Showing posts with label Milbourne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Milbourne. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Game 133 - Sleeping in Seattle

Philadelphia Phillies  1 
Seattle Mariners  4 

1979 Topps #199
Late Tuesday Night, August 25th
T-Mobile Park - Seattle, WA
73-60, 2nd Place, 4 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies wasted another solid effort from Aaron Nola as the offense managed just six singles in this 4-1 late night loss to the Mariners.

What It Means:  With Andrew Painter on the mound, the Phillies will try to avoid a series sweep on Wednesday afternoon before heading to Anaheim for their next three games.

What Happened:  Nola has clearly figured something out.  He went six innings, allowing two runs (including another Cal Raleigh home run) on three hits while striking out seven.  He left with his team trailing 2-1, but Orion Kerkering and Brooks Raley quickly gave up two more Mariners runs in the seventh.  The Phillies scored their lone run in the second on three consecutive singles from Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh and Justin Crawford.  They'd have just three more singles the rest of the game.  Mariners' starter George Kirby went 7 2/3 innings, allowing a run while striking out nine.

Featured Card:  Here's my favorite Larry Milbourne Mariners card, from the 1979 Topps set.

Game 132 - Nine-Game Winning Streak Quietly Ends

Philadelphia Phillies  2 
Seattle Mariners  9 

1981 Topps #583
Late Monday Night, August 24th
T-Mobile Park - Seattle, WA
73-59, 2nd Place, 3 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  Zack Wheeler's second half struggles continued and the Phillies offense managed just five hits in this 9-2 series opening loss to the Mariners.

What It Means:  The nine game winning streak went out with a whimper in the middle of the night.  This is especially disappointing given how the club's nine-game homestead had ended, with one of the more memorable walk-off home run wins in franchise history.

What Happened:  Wheeler lasted four innings, allowing four home runs (two to Cal Raleigh) and eight runs overall on nine hits and five walks.  It appeared he could not locate the strike zone at all.  Chase Shugart allowed Raleigh's third home run of the game in the seventh.  The Phillies held a brief 1-0 lead after a bases loaded Alec Bohm ground out in the first, but the Mariners answered with five runs in the bottom of the first.  J.T. Realmuto hit a solo home run in the second.

Featured Card:  I'd be lying if I said I stayed up for the duration of this game, as we called it a night following Realmuto's home run.  With no logical choice here, here's a card of my favorite Phillies/Mariners player, local product Larry Milbourne.

Monday, July 29, 2024

Yankees at Phillies - July 29th to July 31st

1984 Topps #281
2024 Chachi 1984 Topps Missing Links #12

Monday and Tuesday 6:40, Wednesday 12:35

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA

At the Ballpark:  Kids will be invited to run the bases following Wednesday afternoon's game.

New York Yankees 61-45
2nd Place in the A.L. East, 1 1/2 games behind the Orioles

Yankees Probables
Luis Gil (10-5, 3.10)
Gerrit Cole (3-2, 5.40)
Nestor Cortes (4-9, 4.13)

Yankees Leaders
Average:  Aaron Judge - .314
Runs:  Juan Soto - 86
Home Runs:  Aaron Judge - 37
RBIs:  Aaron Judge - 95
Stolen Bases:  Anthony Volpe - 18

Wins:  Luis Gil and Carlos Rodon - 10
ERA:  Luis Gil - 3.10
Strikeouts:  Luis Gil - 124
Saves:  Clay Holmes - 21
Philadelphia Phillies 65-40
1st Place in the N.L. East, 8 1/2 games ahead of the Braves

Phillies Probables
Zack Wheeler (10-4, 2.55)
Aaron Nola (11-4, 3.44)
Cristopher Sanchez (7-6, 3.05)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Alec Bohm - .295
Runs:  Kyle Schwarber - 69
Home Runs:  Bryce Harper - 24
RBIs:  Alec Bohm - 71
Stolen Bases:  Bryson Stott - 23

