Jerry Martin received his "rookie" card in this set, as he didn't appear in a Topps set until 1977. Wayne Simpson and Erskine Thomason receive their sole Phillies cards, even though they appear in the uniforms of the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, the Phillies top farm club in 1975. Simpson appeared in 7 games for the 1975 Phillies, while Thomason pitched just one inning for the 1974 squad.
Dick Ruthven isn't in this gallery, even though his 1976 SSPC card features him wearing a Phillies uniform. The back of Ruthven's card indicates he had moved on to the Atlanta Braves.
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2 comments:
This is a nice set. I bought the entire set sometime around 1985 and then added just the Phillies set to my Phillies collection again. I don;t think I have Kaat, but I do have Ruthven. Or vice versa. Regardless, I will have to add the other one to my team set.
I mailed out both the Simpson and Thomason cards for autographs but didn't get a return from either. I suppose they just kept them.
I should have also provided a link to this Dick Sisler card from the set, featuring him as a coach for the Padres:
http://thephilliesroom.blogspot.com/2010/06/padres-at-phillies-june-4th-through.html
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