Biff pocoroba strat card professional#

Biff pocoroba strat card professional#

Pocoroba began his professional baseball career with the Wytheville Braves, a minor league baseball team that were members of the Appalachian League. He was subsequently drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of that year's MLB draft. Pocoroba graduated from Canoga Park High in 1971. He was also selected as an All-City player. He attended Canoga Park High School, where he displaced Bob Adams – a fellow future major league player – as the school team's starting catcher in 1969. He was the second of Victor and Ida Pocoroba's seven children. Pocoroba was born in Burbank, California, on July 25, 1953. He subsequently started a sausage business outside Atlanta. After shoulder injuries resulted in him losing playing time, he played his last game on April 20, 1984. There, he served as the team's backup catcher and was selected as an All-Star in 1978. Pocoroba was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1971 and played for four of their minor league affiliates until 1975, when the Braves promoted him to the major leagues. Although his primary position was catcher, Pocoroba played at third base as well. He played his entire career for the Atlanta Braves from 1975 to 1984.

New Kids On the Bench (aka, Roster Expansion Givea.Biff Benedict Pocoroba (July 25, 1953 – May 24, 2020) was an American baseball catcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

1967 Topps Baseball Stand-Ups #5, Ron Swoboda.

RIP Chris Stufflestreet of the Vintage Sportscards.

Type collection count: This post marks #700 on the blog thanks to all who've read this far. Lesser-known players run $10-20 in low grade, but superstars like Clemente and Mantle cost hundreds more.įakes / reprints: Haven't seen any in the marketplace, in part because many dealers slab all of their Supers, which would (hopefully) catch the bad ones. This Yaz was $50, even with paper missing. Value: Super Baseball's sharp look and limited availability make it pricy to modern collectors.

Set your sights on the star-filled checklist, if you feel lucky. I've been working on a low-grade version for 8+ years and need about 10 more, mostly HOFers. Looking to catch all 66 Super cards? It's possible for patient collectors who can invest $1000+ in a set.

O-Pee-Chee #5, Ken Harrelson (shows most of the above in one post).

Topps Team Posters #5, Baltimore Orioles.

Topps Stamps & Stamp Albums #5, Atlanta Braves.

Topps Deckle-Edge (aka Deckles) #5, Jim Fregosi.

Topps editors pulled out all the stops in 1969, shipping 8 different sets to some part of North America. In other words, pick die-cut over 'plain' proofs when you're sifting through those 25-cent 'test issues' boxes at card shows! Additional small punched-out pieces along the bottom of the card, when properly used, were intended to allow the player's head to stand for display.' The design allows the player's head to be punched out of the black background. It is almost certain that these cards were never issued to the public, and their astounding rarity is consistent with this speculation.the cards were produced on one-quarter inch thick cardboard stock which has been die-cut punched. 1967 Topps Stand-Ups are one of the rarest and most intriguing of all 1960s Topps issues. 'Rarer and more desirable thick die-cut variety, which is the form in which the cards were actually intended to be issued (as opposed to thin proof cards cut from sheets). Their $41K auction for 12 die-cut versions included this set commentary. Robert Edwards Auctions sold a few 1967 Stand-Ups over the years, both of uncut proofs like the scan above and some thicker, rarer die-cuts.

It's hard to find much info about their production process, as it's almost certain they never saw life outside of a Topps print shop. Stand-Ups rank as the rarest non-standard 1967 Topps issue, behind comparatively plentiful 5'x7' Pin-Ups ( set profile) and peel-off stickers for two teams ( Pirates and Red Sox set profiles). Proof card front, no die-cut (blank back)