#316 Jerry Coleman - New York Yankees

Gerald Francis Coleman
New York Yankees
Infield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  165
Born:  September 14, 1924, San Jose, CA
Signed:  Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before 1942 season
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 1949-57

As a Manager:  San Diego Padres 1980

Died:  January 5, 2014, La Jolla, CA (age 89)

Joe Coleman was an All-Star second baseman and World Champion with the Yankees, a highly decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and a Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster whose career in the booth spanned over five decades.  Not a bad run!  In between stints in the military, Coleman played in nine seasons for the Yankees with his best season coming in 1950.  He hit career highs with his .287 batting average, six home runs and 69 RBIs and his clutch hitting in the 1950 World Series against the Phillies earned him World Series MVP honors.  Injuries forced Coleman from the game following the 1957 season, and his last action came in the 1957 World Series in which he batted .364 against the Braves.

Coleman's broadcasting career began in 1960.  He was a member of the Yankees (1963-69) and Angels (1970-71) broadcast booths before joining the Padres in 1972.  Coleman was the beloved radio voice for the Padres every year between 1972 and 2013, with the exception of the 1980 season when he left the booth to briefly manage the Padres for a year.  The Padres finished in sixth place in the National League West under Coleman, with a 73-89 record.  Coleman was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame in 2001, and was the Ford C. Frick Award winner for broadcasting excellence in 2005.  

August 1989 - Trip to Cooperstown

Building the Set
August 13, 1989 in Bridgeton, NJ - Card #88
We went nuts at the Bridgeton Baseball Card Show in August 1989, buying 12 different cards for our 1956 Topps set, all at $1.50 a piece.  That's an impressive haul for $18!

I have no other information on the location of this show, other than it was held in the nearby city of Bridgeton, New Jersey.  What I do have however is the checklist I brought with us to the show.  I believe this is the second full checklist we carried around, having retired the prior version I created in 1988 and posted with the William Harridge (#1) card.

Just looking at this checklist (shown here) brings back fond memories of finding the cards, deciding to make a purchase, negotiating a price and then finding a flat surface so that we could cross off the newest additions.

The Card / Yankees Team Set
Coleman returned to Topps sets with this card after a four-year absence, and that definitely looks to be Coleman turning the double play in the action photo.  There's no telling who the runner, wearing #8, could be.  The back of the card highlights his military service and his career year in 1950.  While Ted Williams (#5) also served in World War II and the Korean War, Coleman was the only major league player to see combat in both wars.

1956 Season

Manager Casey Stengel had four interchangeable infielders at his disposal with Coleman, Billy Martin (#181), Gil McDougald (#225) and Andy Carey (#12) all getting playing time.  Coleman made 51 starts throughout the season - 27 at second base, 18 at shortstop and six at third base - while appearing in 80 games overall.  He batted .257 with 18 RBIs, and started Game 2 of the World Series, going 0 for 2.  The Yankees defeated the Dodgers in seven games, giving Coleman his fifth World Series ring with the club.

1949 Bowman #225

1952 Topps #237

1954 Bowman #81

1957 Topps #192

1980 Topps #356

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1949 Bowman #225
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5):  1951-52, 1956-57, 1980
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2011 Topps Lineage Autographs #RA-JC

60 - Coleman non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/3/25.

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Baseball Reference
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The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

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Set Order: #315 Milt Bolling - Boston Red Sox / #317 Al Aber - Detroit Tigers

Order Collected: #314 Hobie Landrith - Chicago Cubs / #322 Karl Olson - Washington Nationals

#312 Andy Pafko - Milwaukee Braves

Andrew Pakfo
Milwaukee Braves
Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  190
Born:  February 25, 1921, Boyceville, WI
Acquired:  Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Green Bay Blue Sox (Wisconsin State) for $1,000, November 1941
Major League Teams:  Chicago Cubs 1943-51; Brooklyn Dodgers 1951-52; Milwaukee Braves 1953-59

Died:  October 8, 2013, Bridgman, MI (age 92)

