#18 Ted Lepcio

#18 Ted Lepcio

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"His Walk About" - Ted's MLB walk about last 10 season's.  He picked up 512 hits, 69 home runs, and batted .245 over that period of time.  He never saw the post-season.

"That's Not a Knife" - Born Utica, New York, Ted attended Seton Hall.  He was signed by the Red Sox while playing amateur baseball in Oneida, NY, in 1951.  A year later he was in the majors.  He was roommates with Jimmy Piersall on the road, and is credited with often saving Piersall from being beaten up by other teammates in the book "Fear Strikes Out," which chronicles Peirsall's struggle with bi-polar disorder.

"More of a love bite really..." - This card has some pretty rough edges, which I'm quickly discovering to be a common theme among 53's, and decent crease running up about half the length of the card.

"Down Under" - Lepcio is card #335 in 1952 Topps.  That's a hi-number that I don't own.  Going off nothing more than the picture that I've seen of it, I think I prefer the original.

"At the Oscars"

1954 AL Leader in Range Factor/9 inn as 2B

1954 AL Leader in Range Factor/Game as 2B