The front: Here's Bahnsen in Spring Training at Daytona Beach. None of the ads on the wall have been scratched out.
The back: His fifteen-year career did not leave room for an information blurb.
The player: Stan Bahnsen, "The Bahnsen Burner", had some good years with some bad Yankee teams in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In five seasons he went 55-52 with a 3.10 ERA. He was traded to the White Sox and never really had the same success, despite lasting for another 11 years in the majors for five more teams. Overall in 574 games he went 146-149 with a 3.60 ERA.
The man: After his playing career Bahnsen went into the celebrity cruise industry, recruiting former teammates to appear on celebrity cruises for the MSC Cruise company.
My collection: I have 21 of his cards, from 1967 to 1982. I would be interested in trading for 1970 Topps #568 and 1972 Topps #662.
Well, the introduction of the DH probably didn't help his ERA.
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