Podres (Dodgers)
131 Herm Wehmeier (Phillies)/ 132 Wayne Terwilliger

1956 Topps: 4/19

004 Carlos Paula
049 Pedro Ramos RC
051 Ernie Oravetz RC
068 Chuck Stobbs
075 Roy Sievers DP
087 Dean Stone
098 Camilo Pascual
128 Eddie Yost
146 Nationals Team Card
157 Dick Brodowski
159 Clint Courtney
164 Harmon Killebrew
198 Ed Fitzgerald
216 Jerry Schoonmaker RC
234 Pete Runnels
237 Jose Valdivielso RC
322 Karl Olson
327 Bob Wiesler RC
329 Lou Berberet RC

1957 Topps: 8/25
022 Jerry Snyder
029 Whitey Herzog
051 Clint Courtney
057 Jim Lemon
064 Pete Runnels
089 Roy Sievers
101 Chuck Stobbs
126 Bob Wiesler
153 Karl Olson
169 Herb Plews
177 Eddie Yost
179 Ernie Oravetz
211 Camillo Pascual
246 Jose Valdivielso
261 Bob Chakales
270 Senators Team
293 Ted Abernathy
315 Lou Berberet
320 Neil Chrisley
326 Pedro Ramos
334 Jerry Schoonmaker
356 Faye Throneberry
367 Ed Fitzgerald
386 Lyle Luttrell
403 Dick Hyde

1958 Topps: 3/31
015 Jim Lemon
031 Tex Clevenger RC
044 Senators Team Card Checklist 1-88
058a Art Schult - White team letters
058b Art Schult - Yellow team letters
072 But Byerly
092a Clint Courtney - White team name
992b Clint Courtney - Yellow team name
109 Herb Plews
124 Bob Usher
137 Russ Kemmerer
156 Dick Hyde
173 Eddie Yost
188 Milt Bolling
219 Camilo Pascual
236 Ed Fitzgerald
239 Chuck Stobbs
250 Roy Sievers
274 Rocky Bridges
288 Harmon Killebrew
303 Neil Chrisley
317 Albie Pearson RC
331 Pedro Ramos
356 Bob Malkmus RC
369 Ralph Lumenti RC
403 Steve Korcheck RC
405 Ken Aspromonte
422 Norm Zauchin
438 Whitey Herzog
455 Hal Griggs RC
458 Julio Becquer RC

1959 Bazooka: 0/1
19 Roy Sievers SP

1959 Home Run Derby: 0/3
02 Bob Allison
10 Harmon Killebrew
11 Jim Lemon

1959 Topps: 15/37
004 Albie Pearson
033 Ed Fitzgerald
044 Vito Vallentinetti
074 Directing The Power - Jim Lemon, Cookie Lavagetto, Roy Sievers
078 Pedro Ramos
084 Reno Bertoia
093 Julio Becquer
116 Bob Allison RC, RS
124 Dan Dobbek RC, RS
151 Bob Malkmus
169 Ted Abernathy
191 Russ Kemmerer
215 Jim Lemon
230 Bill  Fischer
242 Ron Samford RC
246 J.W. Porter
267 John Romonosky RC
284 Steve Korcheck
291 Pitching Partners - Pedro Ramos, Camilo Pascual
298 Tex Clevenger
311 Norm Zauchin
316a Ralph Lumenti - Optioned Statement
316b Ralph Lumenti - No Optioned Statement
340 Roy Sievers
373 Herb Plews
386 Jim Delsing
397 Senators Team Card Checklist 430-495
413 Camilo Pascual
424 Ken Aspromonte
434 Hal Griggs
451 Jim Constable RC
465 Sievers Sets Homer Mark
483 Clint Courtney
498 Dick Hyde
515 Harmon Killebrew
534 Faye Throneberry
566 Roy Sievers AS

Curly W Team Sets Project

Man oh man oh man. I really gotta get off my duff on this project (and a bunch of other projects in my life). Just about every team card collector at some point needs a complete listing of the cards they need to complete a team set. I'm looking for the basic base sets here, not necessarily the master sets. I'll cross those bridges when I get to them.

Of course the much older vintage team sets will be very difficult if not impossible to get, but I think a reasonable goal would be to at least get all the team sets from 1950 to 1971 for the Senators and for the Nationals 2005 and up. The main goal will be the flagship Topps, and Bowman sets when applicable. For the Nats I'm not sure about trying Upper Deck and Panini or whoever else has been in the game these last few years. Of course I will try getting Senators cards from before 1950 but I doubt I will be able to complete too many of those earlier sets.

