59 Topps Friday Cards 187-193: What Roberto Clemente Said About Bill Virdon | Wax Pack Wisdom

We built the iconic 1959 Topps baseball set, and in this series, we’re going through every card to talk about the players, teams and people who made up major league baseball in 1959. Today, we’ll cover cards 187-193. We talk about Bill Virdon, a stalwart anchor of the outfield of the 1960 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, who would later manage in MLB for years. Learn what Roberto Clemente had to say. We also cover Puerto Rican baseball hero Juan Pizarro and more.
Do you have a story about one of these people, teams or players to share? Let us know in the comments!
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Here is our source material for this episode:
Bubba Phillips
www.baseball-reference.com/pl...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba_P...
Juan Pizarro
sabr.org/bioproj/person/juan-...
www.baseball-reference.com/pl...
Neil Chrisley
www.baseball-reference.com/pl...
Bill Virdon
www.baseball-reference.com/ma...
sabr.org/bioproj/person/bill-...
Russ Kemmerer
www.baseball-reference.com/pl...
sabr.org/bioproj/person/russ-...
Charley Beamon
www.baseball-reference.com/pl...
sabr.org/bioproj/person/charl...
Sammy Taylor
www.baseball-reference.com/pl...
www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/...

[@ACD1994]

One of my favorite sets. Gorgeous cards. Colors are vibrant and really *pop*

[@WaxPackWisdom]

Amen! Thanks!

[@jeffjones6951]

Agreed! This is the first Topps series that seemed "modern" to me, but's now iconic of the nostalgic cards

[@WaxPackWisdom]

@@jeffjones6951 Great point!

[@PatrickHockeyNYISLES72]

Great channel, great stories about the players & that 1959 Topps set is really nice looking

[@WaxPackWisdom]

Thank you!

[@anthonytripp2251]

While managing the Yankees in 74 and 75,
Bill Virdon never won a game at Yankee Stadium.
.
?????

[@louiskruse5441]

Yankees played at Shea Stadium while Yankee Stadium was being repaired and upgraded.

[@anthonytripp2251]

@@louiskruse5441 you got it 🇺🇸