Wins:  Aaron Nola - 11
ERA:  Zack Wheeler - 2.55
Strikeouts:  Zack Wheeler - 133
Saves:  Jose Alvarado - 13

Thursday, November 5, 2020

1983 Tastykake Philadelphia Phillies Photo Cards


Number of Cards:  32
Card Size:  3 1/4" x 5 1/4"

Description:  This is the first team-issued photo card set featuring full color photos.  A color head shot of each player is on the front and the backs are either blank or contain an encouraging message "written" by the player.  Most of these messages begin with a standard, "Dear Fan: Thanks for your letter.  the Phillies and I appreciate your interest."  In the checklist below, I've indicated which photo cards have the "Dear Fan" greeting on the back, which are blank and which have a message variation.  This is the second consecutive year Tastykake sponsored the set, and the black Tastykake logo can be found on the backs of all cards with the exception of the card for Veterans Stadium.

Interestingly enough, the 2001 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards lists Joe Amalfitano in the checklist instead of Porfi Altamirano.  The Beckett database entry for the set perpetuates this error.  As pointed out by 14,000 Phillies in his checklist entry for the set, both Beckett and the Standard Catalog omit the Dave Roberts card from their checklists.

How Distributed:  My guess is these photo cards were available to purchase in set form at Veterans Stadium and also available individually as players responded to fans' autograph requests.  I personally had a tough time tracking down the cards for John Denny, Von Hayes and Bill Robinson.

Complete Standard Checklist (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically, with Dear Fan inscriptions unless otherwise noted): 

1. Luis Aguayo
2. Porfi Altamirano
3. Marty Bystrom (blank)
4. Steve Carlton (blank)
5. Larry Christenson
6. Pat Corrales MG (blank)      
7. Ivan DeJesus
8. John Denny
9. Bob Dernier
10. Bo Diaz
11. Ed Farmer

12. Greg Gross
13. Von Hayes
14. Al Holland
15. Garry Maddox
16. Gary Matthews
17. Tug McGraw (Support . . . )      
18. Larry Milbourne
19. Bob Molinaro
20. Sid Monge
21. Joe Morgan
22. Tony Perez
23. Ron Reed (blank)
24. Dave Roberts
25. Bill Robinson
26. Pete Rose
27. Dick Ruthven (blank)
28. Mike Schmidt (blank)
29. Ozzie Virgil
30. Phillies Coaches (blank)
31. Phillie Phanatic 
32. Veterans Stadium (blank)

One and Only Phillies Baseball Card (0)
First Appearance in Phillies Team Issued Set (7):  Denny, Hayes, Holland, Milbourne, Molinaro, Morgan, Perez
Returning Players in Phillies Team Issued Set (21):  Aguayo, Altamirano, Bystrom, Carlton, Christenson, DeJesus, Dernier, Diaz, Farmer, Gross, Maddox, Matthews, McGraw, Monge, Reed, Roberts, Robinson, Rose, Ruthven, Schmidt, Virgil

Manager (1):  Corrales
Coaches (1):  There's one card featuring all five Phillies coaches - Mike Ryan, Deron Johnson, Bobby Wine, Dave Bristol and Claude Osteen.
Phillies Phanatic (1):  The more readily available version features the Phanatic on his ATV.
Other Cards (1):  Veterans Stadium.

Surprises:  There are no real surprises here, and I'm assuming the set was issued once with no updates made.  The entire 25-man opening day roster, with the exception of the two players discussed below, received photo cards.  The Phillies also had five players on the disabled list to start the 1983 season, and they all received cards too - Luis Aguayo, Marty Bystrom, Hayes, Al Holland and Roberts.

Omissions:  Len Matuszek and Alejandro Sanchez both made the opening day roster, but were omitted from the set.  Sanchez returned to the minors a week into the season when Hayes was activated from the disabled list.  Matuszek stuck around a bit longer, optioned down to Triple-A Portland on April 29th.  Kiko Garcia started the season at Portland, but was recalled on May 17th and he'd remain with the club through the rest of the season.  I wish the Phillies had considered an update set as Garcia and a number of players acquired during the season - Joe Lefebvre, Willie Hernandez, Larry Andersen and Sixto Lezcano - would have been obvious choices.  There were also a number of prospects who debuted during 1983, including Charles Hudson, Kevin Gross, Steve Jeltz, Juan Samuel and Darren Daulton, and update cards for those players would have been highly sought after by collectors.


