#87 Steve O'Neill MG - Cleveland Indians

Stephen Francis O'Neill

Cleveland Indians

Manager

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'10"  Weight:  165

Born:  July 6, 1891, Minooka, PA

Major League Teams:  Cleveland Naps 1911-1914; Cleveland Indians 1915-1923; Boston Red Sox 1924; New York Yankees 1925; St. Louis Browns 1927-1928

World Series Appearances:  Cleveland Indians 1920; Detroit Tigers 1945

As a Manager:  Cleveland Indians 1935-1937; Detroit Tigers 1943-1948; Boston Red Sox 1950-1951; Philadelphia Phillies 1952-1954

Died:  January 26, 1962, Cleveland, OH (70)

As a player, Steve O'Neill was the primary catcher for the Indians for over a decade, playing steady defense and using a strong throwing arm to catch would-be base stealers.  His career year of 1920 coincided with the Indians winning the American League pennant and ultimately defeating the Brooklyn Robins in that year's World Series.  O'Neill batted .321 in a career-high 149 games that season and batted .333 (7 for 21) in the seven-game World Series.  He'd finish sixth in MVP voting in 1922, batting .311 with a career-high 65 RBIs.  O'Neill led all catchers in double plays in five seasons, and his 198 double plays rank second all-time.  He led the league in runners caught stealing three times, and his career total of 937 runners caught is currently 13th all-time.

Following his playing days, O'Neill began managing in the minor leagues in 1929 and was named the Indians' manager in 1935.  In 14 big league seasons at the helm of the Indians, Tigers, Red Sox and Phillies, he never had a losing record and he guided the Tigers to a 1945 World Championship title.  O'Neill's career managerial record was 1,040-821, and he's one of 12 major league managers to have won 1,000 games without also losing 1,000 games.  He was one of 10 inaugural members inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 1951, along with Earl Averill (#35), Tris Speaker and Cy Young.

Building the Set

August 5, 2022 from Tomball, TX (The Battersbox) - Card #59

I got an itch for some vintage baseball cards in late July, as I hadn't added any new cards to our 1965 Topps set since May or my Diamond Stars set since June.  Taking advantage of some discounts offered at The Battersbox online store, I settled on a relatively pricey Ernie Lombardi (#36) card along with this O'Neil card.  Also arriving in the package was the 1965 Topps Willie Stargell card, which gets us down to needing just seven cards before that set is completed.

I'm now officially half-way through completing the Diamond Stars set, with 59 cards in hand and 59 more cards needed.  That tally includes all 108 cards in the base set, along with ten notable variations.  I've got a lot of big ticket cards to go before I complete the set, and I may try to add one of those before the year is out.

Variations Available

1 - 1936 / blue back / 1935 statistics / 1936 copyright

The Card / Indians Team Set

He's touted as "one of the great catchers of all time" on the back of the card, yet National Chicle still spelled his last name wrong, using only one "L."  The back of the card contains a brief recent history of the Cleveland franchise, noting O'Neill was replacing Walter Johnson as the team's manager.  O'Neill is credited as helping pitchers Stanley Coveleski (misspelled Coveleskie) and Duster Mails while serving as their catcher, and it's also pointed out he was on the Speaker managed team that won the pennant in 1920.  The last line is prescient, as the Yankees and Tigers both finished ahead of the Indians in the standings in 1936.

1936 Season

O'Neill's Indians team finished in fifth place in the American League with a 80-74-3 record, 30 1/2 games behind the pennant-winning Yankees.

Phillies Career
His SABR biography notes O'Neill was a player's manager who served more as a mentor than an adversary to his team.  He was working as a scout for the Red Sox when he was named to replace Eddie Sawyer as the Phillies manager on June 28, 1952.  The team had been seven games below .500 when he came on board, and they finished the season going 59-32 and climbing into fourth place.  O'Neill guided the Phillies to an even better third place finish in 1953 and he started the 1954 season with a 40-37 record before being surprisingly fired on July 15th and replaced by Terry Moore.  He was 182-140 in his three seasons at the helm for the Phillies, and I can't help but wonder if the Phillies would have continued to improve under his guidance.