Andy Pafko was a veteran of 17 big league seasons, enjoying four straight All-Star seasons with the Cubs between 1947 and 1950, and playing in four different World Series with the Cubs, Dodgers and Braves.  Pafko had his best years with the Cubs and saw his first World Series action with the club in 1945.  He batted .300 and averaged 23 home runs and 82 RBIs per season during his four seasons as an All-Star.  Pafko drove in at least 100 runs in 1945 and 1948.  Dealt to Brooklyn as part of a eight-player trade in June 1951, perhaps Pafko's most memorable moments with the Dodgers were being the left fielder when the Giants' Bobby Thomson (#257) hit his "Shot Heard 'Round the World," and for earning the spot as card #1 in the iconic 1952 Topps set.

After a year and a half with the Dodgers, Pafko was traded to his home-state Braves, where he'd play the remaining seven seasons of his big league career.  A fan favorite, he helped guide the Braves to the World Series in 1957 and 1958, with his club winning over the Yankees in seven games in 1957.  Pafko batted .285 for his career, with 1,796 hits, 213 home runs and 976 RBIs.  He served as a coach for the Braves between 1960 and 1962, and briefly managed in their minor league system.  Pafko was among the many inaugural members inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame in 2021.

January 27, 2007 - Celebrating the 63rd

Building the Set
February 7, 2007 in Voorhees, NJ - Card #294
This is one of six cards I purchased at the Echelon Mall Baseball Card show in February 2007, spending $70 total, including $7.50 on this Pafko card.  At the time, Doug was a few days away from turning two months old and we had just celebrated my Dad's 63rd birthday a few weeks earlier.

I think my wife Jenna had been out shopping on this day when she texted (or called) me to let me know there was a baseball card show being held at what used to be the Echelon Mall.  The former mall has since been converted as part of the Voorhees Town Center.

The Card / Braves Team Set
Pafko was absent from the 1955 Topps set, and this marks his return to the brand after a one year absence.  That's likely him sliding head first into home plate, as he wore #48 with the Braves and the number eight is clearly visible on the runner's back.  It looks as if the catcher is a Pirate, given the "P" on his hat and dark uniform coloring.  The cartoons on the back summarize his career highlights, including his proclivity for power, his successful 1948 season and his role helping the Dodgers win the pennant in 1952.

1956 Season

Now a veteran at 35 years old, Pafko settled into a back-up role for the Braves, appearing in 45 games and making only 21 outfield starts throughout the season.  He batted .258 with a pair of home runs and nine RBIs.

1949 Bowman #63

1951 Bowman #103

1952 Topps #1

1957 Topps #143

1959 Topps #27

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1948-49 Leaf #125
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8):  1951-52, 1954, 1956-60
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2003 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #RO-AP

123 - Pafko non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 11/1/24.

Sources:  
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The Trading Card Database

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Set Order: #311 Hal Naragon - Cleveland Indians / #313 Gene Stephens - Boston Red Sox

Order Collected: #227 Russ Meyer - Chicago Cubs / 2nd Series / 4th Series Checklist

#310 Steve Gromek - Detroit Tigers

Stephen Joseph Gromek
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher

Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  180
Born:  January 15, 1920, Hamtramck, MI
Signed:  Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before 1939 season
Major League Teams:  Cleveland Indians 1941-53; Detroit Tigers 1953-57

Died:  March 12, 2002, Clinton Twp; Macomb County, MI (age 82)

Steve Gromek pitched in 17 big league seasons with the Indians and Tigers.  A converted infielder, Gromek was used sparingly by the Indians over his first three seasons between 1941 and 1943.  He earned a regular spot in Cleveland's rotation in 1944, turning in his first of five seasons with at least 10 wins.  Gromek's career year came in 1945 when he was 19-9 with a 2.55 ERA, with 12 complete games and a pair of shutouts.  He was named to the American League All-Star team that season, but the game was not played due to World War II.  Used as a swingman over the next several seasons, Gromek helped lead the Indians to an American League pennant in 1948, and was the winning pitcher in Game 4 of the World Series against the Boston Braves.  His post-game photo, embracing teammate Larry Doby (#250), would become an important symbol of integration in baseball.  The Indians would defeat the Braves in six games.