Variations/Rarities:
  According to the set's entry in the 2001 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards, several cards are available with different backs.  There's also a different Phanatic card available showing him walking around the field in the vicinity of home plate.  I've listed these variations below.

Fellow collector Bill e-mailed to let me know of a few other back variations.  The Greg Gross card can be found with both "Dear Fan" and "Support amateur baseball" backs.  And the ATV variation of the Phanatic can be found with "Dear Fan" and "Tell your parents" backs.

Back Variations      
1. Greg Gross (Support . . . )
2. Sid Monge (Quitters never win)     
3. Pete Rose (A good eduction)
4. Phillie Phanatic (Tell your parents)     
 
Phanatic Variation       
1. Phillie Phanatic - Not on ATV



  
Resources:   14,000 PhilliesBeckett.com, Phillies collector Bill, 1984 Phillies Media Guide.

This set was originally featured in a post back in October 2014, and I'm going to slowly go through these team-issued set posts and update them with new information gathered (if any) over the past six years.


Standard Version
Variation


Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Unused 2020 Chachi Fan Favorites Cards

Another offseason activity of mine is looking ahead to the upcoming Phillies schedule and planning out the cards I'll use for the Phillies and their opponents for each series preview post.  The pandemic meant the planned 2020 schedule was thrown out the window, and cards I created for several expansion teams went unused.  Again, solely to get these cards out there and out of my draft folder, here are the remaining Fan Favorites cards that would have appeared throughout the 2020 season if not for the pandemic.

Larry Milbourne was a casualty of the early season series cancellations due to the coronavirus outbreak on the Marlins.

2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #4
2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #8
2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #9
2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #10
2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #12
2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #14
2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #15
2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #17
2020 Chachi Fan Favorites #19

Sunday, December 31, 2017

1982 Topps - Phillies Cards

1982 Topps #720
1982 Topps Traded #69T
1982 Topps #438
1982 Topps Traded #52T
Each year I sincerely enjoy planning out my Chachi set of custom cards, and I have fun spending the entire year with the design and cards from a vintage Topps set.  I spent a lot of time with the 1982 Topps set and design in 2017, and get ready to see a whole bunch of 1978 Topps cards in 2018.  Before closing the book on the 1982 Topps set, I wanted to tally the number of Phillies and Phillies-related cards in the set, as I've done in prior years with other Topps sets - see below.

By my very unofficial count, there are a whopping 172 cards in the 1982 Topps and 1982 Topps Traded sets featuring players, coaches or managers who at one point suited up for the club.  I attribute the high count to the massive number of trades the Phillies pulled off in the late 1970s/early 1980s.  Here's the complete list and some cards that weren't previously featured this year in series preview or game summary posts.

National League East (63 - 17 without Phillies)
Atlanta Braves (6) - #32 Gene Garber, #296 Bob Walk, #502 Steve Bedrosian FS, #668 Dale Murphy, #733 Larry McWilliams, #4T Steve Bedrosian
Miami Marlins (0)
New York Mets (3) - #399 Pat Zachry, #743 John Stearns, #783 Greg Harris
Philadelphia Phillies (46)
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) (8) - #118 Terry Francona/Brad Mills FS, #131 Stan Bahnsen, #292 Dave Palmer, #779 Grant Jackson, #788 Woodie Fryman, #7T Tim Blackwell, #83T Al Oliver, #104T Dan Schatzeder

