Game 130 - Nola, Phils Drop Another Brutal Game to D-Backs

1936 Diamond Stars #92

Diamondbacks 12, Phillies 3
Game 130 - Late Tuesday Night, August 30th in Phoenix
Record - 72-58, 3rd Place, 10 games behind the Mets

Post-Vacation Catch-Up II, Post 10 of 11

One Sentence Summary:  Aaron Nola suffered through his worst start of the year and Diamondbacks' starting pitcher Zac Gallen baffled the Phillies line-up in this 12-3 loss.

What It Means:  For the second night in a row, the Phillies were seemingly overmatched by the Diamondbacks, a team with a losing record.  Gallen improved to 10-2, lowering his ERA to 2.53 with seven shutout innings.

What Happened:  Nola was hit hard, giving up eight runs on 10 hits, including a three-run home run to Jake McCarthy in the fifth.  McCarthy had earlier hit a two-run triple in the second.  The only offense from the Phillies came on Brandon Marsh's three-run home run in the eighth, his first as a Phillie.  Nick Maton pitched the ninth for the Phillies, allowing three runs.  It was Maton's first appearance on the mound this season, and the second relief appearance of his career.

Featured Card:  With no clear featured card subject evident from this awful game, here's a card that was waiting for me in the mail when we returned from our wonderful trip to Walt Disney World.  This card officially puts me over half-way point in my quest to collect 118 cards from the 1934-36 Diamond Stars set, and I'm tracking my progress over at my Diamond Stars blog.  I'll soon be jailbreaking Ethan Allen from his slabbed encasement so that I can add the card to my set's binder.

2022 Virtual Phillies Wall / 2022 Season Summary Index / 2022 Chachi Set Checklist

Tax Day Spoils from My Favorite Client (and Happy Birthday Mom!)

1933 Goudey #28

1933 Goudey #136

1934 Goudey #91

My Mom's tax return isn't necessarily that complex or difficult to navigate, yet somehow I reap the biggest rewards from annually preparing it.  Her payment for tax return preparation services has traditionally come in the form of vintage Phillies baseball cards and this year she decided to check a few cards off my 1930s Phillies Want List.

I'm two cards closer to a complete 1933 Goudey Phillies team set with the addition of these cards of Dick Bartell and Flint Rhem.  The back of Bartell's card notes that he's a "mighty good shortstop and also a dangerous batter."  Bartell made his first All-Star team in 1933 and he was the regular shortstop for the four seasons (1931-1934) he played with the Phillies.

This is the first card in my collection for Rhem, a pitcher for the Phillies for parts of two seasons in 1932 and 1933.  The bulk of his 12-year career was spent with the Cardinals.

The Dolph Camilli card from the 1934 Goudey set gets me to the half-way point with that four-card Phillies team set.  I had to break this card out of its graded PSA slab, and it seems happy to be able to breath again.  Camilli began the 1934 season with the Cubs before a trade on June 11th sent him to the Phillies.

1936 National Chicle Fine Pens (R313) Camilli / Jurges

Finally, my Mom tracked down what may not at first appear to be a Phillies card.  This is from the 1936 National Chicle Fine Pen Premiums (R313) set featuring an action shot of Camilli applying a diving tag on Cubs shortstop Billy Jurges.

According to our crack research team and after spending some time navigating through Baseball Reference . . . the play appears to be from May 18, 1935 when the Cubs hosted the Phillies at Wrigley Field.  Camilli was playing first that day and in the fifth inning Jurges drew a walk against Phillies pitcher Bucky Walters.  The box score shows that catcher Jimmie Wilson made the throw to pick off Jurges, first base umpire Dolly Stark made the call and thus, "Camilli catches Jurges off first."

I'd also like to wish my Mom a very happy birthday as she just recently celebrated her big day surrounded by friends and family.  Happy birthday Mom!

1930-1939 Phillies Want List

1933 Goudey #210

1936 Goudey #5

1934-36 Diamond Stars #80

In April 2012, I published a 1930-1939 Phillies Have List, indicating that I had 12 Phillies cards from the 1930s and "if and when this list ever grows, I'll put together a proper want list."

