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1956 Topps Jack Robinson (phungo variation)
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1956T Jackie Robinson
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Showing posts with label 1956 Topps. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019
1956 Topps Jack Robinson
Notice in the title I have referred the pioneering civil rights leader as Jack Robinson not “Jackie”. That is because in interviews his wife Rachel (Still living at 96!) has mentioned that is what she always called Jack.
I have also chose to use the name Jack Robinson on my latest phungo original cardboard creation
1956 Topps Jack Robinson (phungo variation)
So far I have made about three dozen colored pencil drawings and this is one of my favorites. I think to myself the drawings may not look like who I want them to, but it does sort of look like a person.
While this work is inspired by Robinson’s 1956 Topps card it is far from a replica. First off, as mentioned above, is the name modification. The next major difference is that I changed the play at the plate – I chose the iconic image from Robinson’s steal of home versus the Yankees in game 1 of the 1955 World Series. The play is filled out in color while the portrait side of the card is done with an abstract black & white background. This is a nod to the crossing of the color line – further symbolized by the foul line in the action shot. This barrier is also illustrated by the staccato lines behind Jack’s headshot which echoes a fence – the line unbroken prior to Jackie Robinson entering major league baseball.
I added a 42 to Jackie’s uniform. This is not historically accurate for Dodgers jerseys of the era, but I felt the number has become so much a symbol of our cultural memory it belonged in the illustration.
1956 Topps #30 Jackie Robinson
For comparison we present here the original 1956 Jackie Robinson card featuring the full background and original action shot.
Gummy Arts put together this more faithful rendition of the card.
1956 Topps #30 Jackie Robinson (Gummy Arts edition)
One of the other Robinson artworks I spotted today was done by Tim Carroll
Carroll also uses the B/W vs color to mark the breaking of the color barrier. His works are mosaics created by using discarded baseball cards to create a new image.
Sources and Links
Imdb
Jackie Robinson 1956 Topps, Dodgers, Artwork
Saturday, April 30, 2016
1976 ASG +40: Bob Lemon 1956 Topps #255
The Phillies are hosting their first Home Inter-League Series of 2016 this weekend. The rare meeting with the Indians gives us the opportunity to discuss Hall of Famer Bob Lemon as part of our 1976 All-Star Game Anniversary coverage.
1956 Topps #255 Bob Lemon
The 1976 inductees for the Hall of Fame were Pitchers Bob Lemon and the Phillies own Robin Roberts.
As part of the All-Star game festivities the two were made honorary captains for the squads. Lemon who spent his entire career with the Indians was affiliated with the AL while Roberts repped the NL.
Haller
Bob Lemon was a borderline Hall of Famer who had been on the Ballot over a dozen times prior to being elected in 1976. His resume is by a World Championship with the 1948 Indians. Lemon recorded 2 wins in the series including the game six clincher. The seven time All-Star garnered AL Pitcher of the Year honors from the Sporting News three times, He won 20 games seven times and lead the AL three times. Lemon was a durable starter leading the league in complete games five times, innings four times and Strikeouts and Shutouts once each.
Lemon spent three years during the early part of his career in the Navy. The time lost was likely a significant consideration for Hall of Fame voters.
Flip
1956 Topps #255 Bob Lemon (b-side)
I want to start with the last cartoon. I like how they point out Bob Lemon moved from the infield to pitching. The switch was made following Lemon's return from the service. Note that the cartoon has the hitter batting left-handed and the pitcher throwing righty, which matches the description of Mr Lemon.
Now I want to take a look at the middle panel. In the politically correct 21st century I am not sure we would see this cartoon on the back of a baseball card.
Getty Got It
According to the Getty Images archive the posed action shot was taken on September 28 1954, the day prior to game one of the World Series. However, I doubt the accuracy of that info as Lemon is wearing Home White on the card and in the photo and game 1 of the '54 series was played at the Polo Grounds.
However, if the photo is from prior to 1954 Game 1 it is connected to this card in the 1959 Topps Set. Yes that is correct, that is the game in which Willie Mays made "the Catch" at the Polo Grounds.
The Bob Lemon Action Shot is from the Otto Bettmann Collection.
Bob Lemon HoF Index
1978 Topps #574 (As Player/As Manager)
Sources and Links
1976 ASG 40th Anniversary Index
YouTube - 1976 All-Star Game
SABR Bio Jon Barnes
baseball-ref
baseball almanac
Getty Images
The 1976 inductees for the Hall of Fame were Pitchers Bob Lemon and the Phillies own Robin Roberts.