National League Central (34)
Chicago Cubs (14) - #23 Willie Hernandez, #89 Steve Henderson, #117 Rawley Eastwick, #215 Mike Krukow, #273 Doug Bird, #374 Tim Blackwell, #484 Ivan DeJesus, #10T Larry Bowa, #16T Bill Campbell, #49T Fergie Jenkins, #52T Jay Johnstone, #76T Keith Moreland, #82T Dickie Noles, #92T Mike Proly
Cincinnati Reds (3) - #763 Tom Hume, #41T Greg Harris, #56T Jim Kern
Milwaukee Brewers (4) - #93 Larry Hisle, #466 Randy Lerch, #487 Bob McClure, #709 Don Money
Pittsburgh Pirates (7) - #235 Mike Easler, #332 Don Robinson, #458 Willie Montanez, #485 Kent Tekulve, #543 Bill Robinson, #24T Dick Davis, #77T Jim Morrison
St. Louis Cardinals (6) - #27 Tom Herr, #86 Dane Iorg, #262 Doug Bair, #367 Jim Kaat, #727 Sixto Lezcano, #108T Lonnie Smith

1982 Topps #669
1982 Topps Traded #42T
1982 Topps #629
1982 Topps #27
National League West (19)
Arizona Diamondbacks (0)
Colorado Rockies (0)
Los Angeles Dodgers (11) - #6 Fernando Valenzuela LL, #166 Fernando Valenzuela LL, #213 Dave Stewart, #338 Dave Lopes AS, #345 Fernando Valenzuela AS, #348 Derrel Thomas, #510 Fernando Valenzuela, #681 Ron Roenicke, #740 Dave Lopes, #741 Dave Lopes IA, #774 Jay Johnstone
San Diego Padres (3) - #330 Rick Wise, #434 Joe Lefebvre, #63T Sixto Lezcano
San Francisco Giants (5) - #406 Al Holland, #722 Jerry Martin, #754 Joe Morgan, #755 Joe Morgan IA, #66T Renie Martin

American League East (8)
Baltimore Orioles (0)
Boston Red Sox (3) - #255 Tony Perez, #256 Tony Perez IA, #619 Bill Campbell
New York Yankees (5) - #472 Oscar Gamble, #669 Larry Milbourne, #694 Dave Wehrmeister, #706 Barry Foote, #95T Shane Rawley
Tampa Bay Rays (0)
Toronto Blue Jays (0)

American League Central (29)
Chicago White Sox (9) - #269 Jim Essian, #328 Ed Farmer, #363 Bob Molinaro, #521 Billy Almon, #599 Jay Loviglio FS, #654 Jim Morrison, #714 Jerry Koosman, #720 Greg Luzinski, #721 Greg Luzinski IA
Cleveland Indians (8) - #141 Von Hayes FS, #258 Bo Diaz, #287 Allan Bannister, #601 Sid Monge, #773 John Denny, #42T Von Hayes, #69T Bake McBride, #71T Larry Milbourne
Detroit Tigers (6) - #238 Kevin Saucier, #261 Dave Rucker FS, #535 Lance Parrish, #603 Rich Hebner, #629 Johnny Wockenfuss, #691 Dan Schatzeder
Kansas City Royals (5) - #397 Ken Brett, #594 Renie Martin, #625 Hal McRae, #46T Grant Jackson, #65T Jerry Martin
Minnesota Twins (1) - #438 Pete Mackanin

1982 Topps #706
1982 Topps #238
1982 Topps #603
1982 Topps #258
American League West (19)
Houston Astros (5) - #218 Dave Roberts, #377 Kiko Garcia, #404 Dickie Thon, #539 Vern Ruhle, #698 Tony Scott
Los Angeles Angels (California Angels) (1) - #9T Bob Boone
Oakland Athletics (4) - #29 Dwayne Murphy, #392 Rick Bosetti, #757 Tom Underwood, #64T Dave Lopes
Seattle Mariners (3) - #52 Larry Andersen, #197 Shane Rawley, #31T Jim Essian
Texas Rangers (6) - #16 Steve Comer, #36 Al Oliver TL, #463 Jim Kern, #590 Al Oliver, #591 Al Oliver IA, #624 Fergie Jenkins