I am working on a "Page" for my team set needs. On that page I am listing the sets by year with a tally of the cards I have from that set (ex. 10/12). My first few posts will be general decades, and then as I complete sets or get closer to completion I will post about them individually. My 1950s Team Sets List Post is almost ready to go.

1959 Topps 397 Washington Senators Team Card 

One of my sources for compiling these lists is The Trading Card Database. It isn't completely flawless, but it thankfully helped me with a big portion of the listing.

Senators Singles: Alvin Crowder 1933 Goudey

SENATORS SINGLES:

Now THIS card is my oldest Curly W Card

I had previously stated in my very first "Senators Singles" post that the card I was showing then was my oldest Washington Baseball card.  At the time I started composing that post it was true, but while I was dilly dallying and just outright procrastinating on scanning that card I went on a spending spree on Ebay. I got a bunch of stuff mostly cards that had FREE Shipping.

This "new" Oldest card might not be the absolutely oldest Washington Baseball card available, but it is currently the oldest I have and will probably hold that title for a while longer. It is a 1933 Goudey Gum card number 122 Alvin Crowder.

Alvin learned to play baseball while in the army during World War I and was nicknamed "General" after Major General Enoch Crowder who was best known for starting the Selective Service Act of 1917. Alvin was a pitcher who had a 10 year career in the Majors with The Senators, The Browns and The Tigers. Alvin was also known as "Yankee Killer" for his success against the Yankees especially Babe Ruth.

So here is the card:

1933 Goudey 122 Alvin Crowder Senators

(Front and Back)

Frankly Friday: 1953 Topps Originals

1953 Topps Originals vs. 1991 Topps Archives Reprints

A few Frankly Fridays ago (Months and months in "real" time) I had shown some reprints of 1950s era cards including the 1991 Topps Archives 1953 Reprints.

Well I have since purchased the originals of the Two Washington Franks that are represented in that Topps Archives reprint set Frank Campos and Frank Shea. I think I will eventually get the rest of the Archives set someday since getting an original set would be difficult and costly, right now I just have the Senators "team set" from that reprint set.

So I went on a sportlots spending spree splurge that included these two Original Franks (and some Ed Brinkman cards I needed among others). I got these two from two different sellers. My complete order had about 15 different sellers in all. Anyway these two cards arrived on consecutive days a Tuesday and Wednesday. The costs Campos $4.00 + 0.85¢ shipping and Shea was $3.00 + $1.40 shipping (with 3 other cards that I'll probably blab er blog about sometime later on my CaptKirk42 Card Blog.) Shea arrived first on the Tuesday mailday.

1953 Topps 51 Frank Campos Senators

Original (Front and Back)

 1953 Topps 164 Frank Shea Senators

Original (Front and Back)

The immediate differences between the originals and the reprints is; SIZE the Originals are slightly larger than the standard card size the reprints are standard 3.5" x 2.5", SURFACE FINISH the reprints have a clean glossy finish on both sides, and on the back the Originals are the raw gray/brown card color while the reprints are pure white (with the gloss finish) Other than that the content of both is the same excepting the reprints updated copyright info format.

Wasington Franks Mentioned in this post:

Frank Campos

Frank Shea

Other Senators/Nationals mentioned in this post:
Ed Brinkman

SeNators Singles: Al Evans 1950 Bowman

SENATORS SINGLES: 

This is the first post of what will hopefully be a regular series feature that will at least make this blog more active, and give me more work to do on it. I don't plan on making these too wordy just something that gives me more opportunities to show off more of my Washington "Curly W" Baseball Cards. It is also a good way to build up a bunch of "filler" posts for whenever I need to make a post but don't have any subject matter in mind.

If you follow enough team specific card blogs you will notice that many of them have a "card of the day" or "card of the week" feature. Some of those blogs are the feature. I don't think I'll ever get that enthusiastic for the daily route, it is hard enough for me to keep up regularly for weekly features. Hopefully I'll do this often enough to make most people think it is done more often.

Some of the cards I show for this feature might be repeats of cards previously shown and maybe sometimes cards shown here will get repeated in another feature. Who knows? It is all good anyway.

