Who cares, right? No one. Anyway, the point of this story is that it gave me a very rare chance to stop at a Target and check out the card aisle (we don't have a car, so I use Zipcar when I do drive). Or so I thought. I stopped after dropping her off only to find out that the damn place hadn't opened yet. Then on the way to pick her up, I was too pressed for time to stop. Again, no one would care or should care about this. But this posted needed a lede.
I spent the money I didn't spend at Target on some needs for my All-time Brewers project. Last night, I used my incredible subscription to the game finder at baseball-reference.com to finalize my master checklist for the project and - after today's purchases - I have 52 empty spots in my binders. Thanks to the trading card database, I was able to get a good idea of what is available for each of these players. Most never had a Brewers card, some never even had a major league card, but ALL are available in some degree on cardboard.
This is not exactly a list of legends here, so finding these will require more patience than cash. But I am VERY interested in trades for anyone on this list. If there is a Brewers card available (as noted), then that is the item I am looking for. If they do not have a Brewers card, I am open to anything, with a preference for Big League sets. Thanks for reading!
| Name | Notes |
| Billy Williams | 1989 ProCards Akron-Canton Indians Coach - Only known card |
| Dick Simpson | No Pilots Cards, 67-69 Topps other teams |
| Dooley Womack | No Pilots Cards, 67-69 Topps other teams |
| Garry Roggenburk | No Pilots Cards, 64-68 Topps other teams |
| Gordy Lund | No Pilots Cards, 1970 Topps #642, 1979/80/82 TCMA Minor League manager cards |
| Mike Thomas | No MLB Cards, 92 Classic Best/ Procards, 93 Procards, 94 Procards |
| Ron Rightnowar | No MLB Cards, 87-94 Procards |
| Danny Perez | No MLB Cards, 92-94 Procards/ Classic Best, 94-95 Fleer Excel |
| Kelly Stinnett | 1996 Leaf Sig Series - Only Brewers card |
| Tim Van Egmond | 1997 Pacific Prisms Gems of the Diamond #GD 59 |
| Bob Hamelin | 1998 Police, 1998 Pacific Online #395, 1998 Ultra #438 |
| Eric Plunk | 1999 Police |
| Greg Martinez | No MLB Cards, 93-94 Classic Best, 94 Procards, 96-97 Best |
| Greg Mullins | No MLB Cards, 96-97 Classic Best |
| Joe Hudson | No MLB Cards, 92-94 Classic Best/Procards |
| Lou Collier | 1999 Police |
| Rich Becker | 1999 Police |
| Steve Falteisek | 1999 Police |
| Kane Davis | 00 Pacific Omega w Del Los Santos #187, 01 Ultra w Paul Rigdon #248 |
| David Manning | 2003 Fleer Tradition Update #367 |
| Enrique Cruz | 03 Police, 03 UD 40 Man #426 |
| Mark Smith | No Brewers cards, other team - 1992 UD #66, 1995 Score #284, 1996 Score #236 |
| Peter Zoccolillo | 03 UD Finite #292, 03 UD Ultimate #145 |
| Travis Phelps | No Brewers cards, many issues w/Rays, 2001-03 |
| Julio Mosquera | No Brewers cards, 97 Bowman #112 |
| Allan Simpson | No Brewers cards, many issues 2002-05 |
| Chris Spurling | No Brewers cards, others 2003-04 |
| Chris Smith | No Brewers cards, 02 Bowman Draft #BDP53, 08 UD Authentic, Documentary, Timeline Autos |
| Mike Burns | No Brewers cards, 01 Bowman Chrome #315 |
| Gregg Zaun | 2010 Topps Team set #MIL3 |
| Daniel Ray Herrera | No Brewers Cards, 08 Stadium Club Auto, 10 Heritage #66 |
| Frankie De La Cruz | No MLB cards, 2012 Iowa Cubs - perhaps others |
| Edwin Maysonet | No Brewers cards, 07 Bowman Prospects #BP33, 09 Bowman #219, 09 Topps Update #12 |
| Blake Lalli | No Brewers cards, 10 Bowman Chrome #145 |
| Donovan Hand | 13 Panini Pasttime #179, 13 Panini Select #168 |
| Matt Pagnozzi | No MLB cards, MiLB issues 03-13 |
| Juan Centeno | 15 Panini Prizm Auto |
| Preston Guilmet | No MLB Cards, MiLB issues, 11 - 15 |
| Tyler Cravy | No MLB Cards, MiLB issues 11-16 |
| Yhonathan Barrios | No MLB Cards, 12, 15 MiLB cards |
| Andrew Susac | No Brewers cards, 12 Bowman prospects #BP97, 15 Topps #232 |
| Carlos Torres | No Brewers cards, 15 Topps #173 |
| Colin Walsh | No Brewers cards, 12 Bowman Pros #BCP 137 |
| Damien Magnifico | 12 Panini Auto |
| Jacob Barnes | No MLB Cards, MiLB cards 11-16 |
| Jake Elmore | No Brewers cards, 13 Topps Update #186 |
| Manny Pina | No MLB cards |
| Michael Kirkman | No Brewers cards, 10 Bowman Pros #BCP 143 |
| Ramon Flores | 17 Heritage team #397 |
| Rob Scahill | No Brewers cards, 11 Bowman Chrome Pros #BCP204, 13 Topps #185, |
I wasn't familiar with the 'other' Billy Williams so I looked him up. Wow!! 18 (EIGHTEEN!!) years in the minors starting in 1952 and then he gets to the Pilots in September of 1969 at the age of 37. He gets 12 at bats in four games and his career is over.
ReplyDeleteHe passed away a few years ago at 80. Would have loved to have heard him tell his story.
I was not either. I'm glad that he does have a card out there, though. Even though he is listed as a coach, he is posing in a batting stance just like on an old card. He had probably been waiting a long time to strike that pose for a card photographer.
ReplyDeleteI have Kane Davis 2001 Ultra #248; Mark Smith 1995 Donruss #372; Travis Phelps 2003 Fleer Tradition #341; Rob Scahill 2013 Topps #185. Send me an email if you want to trade. borosny at gmail dot com
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