Memory Lane
1970 Topps - 114 cards with Phillies connections
1973 Topps - 107 cards with Phillies connections
1979 Topps - 111 cards with Phillies connections, plus one more
1982 Topps - 172 cards with Phillies connections
1985 Topps - 153 cards with Phillies connections
1988 Topps - 154 cards with Phillies connections

Thursday, October 22, 2015

1985 Topps - Phillies Cards

1985 Topps #600
1985 Topps #650
1985 Topps #348
1985 Topps #149
I spent a lot of time in 2015 with the 1985 Topps set, as it was the basis for this year's custom Chachi set and I tried to feature relevant cards in each series preview post.  As I've done the last few years, it's time to tally up the Phillies related cards in the 1985 Topps set.  I came up with 153 cards from the base set and the 132-card traded set, falling just short of the 154 Phillies related cards in the 1988 Topps set.  (Links to past posts are below.)

The list below contains every player, coach or manager who spent time with the Phillies and also appeared in the 1985 Topps set.  You'll notice that the N.L. Central blows away the competition thanks to the future and ex-Phillies-heavy Cubs, Reds, Pirates and Cardinals.

National League East (55 - 16 without Phillies)
Atlanta Braves (4) - #25 Steve Bedrosian, #129 Gene Garber, #320 Dale Murphy, #716 Dale Murphy AS
Miami Marlins (0)
New York Mets (6) - #53 Tom Gorman, #492 Dave Johnson MG, #517 Jerry Martin, #649 Sid Fernandez, #677 Wally Backman, #83T Roger McDowell
Philadelphia Phillies (39)
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) (6) - #134 Terry Francona FS, #448 Derrel Thomas, #501 Dan Schatzeder, #526 Dave Palmer, #578 Terry Francona, #733 Tony Scott

National League Central (37)
Chicago Cubs (10) - #98 Steve Lake, #124 Rich Hebner, #189 Warren Brusstar, #210 Gary Matthews, #460 Ryne Sandberg, #484 Larry Bowa, #538 Keith Moreland, #563 Dick Ruthven, #589 Bob Dernier, #713 Ryne Sandberg AS
Cincinnati Reds (8) - #6 Pete Rose RB, #107 Tom Foley, #547 Pete Rose MG, #600 Pete Rose, #675 Tony Perez
Milwaukee Brewers (1) - #203 Bob McClure
Pittsburgh Pirates (9) - #125 Kent Tekulve, #139 Bob Skinner FS, #183 Larry McWilliams, #385 Jose DeLeon, #433 Jim Morrison, #537 Bill Robinson, #2T Bill Almon, #55T Al Holland, #75T Sixto Lezcano
St. Louis Cardinals (9) - #113 Tom Herr, #229 Dave LaPoint, #255 Lonnie Smith, #294 Tom Nieto, #421 Dave Rucker, #499 Danny Cox, #551 Andy Van Slyke, #15T Bill Campbell, #30T Ivan DeJesus

1985 Topps #103
1985 Topps #212
1985 Topps #221
1985 Topps Traded #109T
National League West (15)
Arizona Diamondbacks (0)
Colorado Rockies (0)
Los Angeles Dodgers (5) - #57 Pat Zachry, #440 Fernando Valenzuela, #32T Mariano Duncan, #58T Ken Howell, #88T Al Oliver
San Diego Padres (3) - #242 Greg Harris, #273 Bill Almon DP, #558 Carmelo Martinez
San Francisco Giants (7) - #74 Mike Krukow, #103 Randy Lerch, #310 Manny Trillo, #365 Danny Ozark MG, #541 Mark Davis, #27T Jim Davenport MG, #71T Dave LaPoint

American League East (9)
Baltimore Orioles (3) - #173 Mike Young, #289 Tom Underwood, #366 Todd Cruz
Boston Red Sox (2) - #89 Jackie Gutierrez, #686 Mike Easler
New York Yankees (3) - #284 Marty Bystrom, #724 Oscar Gamble, #769 Joe Cowley
Tampa Bay Rays (0)
Toronto Blue Jays (1) - #80T Len Matuszek