As part of the All-Star game festivities the two were made honorary captains for the squads. Lemon who spent his entire career with the Indians was affiliated with the AL while Roberts repped the NL.
Haller
Bob Lemon was a borderline Hall of Famer who had been on the Ballot over a dozen times prior to being elected in 1976. His resume is by a World Championship with the 1948 Indians. Lemon recorded 2 wins in the series including the game six clincher. The seven time All-Star garnered AL Pitcher of the Year honors from the Sporting News three times, He won 20 games seven times and lead the AL three times. Lemon was a durable starter leading the league in complete games five times, innings four times and Strikeouts and Shutouts once each.
Lemon spent three years during the early part of his career in the Navy. The time lost was likely a significant consideration for Hall of Fame voters.
Flip
I want to start with the last cartoon. I like how they point out Bob Lemon moved from the infield to pitching. The switch was made following Lemon's return from the service. Note that the cartoon has the hitter batting left-handed and the pitcher throwing righty, which matches the description of Mr Lemon.
Now I want to take a look at the middle panel. In the politically correct 21st century I am not sure we would see this cartoon on the back of a baseball card.
Getty Got It
According to the Getty Images archive the posed action shot was taken on September 28 1954, the day prior to game one of the World Series. However, I doubt the accuracy of that info as Lemon is wearing Home White on the card and in the photo and game 1 of the '54 series was played at the Polo Grounds.
However, if the photo is from prior to 1954 Game 1 it is connected to this card in the 1959 Topps Set. Yes that is correct, that is the game in which Willie Mays made "the Catch" at the Polo Grounds.
The Bob Lemon Action Shot is from the Otto Bettmann Collection.
Bob Lemon HoF Index
1978 Topps #574 (As Player/As Manager)
Sources and Links
1976 ASG 40th Anniversary Index
YouTube - 1976 All-Star Game
SABR Bio Jon Barnes
baseball-ref
baseball almanac
Getty Images
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Jackie Robinson Doc by Ken Burns airing on PBS
I enjoyed what I have seen from Ken Burns in "Baseball" and his other films. This week his latest project a Biopic on Jackie Robinson is airing on PBS.
Tonight will feature the second half of the doc, but I doubt you need to fret over missing the first half. I am sure the will be broadcast a few times in the upcoming weeks and across different platforms every spring for the next several years.
2016 Topps Berger's Best #BB-5 Jackie Robinson
This Near Mint specimen is, of course, not an original 1956 Topps card of Jackie Robinson. It is a reissue which was inserted into 2016 Topps.
2016 Topps Berger's Best #BB-5 Jackie Robinson (b-side)
Yes we see a lot of the same cards issued repeatedly in Topps insert sets each year. I prefer this years card discussion on the back of the cards over the straight reprint of the original backs.
Although there is a bit of slight of hand in the description. The text mentions that the action shot is a steal of home and then goes on to mention Robinson stole home in the World Series. This however is not the Series Steal.
We searched Corbis Images (a first for team Phungo) and found the image on the card. Corbis was good enough to give us a lot of info, the picture is from a game played on August 29th 1955 during a Dodgers 10-4 victory over the Cardinals. The Batter (#45) with his back to us is Phillies one time pitching coach Johnny Podres and the St Louis catcher is Bill Sarni.
According to Corbis the Photographer was Frank Jurkoski. I didn't find much on Jurkoski, my limited digging found that he was a Sports Photographer, Beyond Corbis, I was able to find his credits for New York Journal American and International New Service.
I did find that the action shot on 1956 Topps #18 Dick Donovan was one of Jurkoski's photos.
Sources and Links
NJ Baseball
Jackie Robinson HoF Index
Corbis Images
Ken Burns
Popular Photography
Oklahoma History
Harry Ransom Center UT Austin
Tonight will feature the second half of the doc, but I doubt you need to fret over missing the first half. I am sure the will be broadcast a few times in the upcoming weeks and across different platforms every spring for the next several years.
This Near Mint specimen is, of course, not an original 1956 Topps card of Jackie Robinson. It is a reissue which was inserted into 2016 Topps.
Yes we see a lot of the same cards issued repeatedly in Topps insert sets each year. I prefer this years card discussion on the back of the cards over the straight reprint of the original backs.
Although there is a bit of slight of hand in the description. The text mentions that the action shot is a steal of home and then goes on to mention Robinson stole home in the World Series. This however is not the Series Steal.
We searched Corbis Images (a first for team Phungo) and found the image on the card. Corbis was good enough to give us a lot of info, the picture is from a game played on August 29th 1955 during a Dodgers 10-4 victory over the Cardinals. The Batter (#45) with his back to us is Phillies one time pitching coach Johnny Podres and the St Louis catcher is Bill Sarni.