O'Neill received a manager's card in the 1954 Topps set, and Topps created a card that never was for O'Neill as part of its 1991 Topps Archives 1953 set.

1915 Cracker Jack #48

1916 Sporting News (M101-5) #314

1921 American Caramel Series of 80 (E121)

1951 Bowman #201

1954 Topps #127

Other Notable Baseball Cards

First Mainstream Card:  1915 Cracker Jack (E145) #48

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (1):  1954

Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1995 Conlon Collection TSN #1356

88 - O'Neill non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/12/22.

Sources:

Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Phillies Room
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #86 Frank Crosetti - New York Yankees

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#36 "Ernie" Lombardi - Cincinnati Reds

Ernesto Natali Lombardi

Cincinnati Reds

Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  230

Born:  April 6, 1908, Oakland, CA

Major League Teams:  Brooklyn Robins 1931; Cincinnati Reds 1932-1941; Boston Braves 1942; New York Giants 1943-1947

World Series Appearances:  Cincinnati Reds 1939-1940

Died:  September 26, 1977, Santa Cruz, CA (69)

Hall of Fame Induction:  1986

Called by baseball writer Bill James, "the slowest man to ever play major league baseball well," Ernie Lombardi was a fan favorite, the National League's MVP in 1938, a World Series winner in 1940 and posthumous Hall of Fame inductee in 1986.  Lombardi, given the affectionate nickname "Schnozz," spent 10 of his 17 seasons with the Reds, where he first rose to stardom.  He batted over .300 in ten seasons, winning his first batting title in 1938 when he hit .342 on the way to also winning the MVP.  He caught both of Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no hitters that season on June 11th and June 15th.  Lombardi helped lead the Reds to the World Series in 1939 and 1940, hitting .333 in the 1940 series in which his team downed the Tigers in seven games.  Sold to the Braves before the 1942 season, he won his second batting title by hitting .330.  Lombardi was named to eight All-Star Games.

He finished his career with a .306 batting average, 1,792 hits, 190 home runs and 990 RBIs.  Battling depression later in life, he struggled after leaving baseball and was disgruntled by his exclusion from the Hall of Fame.  Lombardi was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1958, and finally got the call to Cooperstown in 1986, nine years after he had passed away.

Building the Set

August 5, 2022 from Tomball, TX (The Battersbox) - Card #58

I got an itch for some vintage baseball cards in late July, as I hadn't added any new cards to our 1965 Topps set since May or my Diamond Stars set since June.  Taking advantage of some discounts offered at The Battersbox online store, I settled on this relatively pricey Lombardi card along with the card I'll feature in the next post, Steve O'Neil (#87).  Also arriving in the package was the 1965 Topps Willie Stargell card, which gets us down to needing just seven cards before that set is completed.

I'm now officially half-way through completing the Diamond Stars set, with 59 cards in hand and 59 more cards needed.  That tally includes all 108 cards in the base set, along with ten notable variations.  I've got a lot of big ticket cards to go before I complete the set, and I may try to add one of those before the year is out.

Variations Available

1 - 1935 / green back / 1934 statistics / 1935 copyright

There's an error version of this card with Lombardi's first name misspelled as "Earnie," and this is one of ten variations I'll ultimately track down for my set.

The final 12 cards in the Diamond Stars set, released as part of series three in 1936, contain the exact same photos and players as earlier cards from the set.  Lombardi shows up again as card #105, with the same text on the back save for his 1935 statistics at the bottom replacing his 1934 statistics.  The ink on the back of card #105 is blue, similar to all cards from the third series.

The Card / Reds Team Set

That's a strange tip on the back of Lombardi's card, going into great detail about choosing a light bat over a heavy bat.  Babe Ruth (#109) is name-checked here, noting he used to swing a 54-ounce bat but he's cut back to a 36-ounce model in his later years.  Lombardi's full name is listed with a middle initial "C" on the back as well.  They got that wrong, but at least this version of the card spelled his first name correctly.

