TTM Success - Orlando Pena

Orlando Pena was a player who I had heard about, but hadn't gotten around to sending to him TTM.  I finally saw him in my 1991 Crown Orioles set, so I decided to send to him.  I wanted to send something else, so I raided my 1959 Topps set, pulled his card, and replaced it with a later purchase.

The 1959 Topps turned out great; I doubt there will be many more of these added to the album, so when I get the chance to get one done, I'm going to take it.

The 1991 Crown Orioles turned out well, also, even though his autograph is a bit hard to see.

Pena (b. 1933) played in the majors from 1958 to 1960, 1962 to 1967, 1970 to 1971 and 1973 to 1975 for the Reds, A's (Kansas City), Tigers, Indians, Pirates, Orioles, Cardinals and Angels.  He had a career record of 56-77 with 818 strike outs and a 3.71 ERA.

I mailed to Pena on February 25 and got the cards back on March 18, for a 21-day TAT.  He also included a note where he wrote out the 1971 Orioles lineup and also signed the envelope I mailed the cards in.