Gromek's 13-year run with the Indians came to an end on June 15, 1953, when he was dealt with Al Aber (#317), Ray Boone (#6) and Dick Welk to the Tigers for Owen Friend, Joe Ginsberg, Art Houtteman (#281) and Bill Wight (#286).  Starting again full-time, Gromek was 18-16 with a 2.74 ERA in 1954, and a 13-game winner in 1955.  He'd spend another season-plus with the Tigers before the club released him in August 1957.  Gromek earned a lifetime record of 123-108 in 447 games pitched.  He had a career 3.41 ERA in 2,064 2/3 innings, with 904 strikeouts.

Building the Set
July 16, 1988 from Millville, NJ - Card #59
We bought this card for $4.50 from a local card shop called Brokell's in Millville, NJ back in 1988.  My Dad and I frequented this store, and this was one of four cards for our 1956 set we purchased from Brokell's that year.  July 16th was a Saturday so if I had to guess, we most likely acquired this card before or after enjoying a few burgs from Jim's Lunch.  

As an eighth grader in 1988, I realized the need to start tracking these cards as my Dad and I added them to our set.  I wanted a record of where and when and how much we had paid for each card, and so I created a tracking schedule using our very sophisticated Commodore 64.  This was a complicated process, which involved typing out the checklist, printing the checklist, taking those pages to the library and using the photocopier to shrink the size of the pages, and then rubber cementing the pages to another piece of paper.  I have two pages similar to the one below for this tracking exercise, which I seemingly quickly abandoned at some point in 1988.  Eventually, my tracking got even more sophisticated as I graduated to a word processing document on our new Commodore 128.

The Card / Tigers Team Set
Gromek returned to Topps with this card, after appearing exclusively in the Bowman sets in 1954 and 1955.  The cartoons on the back of the card highlight his veteran status, his 18 wins in 1954, and his early career conversion from an infielder.

1956 Season

Gromek spent most of the season pitching out of the Tigers' bullpen, yielding starts to younger pitchers Frank Lary (#191), Paul Foytack and Billy Hoeft (#152).  Gromek was 8-6 with a 4.28 ERA in 40 games and 13 starts.  He threw four complete games, and his four saves were the second most on the team behind Aber.

1949 Bowman #198

1951 Bowman #115

1952 Topps #258

1954 Bowman #199

1957 Topps #258

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1949 Bowman #198
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3):  1952, 1956-57
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1985 TCMA 1948 Play Ball #39

33 - Gromek non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/5/24.

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Set Order: #309 Don Blasingame - St. Louis Cardinals / #311 Hal Naragon - Cleveland Indians

Order Collected: #120 Richie Ashburn - Philadelphia Phillies / #174 Glen Gorbous - Philadelphia Phillies

#300 Vic Wertz - Cleveland Indians

Victor Woodrow Wertz
Cleveland Indians
First Base

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  186
Born:  February 9, 1925, York, PA
Signed:  Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent before 1942 season
Major League Teams:  Detroit Tigers 1947-52; St. Louis Browns 1952-53; Baltimore Orioles 1954; Cleveland Indians 1954-58; Boston Red Sox 1959-61; Detroit Tigers 1961-63; Minnesota Twins 1963

Died:  July 7, 1983, Detroit, MI (age 58)

Vic Wertz was a four-time All-Star during a career that spanned 17 seasons in the American League, and his name is most associated as being the victim of "The Catch" made by Willie Mays (#130) in the 1954 World Series.  Wertz had his best seasons with the Tigers in the late 1940s and early 1950s, driving in 133 and 123 runs respectively during the 1949 and 1950 seasons.  He was an All-Star with the Tigers in 1949, 1951 and 1952, and later with the Indians in 1957.  Wertz began the 1954 season with the newly relocated Orioles, and was the right fielder for Baltimore's opening day line-up.  Dealt to the Indians that June 1st, Wertz would help Cleveland win the pennant and advance to the World Series against the Giants.  Mays made his historic catch in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the series, preserving a 2-2 tie.  The Giants would win the game in extra innings and ultimately sweep the Indians in four games.