1935 Season

Lombardi had his break-out season this year, five seasons into his big league career.  The Reds weren't great, finishing in sixth place with a 68-85-1 record, but Lombardi was a bright spot as the team's best hitter.  In 120 games, he batted .343 with 23 doubles, 12 home runs and 64 RBIs.  Despite his productivity, he spent the entire season in a platoon behind the plate with the left-handed hitting Gilly Campbell.  On May 8th, Lombardi tied a league record with four doubles against the Phillies

1933 Tattoo Orbit (R305)

1934 Goudey #35

1934-36 Batter-Up (R318) #129

1938 Goudey Heads-Up #246

1961 Fleer Baseball Greats #55

Other Notable Baseball Cards

First Mainstream Card:  1933 Tattoo Orbit (R305)

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2006 SP Legendary Cuts #69

150 - Lombardi non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 8/12/22.

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Sources:

Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

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Next Card: #37 "Billie" Urbanski - Boston Braves

#112 Leon Goslin - Detroit Tigers

Leon Allen Goslin

Detroit Tigers

Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  185

Born:  October 16, 1900, Salem, NJ

Major League Teams:  Washington Senators 1921-1930; St. Louis Browns 1930-1932; Washington Senators 1933; Detroit Tigers 1934-1937; Washington Senators 1938

World Series Appearances:  Washington Senators 1924-1925, 1933; Detroit Tigers 1934-1935

Died:  May 15, 1971, Bridgeton, NJ (70)

Hall of Fame Induction:  1968

South Jersey's own Goose Goslin compiled his Hall of Fame career playing 18 seasons primarily with the Senators.  As one of the game's top left fielders of his era, Goslin led the league in triples in 1923 and 1925, and won the league's batting title in 1928 with a .379 mark.  He collected at least 10 home runs in 12 different seasons, including a career best 37 home runs playing for the Senators and Browns in 1930.  He also drove in 138 runs that season, another career-best, and Goslin collected at least 100 RBIs in 11 seasons, leading the league in 1924 with 129.  He played in five different World Series, winning rings with the Senators in 1924 and the Tigers in 1935.  Goslin's glove could at times be a liability, and he led all left fielders in errors in eight different seasons, with his 184 errors at the position currently second all-time behind fellow Hall of Famer Zack Wheat.  His 3,826 putouts in left are currently fifth all-time and his 181 assists are sixth all-time.

Goslin was a lifetime .316 batter, with 2,735 hits, 500 doubles, 248 home runs and 1,612 RBIs.  The Veterans Committee inducted him into the Hall of Fame in 1968.

Building the Set

December 11, 2020 from San Diego, CA (Kit Young Cards)

On the night I impulsively decided to collect the original Diamond Stars set, and I subsequently purchased the Harvey Hendrick (#41) card from Kit Young Cards, I also added the complete, and first, extended set to my cart for the very reasonable price of $7.50.  The 12 cards in this first extended set were originally issued in 1981.

In the early 1980s, a family member of a former National Chicle employee discovered an uncut sheet of 12 unused cards presumably meant as a 1937 continuation of the Diamond Stars set.  As originally advertised, and as mentioned on the back of every card issued, the company had intended for the set to contain 240 subjects.  They only produced 108 cards before production was halted, and the theory is this newly found sheet represented a "lost" continuation of the set.  Fortunately, the images of the cards made their way into the collecting world and a 12-card "what if" set was created.  (More on the uncut sheet can be found here from SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee and from this Ryan Cracknell article for Beckett.)

Another great article was recently published to SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee website taking a closer look at these extended cards.

The Beckett online database lists the set as "1981 Diamond Stars Continuation Den's" and the set's description notes "This set was created and produced by Denny Eckes.  Hobbyist Mike Galella was involved in bringing this sheet to the the public.  These cards were originally available from the producer for $3."  The back of the cards have a 1981 copyright attributed to Den's Collectors Den, the company belonging to the aforementioned Eckes.

The 12 cards include more ambitious geometric designs than the original Diamond Stars cards,  although the overall color template remains the same as their 1934 to 1936 counterparts.

