1900s - 1970s: 1963 Topps #309 Jim Brewer The 1963 season was Brewer's fourth and final season with the Cubs. It was also the only year he posted a winning record (though just barely) of 3-2. His Cub career numbers are very bad. 4-13 with an ERA of 5.56. He was traded to the Dodgers and would have a doze good years with them,
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Five Random Cubs Cards
I've got 16,743 Cubs cards from 197 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.
1900s - 1970s: 1963 Topps #309 Jim Brewer The 1963 season was Brewer's fourth and final season with the Cubs. It was also the only year he posted a winning record (though just barely) of 3-2. His Cub career numbers are very bad. 4-13 with an ERA of 5.56. He was traded to the Dodgers and would have a doze good years with them,
1980s: 1984 Topps #51 Jim Frey He was hired as Cubs manager in October of 1983 so Topps had to act quickly to add him to the base set.
1990s: 1997 Team Issued #52 Ramon Tatis A rookie in 1997, Tatis was a busy man. He made 56 appearances, all out of the bullpen. His ERA was a bloated 5.34, not good for someone out of the pen. The Cubs left him unprotected and the Devil Rays took with as the 42nd pick in the expansion draft.
2000s: 2005 Upper Deck Reflections #159 Billy Williams This nice looking card is from Upper Deck's Reflection set.
2010s: 2017 Heritage #491 Jason Hammel The RNG picked a card of the recently-retired Jason Hammel. He was signed by the Rangers to a minor-league deal over the winter. He pitched well enough to make the team, and the promptly retired. It was kind of odd.
1900s - 1970s: 1963 Topps #309 Jim Brewer The 1963 season was Brewer's fourth and final season with the Cubs. It was also the only year he posted a winning record (though just barely) of 3-2. His Cub career numbers are very bad. 4-13 with an ERA of 5.56. He was traded to the Dodgers and would have a doze good years with them,
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I was fairly surprised that the Cubs didn't pick up Hammel's team option following the 2016 season. He was a solid and dependable starter.
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