Wood vs. Wood #333

Last time was a 5-1 win for 1987. Will 1962 do better here?

Frank Cipriani wears the black and red of the old Kansas City A's. Though he would play in the minor leagues through 1966, his brief MLB career was already over when this card came out. In 13 games for the A's in '61, the outfielder hit .250 with 0 HR and 2 RBI. After his playing career he served as a lieutenant in the Lackawanna Fire Department for 35 years. He and his brother, Mario, also operated several restaurants, including Big Wheel in West Seneca, N.Y., and Macaroni Company and Garcia’s Irish Pub in Buffalo. He died in 2022.

Ken Phelps digs into the batters box in Anaheim. The only day game at California that Phelps appeared in during the 1986 season was August 10. Phelps went 0-for-4 as the Mariners lost 4-0. Phelps was a low-batting-average slugger whose high slugging percentage and OBP numbers made him an early sabermetric darling. He had four 20+ HR seasons during his tenure with the Mariners, who famously traded Phelps to the Yankees for Jay Buhner. Phelps quickly ran out of gas after the trade, while Buhner developed into a big star. Overall, Phelps played in 11 seasons for six teams. In 761 games he hit .239 with 123 HR and 313 RBI. He now does some announcing and community service work.