Five and a half years later, the time for that proper want list has arrived, as I've now accumulated 36 Phillies baseball cards, postcards and matchbooks from the decade of the Great Depression.  Here's a listing of the Phillies cards from the 1930s already in my collection, and cards I hope to one day add.

1931 W517 - #10 Klein, #15 Alexander, #18 Williams, #33 O'Doul
1931-32 Exhibits Four-in-One (W463-2) - #11 Klein/Whitney/Benge/Arlett, #12 McCurdy/Friberg/Bartell/Hurst

1933 Butter Cream (R306) - Klein
1933 Delong (R333) - #22 Klein
1933 Exhibits Four-in-One (W463-3) - #6 Klein/Benge/Bartell/Hurst
1933 George C. Miller (R300) - #4 Bartell, #20 Klein

1933 Goudey
Have - #21 Collins, #28 Bartell, #38 Brickell, #115 Heathcote, #132 Elliott, #136 Rhem, #170 McGurdy, #178 Warner, #210 Davis
Need - #128 Klein

1933 Tattoo Orbit (R305) - Whitney
1933 U.S. Caramel - #21 Klein
1933 Uncle Jacks Candy - Klein
1933 World Wide Gum (V353) - #21 Collins, #28 Bartell, #38 Brickell

1934 Diamond Matchbooks (Silver Border)
Have - Bartell, Chiozza, Collins, Elliott, Fullis, Hendrick, Wilson
Need - Allen, Hansen, Oana, Schulmerich

1934 Exhibits Four-in-One (W463-4) - #6 Wilson/Schulmerich/Bartell/Hurst

1934 Goudey
Have Complete Set - #33 Hurst, #55 Holley, #87 Darrow, #91 Camilli

1934 Goudey World Wide Gum (V354) - #6 Elliott, #7 Lucas, #9 Heathcote, #80 Hurst

1934 Butterfinger Premiums (R310)
Have - #33 Holley, #65 Wilson
Need - #2 Bartell, #27 Grabowski

1934-36 Batter-Up (R318)
Have - #38 Wilson
Need - #4 Bartell, #74 Fullis, #76 Allen, #104 Haslin, #150 Camilli, #176 Vergez, #185 Klein

1934-36 Diamond Stars (R327)
Have - #15 Bartell, #22 Wilson, #40 Ryan, #41 Hendrick, #80 Chiozza, #92 Allen
Need - #21 Vergez (Phillies variation with green back)

1935 Diamond Matchbooks
Have - Klein, Wilson
Need - Allen, Chiozza

1935 Exhibits Four-in-One (W463-5) - #9 Wilson/Collins/Ryan/Watkins
1935 Goudey 4-in-1 (R321) - Have - Allen/Brickell/Jonnard/Wilson
1935-36 Diamond Matchbooks - Allen, Chiozza, Hansen, Kleinhans, Moore, Wilson
1935-37 George Burke Photo Stamps - Fletcher, Klein, Passeau
1936 Diamond Matchbooks - Klein
1936 Exhibits Four-in-One (W463-6) - #6 Wilson/Davis/Camilli/Moore
1936 Goudey - Have - #5 Camilli
1936 Goudey Wide Pen Premiums - #A1 Allen, #A13 Camilli, #A24 Davis, #A41 Grace, #A107 Walters
1936 National Chicle Pastels (R312) - Camilli

1936 National Chicle Fine Pen Premiums (R313)
Have - #20 Camilli, #21 Camilli/Jurges, #46 Gomez, #112 Whitney
Need - #84 Moore/Wilson

1936 S and S Game (WG8)
Have - Camilli
Need - Klein

1936 World Wide Gum (V355) - #61 Walters, #99 Wilson, #103 Grace
1937 Exhibits Four-in-One (W463-7) - #6 Whitney/Walters/Camilli/Moore
1938 Exhibits Four-in-One (W463-8) - #6 Whitney/Walters/Klein/Arnovich
1939 Father & Son Shoes - #1 Arnovich, #5 Davis, #8 Klein, #9 Martin, #10 May, #12 Mueller, #13 Mulcahy, #15 Passeau, #16 Scharein