According to Corbis the Photographer was Frank Jurkoski. I didn't find much on Jurkoski, my limited digging found that he was a Sports Photographer, Beyond Corbis, I was able to find his credits for New York Journal American and International New Service.
I did find that the action shot on 1956 Topps #18 Dick Donovan was one of Jurkoski's photos.
Sources and Links
NJ Baseball
Jackie Robinson HoF Index
Corbis Images
Ken Burns
Popular Photography
Oklahoma History
Harry Ransom Center UT Austin
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Card Show Report: Valley Forge 2016 02 27
Just a couple of highlights from this weekend's Card Show at Valley Forge.
1951 Bowman Eddie Waitkus
Card collecting wasn't dead at the Valley Forge convention center this weekend. It was very alive - or at least Autograph Chasing was. Much of the large crowd was likely due to Brian Dawkins being at the show, but I would like to think that while there some of the patrons took a look at some cards and other memorabilia
For a year or two I sponsered Eddie Waitkus' Baseball-Ref page. He is better known as the subject the story Malumud's "the Natural" was based.
1961 Topps MVP Ernie Banks
Slowly working on putting together the 1961 MVP Subber. The above Banks card was an upgrade $7.
1962 Topps LL Ws Whitey Ford, Frank Larry, Steve Barber, Jim Bunning
I picked up a LOT of HoF League Leader Cards. This is thee earliest of the bunch. All went for $1 or $2, I think this was from the Dueces.
1967 Topps
1967 Topps Duos Twin Terrors Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew
Our research into the 2016 Heritage/1967 Topps led us into a couple of purchases of the original cards. Mostly Hall of Famers and Subset cards like the Special of the Killer above.
1967 Topps #103 Checker Mickey Mantle
The 1967T bounty included this Checker for $2. Little steep for a Checklist except this one features a floating head of MICKEY MANTLE - and it is UNCHECKED.
1954 Topps Johnny Podres
I have been working on 1954T at the last couple of shows. Checked about a half dozen commons on Saturday, plus this semi-star. Podres went for $5. I also picked up a more significant 1954 Card of one of a fellow Dodger teammates, which I am teasing here for a future post.
1971 Topps Johnny Briggs, Rick Wise, Jim Lonborg, Dick Drago
There was a dealer that had 1971 Topps for a dime a pop. I picked up 40 of them. The selection was solid and included HI NUMBERS, Dick Drago in the bottom right is card #752 which is the last card in the set.
1956 Topps Mickey Vernon
Local Hero and Gentleman Mickey Vernon. Just one of the many pickups I made while thumbing through cheap bins $2.
1976 OPC #500 Reggie Jackson
This is for an upcoming Phungo Pheature $2.
2015 Topps JJ Hardy
I spent a record almost no time in dime bins for current cards, We will return to this card at a future post.
1974 Topps Washington Padres
2 Bucks for a team card of club that never existed.
Card collecting wasn't dead at the Valley Forge convention center this weekend. It was very alive - or at least Autograph Chasing was. Much of the large crowd was likely due to Brian Dawkins being at the show, but I would like to think that while there some of the patrons took a look at some cards and other memorabilia
For a year or two I sponsered Eddie Waitkus' Baseball-Ref page. He is better known as the subject the story Malumud's "the Natural" was based.
Slowly working on putting together the 1961 MVP Subber. The above Banks card was an upgrade $7.
I picked up a LOT of HoF League Leader Cards. This is thee earliest of the bunch. All went for $1 or $2, I think this was from the Dueces.
1967 Topps
Our research into the 2016 Heritage/1967 Topps led us into a couple of purchases of the original cards. Mostly Hall of Famers and Subset cards like the Special of the Killer above.
The 1967T bounty included this Checker for $2. Little steep for a Checklist except this one features a floating head of MICKEY MANTLE - and it is UNCHECKED.
I have been working on 1954T at the last couple of shows. Checked about a half dozen commons on Saturday, plus this semi-star. Podres went for $5. I also picked up a more significant 1954 Card of one of a fellow Dodger teammates, which I am teasing here for a future post.
There was a dealer that had 1971 Topps for a dime a pop. I picked up 40 of them. The selection was solid and included HI NUMBERS, Dick Drago in the bottom right is card #752 which is the last card in the set.
Local Hero and Gentleman Mickey Vernon. Just one of the many pickups I made while thumbing through cheap bins $2.
This is for an upcoming Phungo Pheature $2.