Variations Available

1 - 1981 / blue back / 1936 statistics / 1981 copyright

The Card / Tigers Team Set

The back of the card mentions Goslin's start as a pitcher, and he made 18 appearances on the mound in 1920 for the Columbia Comers in the South Atlantic League before his strong bat necessitated a change to the outfield.  His heroics from 1935 are also noted on the back.  Goslin was second on the Tigers' in RBIs with 111, far behind the 168 driven in by slugger Hank Greenberg (#54).  He appeared in five different World Series, batting a solid .287 (37 for 129) with five doubles, seven home runs and 19 RBIs.

1937 Season

In his penultimate season, Goslin appeared in 79 games for the Tigers, batting .238 with four home runs and 35 RBIs.  He was the club's opening day left fielder, but started only 39 games at the position and in his final month with the team he was used almost exclusively as a pinch-hitter.  He was released in October, signing with the Senators right before the start of the 1938 season, where he'd play in his final 38 big league games.

1922 American Caramel Series of 240 (E120)

1933 DeLong Gum (R333) #24

1933 Goudey #110

1940 Play Ball #232

1961 Fleer Baseball Greats #35

Other Notable Baseball Cards

First Mainstream Card:  1922 American Caramel Series of 240 (E120)

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2020 Panini Diamond Kings #39

176 - Goslin non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 6/20/22.

Sources:

Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #111 Phil Cavarretta - Chicago Cubs

Next Card: #113 Mel Harder - Cleveland Indians

#63 "Stonewall" Jackson - New York Giants

Travis Calvin Jackson

New York Giants

Shortstop

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'10"  Weight:  160

Born:  November 2, 1903, Waldo, AR

Major League Teams:  New York Giants 1922-1936

World Series Appearances:  New York Giants 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936

Died:  July 27, 1987, Waldo, AR (83)

Hall of Fame Induction:  1982

Travis Jackson earned the nickname "Stonewall" due to his incredible range at shortstop, and his ability to form a wall in front of the outfield when fielding his position.  Considered one of the best shortstops of his era, Jackson spent his entire 15-year major league career with the Giants.  He helped his team to four National League pennants, and was a key member of the 1933 Giants squad that defeated the Washington Senators in five games in the 1933 World Series.  Often missing playing time due to illness or injury, Jackson still earned MVP votes in seven different seasons.  He batted over .300 in six seasons, including a career-high .339 in 1930.  Perhaps Jackson's best season was 1929 when he batted .294 with a career-high 21 home runs and 94 RBIs.  In 1934, on his way to a 101-RBI season, Jackson was named the starting shortstop for the National League All-Stars.

He retired as a player in 1936 with 1,768 hits and a .291 lifetime batting average.  Jackson continued his baseball career managing various minor league teams until 1960.  He was inducted by the Veterans Committee into the Hall of Fame in 1982.

Building the Set

June 17, 2022 from Los Angeles, CA (Greg Morris Cards) - Card #57

I first became familiar with Greg Morris Cards while bidding on a series of the dealer's auctions for 1965 Topps cards needed for our set build.  This seller's cards are often in fantastic shape, with final winning bids of the auctions often exceeding what I'd be willing to pay.  While browsing eBay in early June, I placed a half dozen or so bids on Diamond Stars cards, starting with my best and final offer, and waiting for the clock to tick down to the auctions' close.  I lost all but the auction for this Jackson card, which I won for what I considered to be a relatively low price.  The top left corner of the card was bent at some point, but the colors are crisp, the card is clean and all four corners are fairly sharp.  Not bad for a card of a Hall of Famer.

Variations Available

1 - 1935 / green back / 1934 statistics / 1935 copyright

The Card / Giants Team Set

The write-up on the back of the card incorrectly predicted Jackson had "years of athletic service left," and it foreshadows this bad prediction with the line, "he was handicapped by a knee injury which nearly ended his career in 1932."  The narrative continues by complimenting Jackson's ability to both hit and field at an above average level.

1935 Season

Having moved to third base, Jackson appeared in 128 games for the Giants, batting .301 with nine home runs and 80 RBIs.  His RBI tally was third on the club behind Mel Ott (#50) and Hank Leiber, who had 114 and 107 respectively, and his move to third was needed to make room for Dick Bartell (#15), recently acquired from the Phillies.  His SABR biography notes Jackson's knees were an issue throughout this season, and 1936 would be his last in the majors.

