Wood vs. Wood #269

Last time the two cards battled to a 4-4 tie. Will there be a winner here?

Bob Oldis gives off an intense stare on his card. He's listed as a Phillie, though the black and gold on his jersey give away that this was a Pirates uniform. Bob Oldis played fifteen years of pro baseball, with major league stints for the Senators (24 games '53-'55), Pirates (26 games '60-'61) and Phillies (85 games '62-'63). He played in the 1960 World Series for Pittsburgh, winning his first World Series ring. In 135 games he hit .237 with 1 HR and 22 RBI. After his playing career ended in 1964 he spent 55 more years in baseball as a coach and mostly a scout. He won his second World Series ring with the Marlins in 2003, and retired only when COVID hit in 2020. Oldis, who now lives in Arizona, recently turned 97 and is currently the fifth-oldest living baseball player.

Cliff Speck looks as relaxed as Oldis looks intense, lounging in the bullpen. Speck played 12 years in the minors before finally reaching the majors for what would be his only big league season in 1986; the back of his card is a long list of minor league stops across cities and organizations. He pitched in the Yankees organization in '87 and '88, so he was also a fifteen-year pro baseball player, but his brief Atlanta stint was his only one in the majors. In 13 games he went 2-1 with a 4.13 ERA. He is now a dispatcher for Wilhelm Trucking in Portland, OR.