I spent a record almost no time in dime bins for current cards, We will return to this card at a future post.
2 Bucks for a team card of club that never existed.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
In Memoriam: Jerry Coleman (1924-2014) 1956 Topps #316
Team Phungo profiled Jerry Coleman in this 2012 posting
1956 Topps #316 Jerry Coleman
Additional Jerry Coleman Memorials
Bleedin' Brown and Gold
Von's Cards - 1957 Topps
Additional Jerry Coleman Memorials
Bleedin' Brown and Gold
Von's Cards - 1957 Topps
Thursday, April 25, 2013
1956 Topps #165 Red Schoendienst
I have Red Schoendienst's 1974 Topps manager card from when I was a kid. Anytime I looked at that card all I thought was "Man that dude is old" - and truth be told I was sort of right - he was 50+ at the time. Back then the only people I knew that were older than that were my grandparents. Now half the people I know are approaching 50 and some have already passed the number.
1956 Topps #165 Red Schoendienst
Red Shoendienst was selected for the Hall of Fame by the Veterans committee in 1989. He had been on the BBWAA ballot a full 15 times concluding with a 39% vote in 1983. Schoendienst topped out at 42% in 1980.
Red's HoF credentials appear pretty mediocre. Most noteworthy number is probably his 10 all-star teams. He did amass 2449 hits and scored 1223 runs. Among his best seasons was 1953 when Schoendienst finished 4th in the MVP voting when he batted .342 with 15 home runs. The 1953 NL MVP voting has to be one of the best ever - The top 6 finishers are all in the Hall, Campanella, Ed Mathews, Duke Snider, Schoendiesnt, Spahn, and Robin Roberts - on top of those heavys there was also Stan Musial who finished 8th.
Schoendienst was also a member of two World Championship teams, Cardinals in 1946 and the Milwaukee Braves in 1957. Schoendiesnt was only a year removed from playing when he became the Cardinals manager in 1965 - The Cards won the World Series in 1967 followed by an NL pennant in '68. He remained manager through 1976.
I think Red Schoendienst became a Hall of Famer on his cross discipline record. He had success as both a player and manager. Similar circumstances should lead to Joe Torre's induction in the near future. In 1990 At the age of 67 Schoendienst returned to manage the Cardinals for 24 games - He has to be one of the few men to manage in 4 different decades.
For the Collector
Found the above card in a $2 bin. Any HoF card from the 50s is worth $2 no matter how marginal the candidate. Lo-Bay auction for this card concluded at $1.83. Four auctions finished under $5. The High end was $228 for a PSA 8.5 NM-MT.
Schoendiesnt's common Rookie Card is 1948 Bowman #38. Low recent auction concluded at $54. A PSA 5 Excellent card went for $151. The card peaked at $203 (PSA 4 VG-EX). go figure.
Red Shoendienst was selected for the Hall of Fame by the Veterans committee in 1989. He had been on the BBWAA ballot a full 15 times concluding with a 39% vote in 1983. Schoendienst topped out at 42% in 1980.
Red's HoF credentials appear pretty mediocre. Most noteworthy number is probably his 10 all-star teams. He did amass 2449 hits and scored 1223 runs. Among his best seasons was 1953 when Schoendienst finished 4th in the MVP voting when he batted .342 with 15 home runs. The 1953 NL MVP voting has to be one of the best ever - The top 6 finishers are all in the Hall, Campanella, Ed Mathews, Duke Snider, Schoendiesnt, Spahn, and Robin Roberts - on top of those heavys there was also Stan Musial who finished 8th.
Schoendienst was also a member of two World Championship teams, Cardinals in 1946 and the Milwaukee Braves in 1957. Schoendiesnt was only a year removed from playing when he became the Cardinals manager in 1965 - The Cards won the World Series in 1967 followed by an NL pennant in '68. He remained manager through 1976.
I think Red Schoendienst became a Hall of Famer on his cross discipline record. He had success as both a player and manager. Similar circumstances should lead to Joe Torre's induction in the near future. In 1990 At the age of 67 Schoendienst returned to manage the Cardinals for 24 games - He has to be one of the few men to manage in 4 different decades.
For the Collector
Found the above card in a $2 bin. Any HoF card from the 50s is worth $2 no matter how marginal the candidate. Lo-Bay auction for this card concluded at $1.83. Four auctions finished under $5. The High end was $228 for a PSA 8.5 NM-MT.
Schoendiesnt's common Rookie Card is 1948 Bowman #38. Low recent auction concluded at $54. A PSA 5 Excellent card went for $151. The card peaked at $203 (PSA 4 VG-EX). go figure.
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