#63 Gus Niarhos

#63 Gus Niarhos

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"His Walk About" - Gus never appeared in more than 83 games in any one of his 9 MLB seasons.  He spent about half of his 315 career games as a Yankee, and another 100 as a Red Sock.  He also spent time with the White Sox and Phillies.  He retired as a .252 career hitter with 174 hits.  He appeared in one game during the 1949 World Series with the Yankees, winning a ring, but not making a plate appearance.

"That's Not a Knife" - It's a very proud and loving family, or friend, presumably.  The Wikipedia page for Gus Niarhos is extremely well documented with more than a few dubious claims, particularly some generous comparisons/mentions related to another Yankees catcher you may have heard of.  Which is great, good for whoever took the time to write the page.  Every former MLB'er should be so lucky. 

"More of a love bite really..." - The darkening on the lower left corner is the biggest flaw on this card.  It's a common defect and I'm not entirely sure what causes it.

"Down Under" - Niarhos is card #121 in the 1952 set. The Niarhos in the '52 set is one of the better looking cards in the entire set, and choosing it over this '53 is an easy call.  The '53 set's lead continues to shrink and has narrowed to 35-33-7.

"At the Oscars"

4th AL Putouts as a catcher '48

4th AL Fielding % as a catcher '48