UNISSUED PROOF SPOTLIGHT: 1971 MARV STAEHLE

Up on the blog today, an interesting unissued proof card to take a look at, the 1971 card for former second baseman Marv Staehle:

Unissued proof

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.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1970 MARV STAEHLE

Up on the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1970 card for former Montreal Expos second baseman Marv Staehle, who made it back to the Big Leagues in 1969 after a year in the Minors:

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.
Considering that the most action he ever saw in any of his other MLB seasons was 32 games with the White Sox in 1967, you can expect that he set personal highs across the board in 1970 except for home runs, of which he hit none.
In 1971 he found himself with the Atlanta Braves, where 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.

NOT REALLY MISSING IN ACTION- 1972 MARV STAEHLE

Here’s a “not so missing” 1972 card for former infielder Marv Staehle, who wrapped up a seven-year Major League career with the Atlanta Braves the previous season:

Coming over from the Montreal Expos, where he played the 1st two seasons in the organization’s existence, Staehle appeared in 22 games for the Braves, batting .111 with four hits over 36 at-bats while playing both second and short.
He spent the first four years of his career with the Chicago White Sox, where he never appeared in more than 32 games in any one season.
All told, for his MLB career Staehle batted .207 with 94 knocks over 455 official at-bats, with a single home run, 33 runs batted in and 53 runs scored while playing the middle infield positions.