1964 REDS TEAM
For the first time I am starting to see some of these cards with a blank back. They may be in earlier issues but I have not come across them yet. I understand that these photos were sold in the Red's Gift Shop and were also sent to fans requesting photos of their Reds. By 1967 the postcard back had been eliminated. I was able to obtain a large collection of the blank back version at a relatively cheap price so I bought them. These cards are otherwise exact duplicates of those with postcard backs. Ray Shore is the only one with a postcard back (so far). Ray Shore may belong 1n 1963 because the Ray Shore card there is a blank back and may belong here.
MANAGER & COACHES
Autographed
Fred
Hutchinson
Ray Shore
Jim
Turner
Reggie
Otero
Dick Sisler
Manager 1959-64
Coach 1963-67
Coach
1961-65
Coach 1959-65
Coach 1961-64
PITCHERS
Autographed
Autographed
Ryan Duren
Jim Maloney Sammy
Ellis
Joey
Jay
Bob Purkey
RHP 1964
RHP 1960-70
RHP
1962-67
RHP
1961-66
RHP 1958-64
Bill
Henry
Joe
Nuxhall
Billy
McCool
Jim O'toole
John Tsitouris
LHP 1960-65
LHP 1941,
52-60 LHP
1964-68
LHP 1958-66
RHP 1962-68
1962-66
CATCHERS
*
Hal
Smith John
Edwards Don Pavletich
Jim Coker Cat. 1964-67
Cat/3B 1964
Cat. 1961-67
Cat/1B/PH
1957-68
INFIELDERS
Johnny Temple Gordy
Coleman Chico
Ruiz Steve
Boros Deron Johnson
Leo Cardenas
2B 1952-59, 1964 1B
1960-67
2B/3B/PH
3B
1964-65
1B/3B/LF SS/3B
1960-68
1964-69
1964-67
*
*
Bobby
Klaus
Pete Rose
Tony
Perez
INF.
1964 OF/INF 1963-78,
84-86 1B/3B 1964-76
Manager 84-89
1984-86
OUTFIELDERS
Frank
Robinson Vada
Pinson Tommy
Harper Marty
Keough Mel
Queen
OF/1B 1956-65 OF
1958-68
2B/3B/OF
OF/1B/PH
RF/PH/RHP
1962-67
1962-65
1964-69
Mel Queen started pitching in 1966.
1965 REDS TEAM
I have, once again managed to obtain nearly all of the 1965 team issued postcards, although this time the cards in the now familiar envelope contained 13 cards that are blank on the back. I am guessing the Reds were possibly testing these cards by selling them in the Gift Shop. Remember that after the 1966 issue all the following issues did not contain a postcard back. They are otherwise exact duplicates of those with postcard backs.
MANAGERS & COACHES
Dick
Sisler
Frank
Oceak
Reggie
Otero
Ray
Shore
Jim Turner
Manager
1964-65 Coach
1965
Coach 1959-65 Coach
1963-67 Coach
1961-65
Coach
1961-64
Blank
Back
Blank
Back
Tom Murphy
Assistant trainer
1963-65
PITCHERS
Gerry
Arrigo
Billy
McCool
Joe
Nuxhall
Jim O'Toole
LHP
1965-69
LHP 1964-68 LHP 1944,
1952-60 LHP
1958-66
Blank
Back
1962-66
Blank
Back
The Darrell Osteen card may belong with the 1966 set. This card has a Kodak postcard back so he may have paid for these himself.
Roger
Craig
Jim
Duffalo
Sammy
Ellis
Joey
Jay
Jim
Maloney John Tsitouris
RHP
1965
RHP
1965
RHP 1962-67 RHP
1961-66 RHP 1960-1970
RHP 1962-68
Blank
Back
Blank Back
CATCHERS
Autographed
Jim
Coker
John
Edwards Don
Pavletich
Cat.
1964-67
Cat.
1961-67 Cat./1B
1957, 59
Blank
Back
1962-68
INFIELDERS
Leo
Cardenas Gordy
Coleman Deron
Johnson Tony
Perez
Chico Ruiz
SS
1960-68
1B
1960-67
1B/3B/OF
1B/3B 1964-76 INF.
1964-69
Blank
Back
1964-67
1984-86
Blank
Back
OUTFIELDERS
Tommy
Harper Charlie
James Marty
Keough Vada
Pinson
INF./OF-1962-67
OF-1965
OF/1B
1962-65
OF 1958-68
Blank
Back
Blank
Back
Blank Back
Pete Rose
Frank
Robinson
Art Shamsky
OF/INF 1963-78,
84-86
OF & 1B
1956-65
OF 1965-67
Manager 84-89
The Pete Rose image above is the same pose as the 1964 image although I am not sure how it differs.
1966 REDS TEAM
Like several other teams, the 1966 team postcards came in the envelope above. This set purportedly came from the family of Gordy Coleman.
MANAGERS & COACHES
Autographed
Dave
Bristol Don
Heffner
Ray
Shore
Roy Sievers
Mel Harder Whitey Wietelmann
1966-69
1966
1963-67
1966
1966-68
1966-67
Coach 66,89,93 BP
pitcher 61-62
PITCHERS
Jack Baldschun
Joe Nuxhall Mel Queen
Sammy
Ellis
Joey Jay
Darrell Osteen
RHP 1966-67 LHP 1944,
52-60 RHP/RF
66-69
RHP
1962-67
RHP 1961-66 RHP 1965-67
1962-66
Teddy
Davidson Jim
Maloney
Billy
McCool
Don
Nottebart
Jim O'Toole
LHP
1965-68
RHP
1960-70
LHP
1964-68
RHP
1966-67
LHP 1958-66
Autographed
*
Milt Pappas
Hank Fischer
RHP 1966-68
RHP 1966
CATCHERS
John
Edwards
Jim
Coker
Don Pavletich
1962-67
1964-67
1957-68
INFIELDERS
Leo
Cardenas
Tony
Perez
Pete
Rose
Chico Ruiz Gordy Coleman
1960-68
64-76, 84-86 1963-78,
84-86
1964-69
1960-67
Manager 84-89
Autographed
Tommy
Helms 1964-71
The check list I am using for these cards lists both of the Helms cards in 1966. There is no listing for him in his earlier years with the Reds and I find this rather odd. If someone can explain this I would appreciate it.
OUTFIELDERS
Art Shamsky Tommy Harper Deron Johnson Vada Pinson Dick Simpson
1965-67 1962-67 1964-67 1958-68 1966-67
1967 ISSUES & UP
The 1966 team issue was the last of the postcards. From 1967 to 1975 the Reds issues were all blank backed postcard sized photographs. I will put the cards that I obtained before I was aware of this fact below. Most dealers will call these postcards, but they are not.
All Autographed
Vada
Pinson Chico
Ruiz
Pat
Darcy
Dan
Driessen
Ron Oester
1967
Issue 1968
Issue
1970 to 1971
issues
There are always exceptions to every rule. Below is a Joe Morgan 1974 photo that was converted to a postcard which, of course, you can do with any photograph that has the shape of a postcard it still does not make them postcards.
