Playing career, in brief: Marc Hill played parts of 14 seasons in the major leagues as a backup catcher, mostly for the Giants and White Sox. In 737 games he hit .223 with 34 HR and 198 RBI.
Post-playing career, in brief: Hill had a long career as a minor league manager. He died last year at the age of 73.
My collection: I have 19 of his cards, from 1975 to 1986. I would be interested in trading for 1979 San Francisco Giants Police SGA #NNO.
Highlighting a couple of recent incomings from bloggers . . .
Night Owl has got to be one of the longest running blogs out there. We've exchanged cards many times over the years. This time, in response for sending him some unloved '89 Score junkwax, he more than generously gave some vintage classics.
A lot of World Series history in these cards. That 1908 card is a bit snarky - "Ty Cobb's Only Good Series".
Some late 80s early 90s sets with cards I still needed. I really like the Denny's cards, especially the year they did the city skylines.
Another scrapbook page.
The next two articles detail the same car accident which seriously injured several people in one family; presumably a family the owner was close with. These days were always hear how the injured in the hospital are resting comfortably - here two of the victims were "not resting so well". Hopefully everyone had a full recovery.
The Hit Man - as in, a hit with the ladies, and with the dogs?
Never the best hitter on his own team, Eddie Mathews was nevertheless one of the best hitters in the National League in the 1950s and 1960s. A nine-time All-Star, Mathews hit .271 with 512 home runs and 1,453 RBI. Hitting in front of Hank Aaron, Mathews saw lots of good pitches to hit, most notably in the tenth inning of Game 4 of the 1957 World Series, when the Yankees elected to pitch to Mathews with first base open and Aaron on deck; Mathews hit a walk-off homer that turned the tide of that series. The only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta, Mathews ended his career with stints in Houston and Detroit, where he played in 31 games in 1968, hitting .212 with 3 HR and 8 RBI. He retired after appearing for two games for the Tigers in the 1968 World Series, going 1-for-3 with a walk. Mathews was a well-respected teammate who frequently got into fights with the opposition, including on-field blows with Frank Robinson, Jackie Robinson and Don Drysdale, among others. He briefly served as Braves manager in the 1970s, and was the team's skipper when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run in 1974. Mathews was fired later that season, and later admitted that his alcoholism cost him that job and others in baseball. He died of pneumonia in 2001.
I have 17 of his cards, from 1953 to 1969. I would be interested in trading for 1952 Topps #407, 1955 Topps #155 and 1956 Topps #107.
Last time was a 6-3 win for burgers. Will gum fare better here?
Kuntz was a backup outfielder for the White Sox, Twins and Royals from 1979 to 1985. In 277 games he hit .236 with 5 HR and 38 RBI. He set most of his career highs in 1984, with 140 at-bats in 84 games, hitting .286 with 2 HR and 22 RBI. He drove in the game-winning RBI of the clinching Game 5 of the 1984 World Series with a fifth-inning sacrifice fly. After his playing career, he has had a long career in coaching, and has served in various roles in the Royals organization since 2007.
Last time was a 5-2 win for '62. Who will win here?
Joe Price delivers a pitch at Shea Stadium. Price pitched in two day games at Shea in 1986. On May 10 he allowed three runs in 0.2 inning, two on a Gary Carter home run, as the Reds lost 5-1. Price and the Reds came back strong the next day. With the Reds leading 3-1 in the 6th, manager Pete Rose brought Price in to face Darryl Strawberry with runners on 2nd and 3rd and nobody out. Price kept the big slugger in the ballpark, limiting him to a sacrifice fly. It was the only batter Price faced, but he got a hold in the 3-2 Reds win. Price had a solid 11-year career as a middle reliever/spot starter for the Reds, Giants, Red Sox and Orioles. In 372 games (84 starts) he went 45-49 with 13 saves and a 3.65 ERA. He is now a realtor in Sarasota, FL.
Last time was a 7-0 win for gum. Will we have another shutout here?
Cedeno came up with the Astros as a 19-year-old rookie in 1970 and quickly became a star. An exciting combination of power and speed, he led the NL in doubles in 1971 and 1972. In both 1972 and 1973, he hit .320 with 20+ HR and 50+ steals. That December, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter when he was playing with a gun with a 19-year-old woman in his hotel room; the gun went off, killing the woman. Cedeno served 20 days in jail and was fined $100. Though still a productive player for many years, he did not put up the same kind of numbers after that incident. Overall, in 17 seasons, mostly for the Astros, Cedeno hit .285 with 199 HR, 976 RBI and 550 SB. After his career he was arrested once for drunk driving and twice for domestic abuse. He had a long coaching career for several organizations, mostly the Astros, and was inducted into the Astros Hall of Fame in 2020.
This one's hard to see in the photo, but under the awning for The Mattress Factory in Freeport, NY, are the remains of letters that once said Freeport Bedding.
Last week I did a little street trade with Al. Picked up a variety of cards, needed the first four but turned out I already had the last two.
These cards that I picked out were all new to me. Fun mix including some shinies.