I don't recall which Senators card was my very first Washington Baseball Card or Curly W Card so I'll just have to show the card that (for now) is my oldest CWC in terms of its age not necessarily how long I've had it.

1950 Bowman 144 Al Evans Senators

(Front and back)

I was going to just mention that I think I got this card from Ebay a while back and leave it at that, but I went ahead and dug into my TCC blog* and found the entry working backwards from the oldest entries to the newest, I would have saved a few minutes starting the other way since I had gotten this card last year. I got it on Monday 14 May 2012 from Ebay as I said, and I only paid $4.75 + $1.00 shipping.

UPDATE: This card no longer my oldest CWC I recently got some cards from Ebay including an even older card from the 1933 Goudey set.

*My TCC blog I have been using as a card "mailday blog" for sometime now. I also duplicate the entries over at TCZ in my CaptKirk42's Mail Bag posts on their "Mail Days" board. The duplication came in handy over the weekend of 25-27 October 2013 when the TCC site was down. I do need to backup my entries in case both sites go down permanently.

Ian Desmond: Silver Slugger Shortstop Second Season

CONGRATULATIONS to Ian Desmond for winning the 2013 Silver Slugger Award (for Shortstop). This is Ian's second Silver Slugger Award two years running. Yeah Buddy!

The card shown is a 2010 Topps National Chicle Autograph card NCA-ID Ian Desmond Nationals signed on card blue sharpie. The image is from COMC.com I have this card in my collection I just haven't gotten around to scanning it. Oh here is what the back looks like:

A Nacho Blogging Contest

Christopher of Nachos Grande El Bloggo is hosting a contest that sounds like real fun. I entered and due to the nature of the contest slots could fill up real fast so check it out and sign up now. It is one of those participation ones, not a trivia answering or random card choosing. One requirement is you need to have a blog, or start one for the contest.

I just pimped this on my regular card blog and now am pimping it here it sounds like so much fun.

Frankly Friday: Milk Duds Yummy!

Moldy Milk Duds (Kidding) 1971 Slabbed Box

I have mentioned this gem from my collection before on my regular card blog but oddly not on here. I thought I had but apparently not. Some of this FF post will be a repeat.

This nice oddball gem was actually my first purchased graded card (received 15 December 2009 for $10.00). Actually it is my only purchased graded card as the other two I have were gifts, well it's more card plus memorabilia because it is a 1971 Milk Duds Baseball FULL BOX Frank Howard Washington Senators Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) Graded EX-5 The Milk Duds set is unnumbered. Alphabetically this is card #9 (69 in the set)- PSA slab has it marked #1 - the # 1 on the box is for the box code not the card number as all the boxes seem to be numbered 1.

 1971 Milk Duds Complete Box PSA Graded Ex 5
No Number Frank Howard Senators

(Front and Back)

When I was a Kid I had some of the Milk Duds cards, I don't recall which ones. I probably got rid of them because they were "hand cut" and thus "destroyed", or my mom did the stereotypical "threw them out". She did that more so with my oldest brother. Little did I know back then, whenever that was, that I would later like to get some more of these in the Complete Box. Not necessarily graded versions. Due to prices of these things, especially the big stars I can't afford to get all of them in graded form.

When Coach Was A Rookie

Well we all gotta start somewhere, managers don't appear out of thin air, well maybe the first few dozen when baseball was in its infancy. Most of them did some time in the trenches way back when. The Nats current skipper Davey Johnson began his major league career as a player starting with the Baltimore Orioles. He played from 1965-1978, then in 1984 began his managing career starting with the New York Mets. It has been announced that the 2013 season will be his last, he is the current oldest active manager at age 70, but not the oldest ever.

Anyway here is how he looked 47/48 years ago when he was a Rookie.

1966 Topps 579 Orioles 1966 Rookie Stars:

Frank Bertaina, Gene  Brabender and Dave Johnson

(Front and Back)

For those who like to hear about these things I got the card form Ebay for $7.99 + $1.95 shipping, actually this card has an interesting story of how I got it. First the Seller didn't mark it as shipped so I didn't know it was in the mail yet and wasn't sure when it would come. It came as part of a 3 package day (well 1 box, 1 package, 1 typical sportslot PWE but whatever) this came in a small 100ct card box. I didn't recognize the address and it felt real light so I knew it wasn't from one of my recent group breaks I was in (the package was some group break cards). Of course the box had tons of clear postal tape around it at first I tried just pulling it, but got a little tired and cut some of the tape away. I open the box, I really hate those small 100ct boxes because I think the opening should be on the wide side not the narrow side. Anyway there is a bunch of wadded up newspaper Sunday Comics actually and off to the left side one lone card in its penny sleeve. With a business card advertising some baseball related book from I guess the seller.