Wertz spent the final years of his long career as a back-up first baseman and pinch-hitter, last playing for the Twins in 1963.  He drove in over 100 runs in five different seasons, and hit at least 20 home runs in six different seasons.  Wertz retired having played in 1,862 games, collecting 1,692 hits and batting .277 with 266 home runs and 1,178 RBIs.

Building the Set
September 25, 2005 in Ft. Washington, PA - Card #269
This was a late edition to our set and one of 11 cards we purchased at the 92nd Philadelphia Sports Card Show held at the convention center in Ft. Washington.  My records show we paid $5 for this card, which is surprising given I'd consider Wertz at least a semi-star. With the Ocean City baseball card shows long gone by now, our only options for local baseball card shows were the "Philly Shows" held in Ft. Washington at the time or the occasional mall baseball card show.

My Dad didn't like the drive to Ft. Washington, and this would have been one of only a few shows we attended together in this location.  Our next show together was a few months later in December, also in Ft. Washington.  Looking at my records of when and where we purchased our cards, a full year would go by before we'd add any more cards to the set after that December show.

The year-long hiatus in collecting the set came at a time my wife and I were expecting our first son and as we moved into our first real house, so we had a pretty good excuse not to be purchasing baseball cards at the time.  Amazingly enough, while composing this post, I remembered our son Doug had once played a game at Vic Wertz Field in Leesport, Pennsylvania.  Here are a few pictures from that weekend in October 2019, showing Doug up at bat and with his grandmother before one of the games, standing in front of Vic Wertz Field.

The Card / Indians Team Set
Exclusive to Bowman sets in 1954 and 1955, this marks Wertz's return to Topps.  Wertz wore #23 with the Indians, so that's likely him sliding back into second base.  I'm assuming the opposing infielder has either been painted out or is hiding behind Wertz's portrait.  The back of the card comments on his return from a bout with polio (see below), and his successful 1954 World Series.  There's no mention of "The Catch" on Wertz's card.

1956 Season

Wertz was the regular first baseman for the Indians, having moved in from the outfield a few years prior.  He had overcome a serious bout of polio which cut short his 1955 season, and resulted in manager Al Lopez frequently resting him during 1956.  Still, Wertz hit a career-high 32 home runs in 136 games, batting .264 with 106 RBIs.  He led the team by far in both power categories, as Al Smith (#105) was second on the club with 71 RBIs and Rocky Colavito was runner-up with 21 home runs.

1949 Bowman #164

1952 Topps #244

1954 Bowman #21

1957 Topps #78

1963 Topps #348

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1949 Bowman #164
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11):  1951-53, 1956-63
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1991 Topps Archives 1953 #142

88 - Wertz non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 7/21/24.

Sources:  
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Set Order: #299 Charley Neal - Brooklyn Dodgers / #301 Marv Grissom - New York Giants

Order Collected: #267 Bob Nieman - Chicago White Sox / #18 Dick Donovan - Chicago White Sox

#298 Johnny Schmitz - Boston Red Sox

John Albert Schmitz
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  170
Born:  November 27, 1920, Wausau, WI

Signed:  Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before 1938 season
Major League Teams:   Chicago Cubs 1941-42, 1946-51; Brooklyn Dodgers 1951-52; New York Yankees 1952; Cincinnati Reds 1952; New York Yankees 1953; Washington Senators 1953-55; Boston Red Sox 1956; Baltimore Orioles 1956

Died:  October 1, 2011, Weston, WI (age 90)

Johnny Schmitz appeared in 28 games for the Cubs in 1941 and 1942 before his baseball career was put on hold while he served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theatre of World War II for three years.  Upon his return in 1946, Schmitz had one of his best seasons, going 11-11 for the Cubs and leading the league with 135 strikeouts.  Schmitz made the National League All-Star squad in 1946 and 1948 and was the losing pitcher in the 1948 game when he allowed three runs during his outing.  He pitched in over 200 innings each season between 1946 and 1949.

