A 1972 REDO FOR BOB STINSON

Came across this image of former catcher Bob Stinson suited up for the St. Louis Cardinals and figured it’d make for a great 1972 re-do for his Topps card:

My re-do

As issued by Topps

Stinson was originally shown on a multi-player rookie card as a Houston Astro, though he played for the Cardinals in 1971, which wasn’t exactly wrong of Topps to do so, but since he never had a card for his time in St. Louis, I figured “why not?”.
Stinson appeared in 17 games for the Cardinals in 1971 after coming over from his original team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, for whom he played in 1969/1970, his first two seasons as a Big Leaguer.
In those 17 games, he hit .211 with four hits over 19 at-bats, while catching and playing both left and right field for the first time in his still-young career.
In 1972 he found himself a member of the Houston Astros, where he’d play for only one season. In his brief time with Houston, he hit .171 with six hits in 35 at-bats, driving in two runs while scoring three with a double and a walk.
He’d end up playing 12-years in the Big Leagues, finishing up with the Mariners in 1980 after two years with the Royals in 1975 and 1976, and two years with the Montreal Expos in 1973 and 1974, hitting .250 in 652 games, with 408 hits over 1634 at-bats, with 33 homers and 180 runs batted in.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1973 BOB STINSON

Up on the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1973 card for Bob Stinson, former catcher, who played in 27 games for the Houston Astros during the 1972 season:

Stinson was already with his third team in four seasons as a Big Leaguer: coming up with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1969 and 1970, then moving on to the St. Louis Cardinals for 17 games in 1971 before his one season with the Astros in 1972.
In his brief time with Houston, he hit .171 with six hits in 35 at-bats, driving in two runs while scoring three with a double and a walk.
He’d play 12-years in the Big Leagues, finishing up with the Mariners in 1980 after two years with the Royals in 1975 and 1976, and two years with the Montreal Expos in 1973 and 1974, hitting .250 in 652 games, with 408 hits over 1634 at-bats, with 33 homers and 180 runs batted in.

1977 MARINERS RE-DO: BOB STINSON

Time to go and add another 1977 expansion re-do to the collection, this time a redone card for former catcher Bob Stinson.
First, here’s the original as issued by Topps in the Spring of 1977:

Now here’s my re-done version with the advantage of time:

Stinson was drafted by Seattle in the 1976 expansion draft as the 25th pick away from the Kansas City Royals, for whom he played the previous two seasons.
Never a full-time player, he did appear in 124 games in 1978, the only season he topped 300 at-bats, setting career-highs across the board through all offensive categories.
Originally up with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1969, he’d play 12-years in the Big Leagues, finishing up with the Mariners in 1980, hitting .250 in 652 games, with 408 hits over 1634 at-bats, with 33 homers and 180 runs batted in.