Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Ralph Terry on baseball cards

Ralph Terry pitched twelve seasons in the major leagues, mostly for the Yankees. His best season was 1962, when he went 23-12 with a 3.19 ERA, and won the World Series MVP for allowing just 5 runs in 25 innings in three starts, including a complete game, 1-0 shutout in Game 7. He has recently written an autobiography, Right Down the Middle. Though his son Raif, he kindly answered my questions about baseball cards.

"He said his favorite card of himself is his 1957 rookie card.

He does have one interesting baseball card story. For Ralph's 1958 card, Topps took his picture in New York in his Yankee uniform but when they got ready to issue the card he had been traded to the Kansas City Athletics. So Topps issued the card with Ralph in his Yankee uniform and they replaced the NY cap with a K.C. one. Looking at the card, the Yankee pinstripes on the uniform are obvious."



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3 comments:

  1. AngusJanuary 15, 2019 at 1:43 PM

    Love hearing from a player of Terry's era.

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  2. night owlJanuary 15, 2019 at 3:49 PM

    He's right and he should know: that '57 Topps card is a beaut.

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  3. FujiJanuary 15, 2019 at 10:31 PM

    I've heard of Terry, but never actually taken the time to look up his cards. That rookie card is fantastic. It's well cropped and I love how the photographer captured the Yankee Stadium scoreboard in the background. I'm off to see if I can find an affordable copy right now.

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