Sunday, December 10, 2017

First Look - Seattle Pilots

Here's the third in a 5-part series where we get the first look at a new team's uniforms.

Four teams were added in the 1969 expansion, and although the players for these teams appeared capless or airbrushed in the early series, by mid-summer we started to see players in their new uniforms.

Today - the Seattle Pilots


Both Jack Aker and Jim Gosger were selected from the Athletics.

This is ex-Angel Marty Pattin's rookie card.

Jerry McNertney went from 3rd-string catcher with the White Sox to the Pilots' every-day backstop.

Gus Gil and John Kennedy both returned to the Topps set in 1969, after a 1-year hiatus.

Unlike all the other expansion teams, the Pilots had only 1 Rookie Stars card, and it was a capless job (featuring Lou Piniella's 3rd appearance on a Rookie Stars card!)
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 17, 2017 at 4:00 PM

    Sadly, none of the players pictured is wearing a Pilots cap with the "scrambled eggs" on the bill.

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  2. Jim from DowningtownDecember 31, 2017 at 12:06 AM

    For that, you need to check out the 1970 cards of Gene Brabender, Dave Baldwin, and Dave Bristol.

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