1925 Exhibits (W461)

1931 W517

1933 Goudey #102

1934-36 Batter-Up (R318) #180

1940 Play Ball #158

Other Notable Baseball Cards

First Mainstream Card:  1925 Exhibits (W461)

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2007 SP Legendary Cuts #89

118 - Jackson non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 6/19/22.

Sources:

Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #62 Fred M. Frankhouse - Boston Braves

Next Card: #64 Jimmie Foxx - Philadelphia Athletics

#3 "Rabbit" Maranville - Boston Braves

Walter James Vincent Maranville

Boston Braves

Second Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'5"  Weight:  155

Born:  November 11, 1891, Springfield, MA

Major League Teams:  Boston Braves 1912-1920; Pittsburgh Pirates 1921-1924; Chicago Cubs 1925; Brooklyn Robins 1926; St. Louis Cardinals 1927-1928; Boston Braves 1929-1933, 1935

World Series Appearances:  Boston Braves 1914; St. Louis Cardinals 1928

As a Manager:  Chicago Cubs 1925

Died:  January 5, 1954, New York, NY (62)

Hall of Fame Induction:  1954

The diminutive and fun-loving Rabbit Maranville played 23 seasons in the National League, a mark that stood until broken by Pete Rose in 1986.  A middle infielder, Maranville spent most of his career with the Boston Braves, with his best seasons coming in the mid-1910s.  He finished third in MVP voting in 1913, second in MVP voting in 1914 and helped lead his team to a World Series title with a sweep of the powerhouse Philadelphia Athletics in the 1914 World Series.  He missed most of 1918 while serving during World War I and batted a career-high .295 in 1922 with the Pirates.  Maranville was a character, known for his sense of humor and practical joking, although both led to his quick dismissal as Cubs manager in 1925.  Resolving to stop his drinking habit, Maranville enjoyed a career resurgence in 1929 when he returned to the Braves and batted .284 as their regular shortstop.  He earned MVP votes in five of the last seven seasons of his career, finally retiring at the age of 43 following the 1935 season.

Maranville collected 2,605 hits in 2,670 big league games, batting .258 over his career.  A stellar fielder, he holds the all-time record for putouts by a shortstop with 5,139, and he's fifth on the all-time list for assists by a shortstop with 7,354.  He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1954, a few short months following his passing.

Building the Set

June 11, 2022 from Macungie, PA - Card #56

I added this card to my eBay watch list a while ago, and in early June I received a reminder e-mail that this seller (chet126) was accepting offers on the card.  I made what I thought was a reasonable offer, and the seller quickly accepted.  Having collected nearly half this iconic set at this point, I've come to realize the hardest cards to find are from the set's first and third series.  Cards from the second series have been fairly easy to find, and I was happy to add this card from the first series at a reasonable price, especially considering Maranville is a Hall of Famer.  This card arrived as the school year was winding down and as we were looking forward to our many summer plans.

Variations Available

1 - 1934 / green back / 1933 statistics / 1934 copyright

2 - 1935 / green back / 1934 statistics / 1934 copyright ✅

The Card / Braves Team Set

The tip on the back of the card explains how second baseman like Maranville turn double plays.  There's also an indication on the back that Maranville had missed the entire 1934 season due to a broken leg - see below.

1935 Season

Maranville missed the entire 1934 season having broken his left fibula and tibia in a collision at home plate during an exhibition game.  He attempted a comeback in 1935 with the Braves, playing in only 23 games and batting .149 (10 for 67) for a team that would lose 115 games.  Maranville made 18 starts at second base, including his final game on September 29th against the Giants in which he went 0 for 4.

1914 Cracker Jack (#145) #136

1916 Sporting News (M101-4) #112

1933 DeLong Gum (R333) #13

1933 Goudey #117

1961 Fleer Baseball Greats #124

Other Notable Baseball Cards

First Mainstream Card:  1914 Cracker Jack (E145) #136

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2014 Panini Golden Age #64

157 - Maranville non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 6/19/22.