Schmitz bounced around the majors following his trade from the Cubs in June 1951, playing with the Dodgers, Yankees (twice), Reds, Senators, Red Sox and Orioles.  His last solid season came with the Senators in 1954 when he was 11-8 with a 2.91 ERA in 29 games and 185 1/3 innings pitched.  An excellent fielder throughout his career, Schmitz twice led the league in assists, double plays turned as a pitcher and fielding percentage.  In 13 big league seasons, Schmitz was 93-114 with a 3.55 ERA, 86 complete games and 16 shutouts.

Building the Set
August 13, 1989 in Bridgeton, NJ - Card #85
We went nuts at the Bridgeton Baseball Card Show in August 1989, buying 12 different cards for our 1956 Topps set, all at $1.50 a piece.  That's an impressive haul for $18!


I have no other information on the location of this show, other than it was held in the nearby city of Bridgeton, New Jersey.  What I do have however is the checklist I brought with us to the show.  I believe this is the second full checklist we carried around, having retired the prior version I created in 1988 and posted with the William Harridge (#1) card.

Just looking at this checklist brings back fond memories of finding the cards, deciding to make a purchase, negotiating a price and then finding a flat surface so that we could cross off the newest additions.

The Card / Red Sox Team Set
This is Schmitz's final appearance in a Topps set, and he'd sign reprints of this card for the 2005 Topps Heritage release.  He'd very likely wearing a Senators jersey and hat here, with the Topps' artists doing some quick edits to put him into Red Sox gear.  I believe he's standing inside Yankee Stadium given the rectangular building beyond the outfield scoreboard with the Ballantine Beer advertisement.  The back of the card highlights his journeyman status and his fine control.

1956 Season

On November 8, 1955, Schmitz was traded from Washington with Bob Porterfield (#248), Tom Umphlett and Mickey Vernon (#228) to the Red Sox for Al Curtis, Dick Brodowski (#157), Neil Chrisley, Tex Clevenger and Karl Olson (#322).  Schmitz must not have been one of the key reasons for the Red Sox to pull off the massive nine-player deal, as they sold him to the Orioles on May 14th.  Schmitz appeared in two games for the Red Sox, pitching 4 1/3 innings before the trade.  With the Orioles, he pitched in the final 18 games of his major league career, going 0-3 with a 3.99 ERA.

1949 Bowman #52

1950 Bowman #24

1951 Topps Blue Backs #41

1952 Topps #136

1954 Topps #33

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1949 Bowman #52
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5):  1951-52, 1954-56
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2005 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #RO-JS

38 - Schmitz non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 7/5/24.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database

SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

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Set Order: #297 Bob Skinner - Pittsburgh Pirates / #299 Charley Neal - Brooklyn Dodgers

Order Collected: #296 Andy Seminick - Philadelphia Phillies / #305 Brooks Lawrence - Cincinnati Redlegs

#296 Andy Seminick - Philadelphia Phillies

Andrew Wasal Seminick
Philadelphia Phillies
Catcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  187
Born:  September 12, 1920, Pierce, WV
Signed:  Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent before 1940 season
Major League Teams:  Philadelphia Phillies 1943-51; Cincinnati Reds 1952; Cincinnati Redlegs 1953-55; Philadelphia Phillies 1955-57

Died:  February 22, 2004, Melbourne, FL (age 83)

A longtime fixture within the Phillies organization, Andy Seminick was the acknowledged clubhouse leader of the 1950 Whiz Kids team that won the National League pennant.  Seminick struggled defensively behind the plate early in his career, but continued to earn playing time because of his bat.  He finished first among catchers for errors five times and for stolen bases allowed four times.  Still, Seminick was a valuable part of the Phillies' line-up through the 1940s and early 1950s, being named as the starting catcher for the National League All-Stars in 1949 and authoring a career year in 1950.  Seminick batted .288 for the Whiz Kids, tying his career highs from the year before in both home runs (24) and RBIs (68).  Despite a broken ankle, he caught all four games of the 1950 World Series, with the Phillies swept by the Yankees in four games.

