Card Size: 3 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Description: As was the case with all Phillies photo cards issued throughout the 1970s, these cards feature a black and white photo with the players' name below. With the exception of the card for coach Brandy Davis, all cards contain a blue facsimile autograph. The backs of the photo cards are blank and there's no indication on the cards themselves that they're from 1972.
Studying the back of a 1972 Phillies schedule that contains photos of the entire 25-man opening day roster, I've noticed what I believe to be a few discrepancies with the scans presented with the set's entry at the Trading Card Database. I believe the photos posted online for the cards of Darrell Brandon, coach Doc Edwards and Chris Short are actually from 1971. The photos the Phillies most likely would have used for these three photo cards are contained on the scan shown here. I can confirm this for the Brandon card, as I have that in my collection.
Complete Standard Checklist (Unnumbered, presented here alphabetically):
1. Mike Anderson 2. John Bateman 3. Bob Boone 4. Larry Bowa 5. Darrell Brandon 6. Byron Browne 7. Steve Carlton 8. Bill Champion 9. Brandy Davis CO 10. Billy DeMars CO 11. Denny Doyle 12. Doc Edwards CO 13. Roger Freed 14. Woodie Fryman | 15. Oscar Gamble 16. Terry Harmon 17. Joe Hoerner 18. Tommy Hutton 19. Deron Johnson 20. Pete Koegel 21. Barry Lersch 22. Joe Lis 23. Frank Lucchesi MG 24. Greg Luzinski 25. Tim McCarver 26. Don Money 27. Willie Montanez 28. George Myatt CO |
29. Jim Nash 30. Gary Neibauer 31. Ken Reynolds 32. Ray Rippelmeyer CO 33. Bill Robinson 34. Mike Ryan 35. Mac Scarce 36. Dick Selma 37. Mike Schmidt 38. Chris Short 39. Ron Stone 40. Wayne Twitchell |
One and Only Phillies Baseball Card (2): Bateman, Neibauer
First Appearance in Phillies Team Issued Set (9): Anderson, Boone, Carlton, Hutton, Nash, Robinson, Scarce, Schmidt, Twitchell
Returning Players in Phillies Team Issued Set (23): Bowa, Brandon, Browne, Champion, Doyle, Freed, Fryman, Gamble, Harmon, Hoerner, Johnson, Koegel, Lersch, Lis, Luzinski, McCarver, Money, Montanez, Reynolds, Ryan, Selma, Short, Stone
Returning Players in Phillies Team Issued Set (23): Bowa, Brandon, Browne, Champion, Doyle, Freed, Fryman, Gamble, Harmon, Hoerner, Johnson, Koegel, Lersch, Lis, Luzinski, McCarver, Money, Montanez, Reynolds, Ryan, Selma, Short, Stone
Manager (1): Lucchesi
Coach (5): Davis, DeMars, Edwards, Myatt, Rippelmeyer
Omissions: Only 4 of the 38 players to appear with the Phillies in 1972 are not in this set. Reliever Bill Wilson made his season debut in late July and appeared in 23 games. The other three players - pitchers Bob Terlecki and Dave Downs along with infielder Craig Robinson - all made their season debuts in August or September. The only notable omission is the Phillies' second manager during the season, Paul Owens. Owens, the team's general manager, fired Lucchesi in mid-July and assumed control of a team that would go on to lose 97 games.
Variations/Rarities: My only source for this set is the checklist found at The Trading Card Database, and that listing appears to have incorrect photos for the Doc Edwards and Chris Short cards. I have two versions of the Terry Harmon card in my collection - one with and one without a blue facsimile autograph.
Also See: 1972 Topps #PR1 Mike Schmidt (This is a Phillies Room tribute to what Schmidt's 1972 Topps card could have looked like.)
Resources: The Trading Card Database
This set was originally featured in a post back in January 2015, and I'm going to slowly go through these team-issued set posts and update them with new information learned (if any) over the past six years.