Sources:

Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
National Baseball Hall of Fame
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

Previous Card:  #2 Al Simmons - Chicago White Sox

Next Card: #4 "Buddy" Myer - Washington Senators

#8 Joe Vosmik - Cleveland Indians

Joseph Franklin Vosmik

Cleveland Indians

Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  185

Born:  April 4, 1910, Cleveland, OH

Major League Teams:  Cleveland Indians 1930-1936; St. Louis Browns 1937; Boston Red Sox 1938-1939; Brooklyn Dodgers 1940-1941; Washington Senators 1944

Died:  January 27, 1962, Cleveland, OH (51)

Playing for his hometown Indians, Joe Vosmik was one of the league's top hitters in the early 1930s.  He became the Indians' regular left fielder in 1931, keeping that job until a trade in 1937 sent him to the Browns.  Vosmik batted over .300 in six different seasons, and his best season came in 1935 when he batted a career high .348 and finished third in the MVP voting behind Hank Greenberg (#54) and Wes Ferrell (#94).  Vosmik led the league in hits (216), doubles (47) and triples (20) that season and was the lead-off hitter and starting left fielder for the American League team in the 1935 All-Star Game, hosted at Cleveland Stadium.  He'd go on to play with the Browns, Red Sox, Dodgers and Senators after leaving Cleveland.  With the Red Sox, he'd lead the league in hits again in 1938 with 201.  Vosmik still ranks high on the all-time leaders lists in a number of categories as a left fielder, including assists (90 - 46th all time), putouts (2,613 - 29th all time) and double plays turned (23 - 22nd all time).

1934 Butterfinger (R310)

Vosmik appeared in 1,414 career big league games, batting .307 with 1,682 hits, 65 home runs and 874 RBIs.  He managed in the Indians' minor league system between 1947 and 1950, activating himself occasionally to get some at-bats.  He'd also work for the Indians selling tickets and as a scout in the early 1950s.

Building the Set

June 9, 2022 from Auburn, NY - Card #55

This was a fairly random eBay win from seller jamibe, located in Auburn, New York, and upon updating my tracking schedule I realized I had won another card from the same seller a month before.  The Sam Byrd (#84) card also came from jamibe via an eBay auction.  I was the first and only bidder on this card, winning the auction at a reasonable price of $40. 

With school winding down, school sports are now over and our daily routine has become somewhat more manageable.  Doug is still playing town ball, and the photo shown here is him on the mound for the Royals, about to close out a 4-2 win on the day before this card arrived.

Variations Available

1 - 1934 / green back / 1933 statistics / 1934 copyright ✅

2 - 1935 / green back / 1934 statistics / 1934 copyright

3 - 1936 / blue back / 1935 statistics / 1934 copyright 

The Card / Indians Team Set

This is the first card I've added to my set actually issued in 1934, as evidenced by the back of the card showing Vosmik's batting average from 1933.  The photo used also appears on a 1934 Butterfinger (R310) card for Vosmik, and the artist took the liberty here of adding a catcher in the photo behind Vosmik.  The tip on the back of the card discusses finding a comfortable stance at the plate, whether you happen to be "tall or chunky."  Mel Ott (#50), the Giants slugger and future Hall of Famer is name checked, as is Lyn Lary, an infielder at the time for the Yankees.

1934 Season

Vosmik appeared in 104 games for the Indians, with his SABR biography noting his playing time was limited due to issues with his vision and a broken right hand, suffered the previous year.  Still, he hit an impressive .341 with 138 hits and finished in fifth place in the league's batting title race.  He started 103 games in left field for the club, most often as the Indians' clean-up hitter.

1933 DeLong Gum (R333) #20

1933 Tattoo Orbit (R305)

1934 Goudey #77

1938 Goudey Heads-Up (R323) #247

1940 Play Ball #144

Other Notable Baseball Cards

First Mainstream Card:  1933 DeLong Gum (R333) #20

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1933 Conlon Collection TSN #767

58 - Vosmik non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 6/10/22.

Sources:

Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

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