Wood vs. Wood #207

Last time it was 1962 with an 8-2 victory. Who will win here?

Pete Burnside gets very low in an exaggerated follow-through pose on a spring training field with patchy grass. Seems to be a lot of sand mixed in there. Burnside came up with the Giants in 1955 as a highly-touted prospect with a blazing fastball. However, he was never able to control it effectively. In parts of eight seasons Burnside pitched in 196 games (64 starts) for the Giants, Tigers, Senators and Orioles, going 19-36 with a 4.81 ERA. He also pitched two years in Japan without much success. After his playing career he was a high school teacher and coach in Illinois. He died in 2022.

Topps did a pretty good job on this card, airbrushing Frazier's Cubs hat and jersey into Twins. Frazier pitched ten years in the majors for the Cardinals, Yankees, Indians, Cubs and Twins. In 415 games, all in relief, he went 35-43 with 29 saves and a 4.20 ERA. In 1981, with the Yankees, he tied a World Series record by losing 3 games. He got a bit of redemption in 1987, when he won a World Series ring with the Twins, pitching two scoreless innings in Game 4 of the World Series, in what turned out to be his last major league game. After his playing career he was an announcer for 30 years, mostly for the Rockies. He died in 2023.