American League Central (18)
Chicago White Sox (3) - #221 Ron Reed, #650 Greg Luzinski, #37T Oscar Gamble
Cleveland Indians (5) - #119 Pat Corrales MG, #212 George Vukovich, #237 Julio Franco, #788 Steve Comer, #99T Vern Ruhle
Detroit Tigers (7) - #160 Lance Parrish, #307 Sparky Anderson MG, #333 Willie Hernandez, #408 Sid Monge, #586 Bill Scherrer, #708 Lance Parrish AS, #744 Doug Bair
Kansas City Royals (3) - #671 Dane Iorg, #773 Hal McRae, #109T Lonnie Smith
Minnesota Twins (0)

1985 Topps #333
1985 Topps #724
1985 Topps #754
1985 Topps Traded #75T
American League West (19)
Houston Astros (3) - #44 Dickie Thon, #426 Vern Ruhle, #634 Bill Dawley
Los Angeles Angels (3) - #133 Bob Boone FS, #348 Bob Boone, #81T Gene Mauch MG
Oakland Athletics (7) - #5 Joe Morgan RB, #12 Dave Lopes, #231 Dwayne Murphy, #352 Joe Morgan, #472 Jim Essian, #607 Bill Almon, #50T Steve Henderson
Seattle Mariners (4) - #449 Phil Bradley, #640 Steve Henderson, #656 Chuck Cottier MG, #754 Larry Milbourne
Texas Rangers (2) - #149 Dickie Noles, #47T Greg Harris

Other
Team USA (0)

Memory Lane
1973 Topps - 107 cards with Phillies connections
1979 Topps - 111 cards with Phillies connections, plus one more
1988 Topps - 154 cards with Phillies connections

Thursday, November 15, 2012

1983 Phillies - The Missing Links

1983 Topps Traded #72T, 1983 TCMA Portland Beavers #22 and 1983 Fleer #564
The 1983 Phillies, the Wheeze Kids, surprised everyone and made it all the way to the World Series, only to be defeated in five games by the Orioles.  When reviewing the team's roster from that year, and the baseball cards available for 44 members of the team, I was a little surprised there's only one new addition to the Missing Links list.

There are just four members of the 1983 Phillies squad with little to no Phillies cardboard representation.  And one of them has never appeared on a Phillies baseball card.

3 Cards or More
40 Players

2 Cards
1984 Tastykake Phillies
Larry Milbourne (41 games in 1983) - 1983 Tastykake Phillies #18 and 1983 Topps Traded #72T
Tony Ghelfi (3 games in 1983) - 1984 Tastykake Phillies #19 and 1985 Tastykake Phillies #17

Local product Milbourne was purchased from the Indians by the Phillies in December 1982.  During his short time with the club, he hit just .242 serving as Joe Morgan's primary back-up at second base.  The Phils sold him to the Yankees in mid-July, but he still received a Phillies card in the 1983 Topps Traded set.  (I'm still trying to track down a 1983 Tastykake Phillies set at a reasonable price.)

Ghelfi was drafted by the Phillies in 1980 and his three-game appearance in 1983 wasn't enough to merit him a standard issue baseball card.  Fortunately for him, and Phillies baseball card collectors, his status as a pitching prospect earned him inclusion in both the 1984 and 1985 Phillies Tastykake sets.  I created a custom card for Ghelfi using his pictures from the team's 1984 Yearbook and his 1984 Tastykake card.

0 Cards
Alejandro Sanchez (15 games from 1982-1983)
Steve Comer (3 games in 1983)

Comer was released by the Mariners in April, and signed by the Phillies in June 1983.  He pitched in three games for the club, his first being an emergency start in the second game of a double header against the Padres in late August.  He appeared in two games in relief in the Phillies last two regular season games in October.  I've never even seen a picture of Comer in a Phillies uniform.

Past Missing Link Posts
1982 Phillies - Stan Bahnsen and Alejandro Sanchez