Up on the blog today, an interesting unissued proof card to take a look at, the 1971 card for former second baseman Marv Staehle:
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| Unissued proof |
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| As-issued 1971 Topps card |
Topps
did have a version of him with the Montreal Expos, for whom he played
in 1969 and 1970, but they had enough time to go ahead an whip up an
airbrushed version to accommodate his signing with the Atlanta Braves
just as the 1971 season was beginning, on April 3rd.
Staehle, who played the first four years of his Major League career with
the Chicago White Sox, made it back to a Big League field in 1969
during the Expos inaugural season, appearing in just six games,
collecting seven hits in 17 at-bats for a stellar .412 batting average
with four runs scored and a home run.
The following year he would see the most playing time of any of his seven seasons, playing in 104 games and batting .218 with 70 hits over 321 at-bats.
In 1971 he appeared in 22 games, which would be the last of his career, batting .111 with four hits over 36 at-bats while playing some middle-infield.
All told, over those seven seasons as a Big League ballplayer, Staehle hit .207 with 94 hits in 455 at-bats over 185 career games, with 53 runs scored and 33 runs batted in.
The following year he would see the most playing time of any of his seven seasons, playing in 104 games and batting .218 with 70 hits over 321 at-bats.
In 1971 he appeared in 22 games, which would be the last of his career, batting .111 with four hits over 36 at-bats while playing some middle-infield.
All told, over those seven seasons as a Big League ballplayer, Staehle hit .207 with 94 hits in 455 at-bats over 185 career games, with 53 runs scored and 33 runs batted in.
