#23 Toby Atwell
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"His Walk About" - Atwell played for the Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 5 seasons in the majors. He was named to his only All-Star team as a member of the Cubs during his rookie season in 1952 when he batted a career best .290 and played in 107 games, also a career high. He retired a .260 hitter with 290 hits and 9 home runs.
"That's Not a Knife" - It's 10 player trade. Atwell was part of a 10 player deal following his rookies season that saw him shipped to Pittsburgh in a transaction that sent Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner to the Cubs.
"More of a love bite really..." - I'm guessing it was a dull blade at the printing press that led to the frayed right edge of this card. It's problem I often see on 70's O-Pee-Chee hockey cards.
"Down Under" - Atwell is card #356 in the 1952 set. That's a high number that I don't own. I'm not wild about either card, but I'll give the nod to the '52 by virtue of the partial catcher's mitt that's visible. That cuts the '53 set's lead to 28-26-7.
"At the Oscars"
All-Star ('52)
38th NL MVP Voting '52
9th NL Intentional Walks '55
I'm always annoyed by the jagged edges on the OPC cards, and they're on just about every card. I love OPC cards, but it's annoying.
ReplyDeleteI think it's funny how Toby Atwell is just barely featured on the "At the Oscars." 38th in MVP voting, all-star, 9th in intentional walks - those are just about the least notable things you can do to appear.