1939 Play Ball
Have Complete Set - #12 Martin, #28 Johnson, #33 Young, #37 Davis, #45 May, #46 Arnovich, #63 Mueller, #98 Whitney, #127 Brack, #145 Mulcahy

1920-1929 Phillies Want List / 1940-1949 Phillies Want List

3 More Allen & Ginter Cards Needed! (Valley Forge Report)

1933 Goudey #115

1934-36 Diamond Stars #15

1936 S and S Game

1940 Play Ball #216

My son Doug and I had a free Sunday afternoon, so we decided to head to Valley Forge for the September "Philly Show".  Doug's fall baseball schedule meant we couldn't get to the show on Saturday to meet Roy Halladay, and we only had a few hours on Sunday, but once again we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  We met up this time with Doug's friends Jacob and Josh and their Dad Chris, Doug's baseball coach.

The three younger collectors had a blast exploring the show floor and adding to their collections. Doug needs just three more cards to complete his 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter set (see below) thanks to All-Star Sports Cards (@Allstarsports09).  He spent the rest of his allowance money tracking down cool Phillies cards and adding to his growing Mike Trout collection.  We were there as the dealers were packing up, and one dealer unloaded three binders of complete Topps sets on the three boys. Doug came away with a 1988 Topps set and he hasn't stopped smiling about it yet.  It's the oldest complete set in his collection, and he'll be forever grateful to the dealer who gave it to him for free! (I believe Jacob and Josh came away with 1990 and 1992 Topps sets, respectively.)

As for me, I chipped away at my 1971 Topps set, adding the Robero Clemente and Don Baylor/Dusty Baker rookie card to my collection.  I also picked up a number of semi-stars and high numbers, getting the number of cards I need to complete the set down to 59.

1957 Topps #158

1970 Topps #403

1971 Topps #511

1975 Topps #399

I also made a small dent in my 1950s, 1960s and 1970s Phillies team set needs, creeping closer to my goal of owning a complete run of Topps Phillies cards.  Finally, I added a quartet of Phillies cards from the 1930s and 1940s, meaning I probably need to break down and change my 1930s Phillies have list post to an actual want list post.

We didn't get there in time to meet any of the autograph signers, but I overheard that Rhys Hoskins is expected to be one of the signers at the next Valley Forge show in December. We'll be there!

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Here are the three 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter cards Doug needs to complete his set.  Please let me know if you can help out!

165 - Jayson Stark
301 - Trey Mancini
336 - Kenley Jansen

Memory Lane

Valley Forge 1 - September 2010 - Thinking of my Dad
Valley Forge 2 - October 2012 - Doug's first baseball card show
Valley Forge 3 - September 2014 - Meeting Darren Daulton
Valley Forge 4 - September 2016 - Phillies acquisitions and 4 Phillies Legends
Valley Forge 5 - December 2016 - Meeting Don Money
Valley Forge 6 - September 2017

1936 National Chicle Fine Pen (R313) Jose Gomez

The oldest card in my collection as of this writing is now this 1936 National Chicle Fine Pen Jose Gomez card. Roughly the size of a standard postcard, the Sports Collector Digest Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards explains, "The cards, known in the hobby as 'Fine Pen' because of the thin style of writing used for the facsimile autographs, were originally available as an in-store premium." One could then assume that National Chicle was a store?

In any event, the "card" feels more like a piece of old fax paper, and it’s flimsier than a standard postcard. There’s nothing on the back except a few 70-year-old stains. There are 5 Phillies cards in the set, including Dolph Camilli (2 cards), Pinky Whitney, Jimmie Wilson and Jose Gomez.

Listed at 5'10" and 165 pounds, Jose "Chile" Gomez played only three seasons in the Majors – 1935 and 1936 with the Phillies and 1942 with the Washington Senators. At the time of his debut, he was just the second Mexican-born player to play in the Majors and he's the first Latin American player to play with the Phils. As a middle infielder and wearing #22, Chile hit .231 as a Phillie with 44 RBI. He never hit a big league home run.

In his native Mexico, Chile played parts of 17 seasons in the Mexican League and he was elected into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame (Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México) in 1971. Chile died in 1992 at the age of 83.