He was dealt to the Reds in late 1951 in a seven-player deal, with Smoky Burgess (#192) taking over at catcher for the Phillies.  After three full seasons in Cincinnati, Seminick was dealt back to the Phillies with Burgess returning to the Reds.  He'd work within the Phillies organization up through the 1990s as a coach, manager, scout and roving minor league instructor.  In 1,304 career games, Seminick batted .243 with 164 home runs and 556 RBIs.

1983 Philadelphia Phillies Great Players #3

Building the Set
August 13, 1989 in Bridgeton, NJ - Card #84
We went nuts at the Bridgeton Baseball Card Show in August 1989, buying 12 different cards for our 1956 Topps set, all at $1.50 a piece.  That's an impressive haul for $18!

I have no other information on the location of this show, other than it was held in the nearby city of Bridgeton, New Jersey.  What I do have however is the checklist I brought with us to the show.  I believe this is the second full checklist we carried around, having retired the prior version I created in 1988 and posted with the William Harridge (#1) card.

Just looking at this checklist (shown here) brings back fond memories of finding the cards, deciding to make a purchase, negotiating a price and then finding a flat surface so that we could cross off the newest additions.

The Card / Phillies Team Set
Seminick was exlcusive to the Bowman sets in 1954 and 1955, and this card marks his return to Topps.  It's also his final appearance in a Topps flagship set.  The back of the card highlights his return to the Phillies in 1955 and his multi-home run inning in 1949 - see below.  And by 1956, Seminick had worked to become one of the best defensive catchers in the league after years as one of the worst.  He led all catchers with a .994 fielding percentage in 1955.

1956 Season

Seminick was nearing the end of his 15-year career, and he appeared in 60 games for the Phillies, batting .199 with seven home runs and 23 RBIs.  He was their opening day catcher for the final time, and he'd start 49 games behind the plate as the back-up to Stan Lopata (#183).  Seminick would retire following the 1956 season, assuming a coaching role with the Phillies, but he'd be activated again in September 1957 due to injuries to the team's catchers.

The Phillies held "Andy Seminick Night" on September 18, 1956 with a ceremony between games of a double header with the Phillies and the Reds.  It was a nice touch by the Phillies to have the ceremony on the night they faced off against Seminick's only other former team.  What's better is the Phillies won both ends of the double header.

Phillies Career
With the exception of his three years in Cincinnati, Seminick was a part of the Phillies organization between the mid-1940s and the mid-1990s.  He was purchased from the Knoxville Smokies of the Southern Association in September 1943, making his big league debut with the Phillies on September 14, 1943 as the starting catcher.  Chuck Klein appeared in that game as a pinch-hitter in one of his final big league appearances.  Seminick was the opening day catcher for the Phillies in 1944, 1947 and 1948, and from 1950 to 1951, and one last time in 1956.  He was 0 for 1, and was hit by a pitch in the 1949 All-Star Game, before being replaced by Roy Campanella (#101).  Seminick was the first Phillies player to hit two home runs in an inning on June 2, 1949, a feat since also accomplished by Von Hayes and Trea Turner.

Following his playing days, he was a coach for the Phillies (1957-58, 1967-69) a minor league manager (1959-66, 1970-73) and a long-time scout (1974-mid 1980s).  In the early 1970s, Seminick helped covert Bob Boone from a third baseman to a successful Gold Glove catcher.

1949 Bowman #30

1950 Bowman #121

1951 Bowman #51

1953 Topps #153

1955 Bowman #93

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1949 Bowman #30
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4):  1951-53, 1956
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1991 Topps Archives 1953 #153

40 - Seminick non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 6/21/24.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database

The Phillies Room

SABR
The Trading Card Database

Wikipedia

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Set Order: #295 Clem Labine - Brooklyn Dodgers / #297 Bob Skinner - Pittsburgh Pirates

Order Collected: #295 Clem Labine - Brooklyn Dodgers / #298 Johnny Schmitz - Boston Red Sox