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Classic Sports Card of The Day

03 Sep

1963 Topps baseball card of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Eli Grba, which is another of the classic “error” cards, since the player pictured is actually Grba’s Angel teammate, pitcher Ryne Duren. Grba was an important part of Angels’ history, as he was the first player the Angels picked in the 1960 expansion draft, and in all had a 5 year major league career. Duren was mostly a journeyman, pitching for eight different major league teams, and was known for his blazing fastball and poor vision, which combined to instill fear in opposing hitters.

 

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