I am timing the publishing of this post to appear at noon eastern time on the day of the final game of the regular season, which is a late Sunday afternoon game in Arizona. At the time I write this the Nats are still under .500 by two games, 14 games behind Atlanta and about 8 games back in the wild card race. I'm just hoping they can finish the season at or slightly above .500. at 82-71 YAY a WINNING SEASON. They are about 8 games back of Atlanta and 5 back in the Wild Card for the second WC. They most likely will not be in the playoffs. And they didn't make the Playoffs thanks to their loss to St. Louis with 5 more games to go in the season. So much for pre-season expectations. At 84-73 (+5 more games to play) at least they have their second consecutive Winning Season.

Frankly Friday: Dual Autos UD Reflections Style

2005 Upper Deck Dual Signatures Reflections

I think the first card I'm showing in this post was one of the first "dual autograph/signature" cards I ever got, or maybe not. It may have even been the first time I got an "on-sticker" auto card. I don't recall. It was almost certainly one of the first Frank Howard autograph cards I ever got. Anyway at the time I got the first one a few years back the National player featured was one of my top five Nats players, since then there have been a few more players who have come and gone so my top five looks much different and probably has more current players on it. 

So in 2005 one of the zillions of Upper Deck sets was called Reflections and an insert set consisted of dual autograph cards and some parallels of those dual auto cards. As with many autograph cards they are "on sticker" not on the card itself, I of course prefer the on card. Many of the pairs don't make sense to me anyway, but this pair is a pair of Washington Sluggers. Frank Howard and Nick Johnson. There are a few other combinations with both these players one is Frank with Dave Kingman of the Cubs and another combo is another Nats combo of Nick with Chad Cordero. I plan on getting those someday. 

The base card of this pairing I think I might have actually gotten from a group break, I don't really recall. The second card the Blue Parallel I got from Ebay for a decent price $10 or less. I don't have the patience to look up how much I got if for exactly even though it was only earlier this year or maybe late last year. So without further adieu here are the two cards.

2005 Upper Deck Dual Signature Reflections FHNJ

Frank Howard Senators and Nick Johnson Nationals

(Front and Back)

2005 Upper Deck Dual Signature Reflections FHNJ

Frank Howard Senators and Nick Johnson Nationals

Blue Parallel serial numbered 14/35 (Front and Back)

 

Franks, Senators and Nationals mentioned in this post:

Chad Cordero

Frank Howard

Nick Johnson

Update Edit: OK so I did look a little to see how much I paid for the Blue Parallel only $8.00 + $2.50 shipping (technically a little more than $10 that is because I had to outbid someone to win LOL). Oh and it was received 25 May this year.

Suzuki Shock Shift

Thursday 22 August 2013: Chicago: Kurt Suzuki and Drew Storen celebrate 5-4 win vs Cubs after 13 innings in what would be Kurt's final game as a National.

Say What? The day after beating the Cubs 5-4 in a 13 inning game the last of a four game series that Nats took 3-1, The Nats Trade catcher Kurt Suzuki BACK to the Oakland Athletics, the team they got him from last year. I am shocked. Kurt helped the Nats with his hitting and excellent catching last year for their fantastic season that got them a small taste of what the Playoffs are like. I know that super Suzuki fan and blogger Fuji of The Chronicles of Fuji is overjoyed with the trade. The Nats get some minor league right handed pitcher I have NEVER heard of Dakota Bacus. The way he's been pitching lately I would rather that the Nats had traded their closer Rafael Soriano than Kurt. Soriano has been lazy of late, he seems to not really care about the game(s) at all. He has a tendency to loose a large lead blowing the save and often walking the winning runs. I am not pleased with this deal.

