tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post6982538234568794256..comments2023-04-05T00:41:39.483-04:00Comments on 1975 Topps (it's far out, man): #455 - Don Wilsonnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-26743204934214906542011-03-01T03:26:10.352-05:002011-03-01T03:26:10.352-05:00The card started the sadness and the comment threa...The card started the sadness and the comment thread just continued it.Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-79220060654665287812011-02-18T22:38:52.461-05:002011-02-18T22:38:52.461-05:00The 1976 set also had Mike Miley who passed away.....The 1976 set also had Mike Miley who passed away....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-56066017136265926422011-02-18T10:17:03.266-05:002011-02-18T10:17:03.266-05:00Another guy who passed away while active had a car...Another guy who passed away while active had a card in the '77 set. Danny Thomas had a rookie card that year with the Brewers and a couple years later while playing in an independent league killed himself.wobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305879328812721699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-24011946650093616712011-02-18T00:53:37.319-05:002011-02-18T00:53:37.319-05:00Yes, and Frisella was another one who got a card a...Yes, and Frisella was another one who got a card after his death. He died in January of '77 and had a card in the '77 set.<br /><br />By the way, my comments here are in lieu of a post tonight. I forgot to scan the back of the next card. I'll have the post up during daylight hours tomorrow.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-65779567467939848022011-02-18T00:37:31.671-05:002011-02-18T00:37:31.671-05:00Given the circumstances, I think a lot of people w...Given the circumstances, I think a lot of people wondered if Wilson's death may have been suicide, though it obviously could not be proven.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I think there may be a fourth player in this set who died while an active player -- Danny Frisella?MCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08283702499696500079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-73245253784358444132011-02-18T00:18:32.601-05:002011-02-18T00:18:32.601-05:00Yep, that's correct for the '75 set.
Thom...Yep, that's correct for the '75 set.<br /><br />Thompson wasn't in the '77 set (he died in December of '76)night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-52599431033118192602011-02-17T21:13:21.772-05:002011-02-17T21:13:21.772-05:00Forgive the morbid trivia, but is it correct that ...Forgive the morbid trivia, but is it correct that three guys in this set ended up passing away as active players? (Wilson, Danny Thompson, and Thurman Munson.) <br /><br />And I believe that the same total holds true in the '76 and '77 sets, with Lyman Bostock replacing Wilson on the roster.<br /><br />http://whomadethegrade.blogspot.com/sliced tonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893087218405044269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-13699257020667134372011-02-17T12:13:18.971-05:002011-02-17T12:13:18.971-05:00I remember reading that Hank Aaron said he had the...I remember reading that Hank Aaron said he had the most trouble with Wilson. Also, he was part of an often overlooked 1969 Astros starting staff that featured THREE 200-strikeout pitchers Wilson, Dierker and Tom Griffin, plus Denny Lemaster who had 173.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-37230297892609450382011-02-17T08:31:54.163-05:002011-02-17T08:31:54.163-05:00and JR Richards had a stroke.and JR Richards had a stroke.Johngyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416011578421652629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-76385627624899647492011-02-17T08:25:56.991-05:002011-02-17T08:25:56.991-05:00The Astros really seemed to deal with a lot of tra...The Astros really seemed to deal with a lot of tragedy in their early years: Wilson, Jim Umbricht, J.R. Richard - a surprising number of pitchers getting cut down in their primes.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.com