2012 Topps Baseball Opening Day 132 Kurt Suzuki Athletics

Nationals mentioned in this post:

Dakota Bacus (Minor League)

Rafael Soriano

Drew Storen

Kurt Suzuki

Classless Atlanta Fans

Friday 16 August 2013: Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves the game would end up a 3-2 win for Atlanta, however that is not what I'm ranting about here. This rant is about this:

And This:  (OK I couldn't find the right type of picture I was looking for exactly)

Yep Braves pitchers beaned Bryce Harper with a pitch twice in one game and with the second hit (at 91 mph) the fans in the stands CHEERED! YES That is right THEY CHEERED THAT A BATTER WAS HIT WITH THE BALL! Very CLASSLESS Braves fans. I just wish the Nats had bounced back and beaten the tar out of the Braves. OH Well Next Year, without any hijinks.

Now it is one thing to boo an opposing player as he steps up to bat, as the fans did each time Harper took the plate, but to CHEER his getting hit with the ball? What if it had been a freak pitch that knocked his helmet off, or smashed it, and gave him a concussion or killed him? Fans should NEVER cheer when an athlete is injured. Braves fans you are sick, sick, sick, SICK, I hope your team loses whatever playoff games they get to this year.

I noticed that a Red Sox pitcher got ejected from a game and suspended for five games for beaning Yankees Alex Rodriguez with a pitch. Oh and on Saturday's Nats-Braves game (the night after this Hit Harper Game) Stephen Strasburg gets ejected for pitching "behind" a batter, not even hitting him, and these Braves pitchers got NO punishment? Come on MAN the second pitcher should have at least been ejected on the spot, but no this year the Braves are the MLB's perfect little darlings.

Related Articles:
Harper on Braves fans "I love these fans. I really do"- Nationals Pastime at MASN Sports.com
Warnings issued after Harper hit twice by Braves - MLB.com
Stephen Strasburg ejected for throwing behind batter twice - USA Today
Atlanta Braves-Washington Nationals Rivalry Intensifies As Bryce Harper Is Hit Twice - Rant Sports
Bryce Harper hit twice in Nationals-Braves game - Washington Post
On Bryce Harper, Braves fans and a growing rivalry - Washington Times

Nationals mentioned in this post:
Bryce Harper
Stephen Strasburg

Stras First Career Complete Game Shut Out

I know this is a few days almost a week late, but it is Nats News. On Sunday 11 August 2013 in the final game of a three game home series vs. The Phillies, Nats ace starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg went the distance to win his first career complete shut out game 6-0. The Nats swept the Phillies, only their fifth sweep of the season, the last being in early July vs. The Padres.

 2012 Topps Heritage Baseball 221 Stephen Strasburg Nationals

Congrats Stephen! I won't give the game details since I didn't see the entire game and this blog is more about cards not team news, but I do have some links at the end of this post to articles on the game (plus one article on Stras in general).

2012 Topps Opening Day Baseball 190 Stephen Strasburg Nationals

Related Articles:
Can Stephen Strasburg Ever Be a True MLB Workhorse? - Bleacher Report
Strasburg shuts out Phillies in masterpiece - Comcast Sports Net
Stephen Strasburg With A Complete Game Shutout, Nationals 6-0 Over Phillies For The Sweep - Federal Baseball (SB Nation)
Nat's Strasburg shuts down Phillies- Fox Sports
Nats win on Strasburg's 1st career complete game - Idaho State Journal
No limit: Stephen Strasburg coming into own for Nationals - USA Today
Jayson Werth, Stephen Strasburg Gatorade baths - Washington Post
Stephen Strasburg completely dominant as Nationals sweep Phillies - Washington Times

Nationals Mentioned In This Post:
Stephen Strasburg

Frankly Friday: Classic Counterparts

CLASSIC COUNTERPARTS

OK so I missed last week and this week is only a one card Frankly Friday. Not much to tell about how I got the card, it came from Ebay (Buy It Now I think not auction) $1.30 plus $2.99 shipping. I forget what it was delivered in I didn't note that in my Forums blogs (where I try to keep up with my maildays). This card is one of those two players from different teams type of card. The common thread for this one, besides sort of being local area rivals would be both players were sluggers who lead their teams in Home Runs and RBIs and were regular All-Stars for about 4 straight years. The Duo featured on the card Frank Howard and Boog Powell (Orioles).

2005 Upper Deck Classics: Classic Counterparts - CC-PH

Boog Powell Orioles and Frank Howard Senators #d 1696/1999

(Front and Back)

The lines on the front are not a weird scanner glitch the design of the card I think was going for a wood grain effect sort of. The areas where the team logos are on the front are where the "materials" version of these cards puts the silly "Game Used" jerseys or socks or whatever, apparently there are also signatures versions.