Friday, June 27, 2025

TTM Success - Manny Sanguillen

Manny Sanguillen is a player that I have gotten in person before (2015 National VIP signer).  I got him on a ball then; this was before I was concentrating on cards.  Since then, I had put aside a few of his cards to try to get him into the autograph album.  Above is his 1974 Topps, which has a cool action shot.
This is his 1975 Topps.  Both of the cards came out of the Conrad boxes a while back. 

Sanguillen (b. 1944) played in the majors in 1967 and from 1969 to 1980 for the Pirates and A's.  He had 1,500 hits, 65 home runs and a .296 batting average.  He won the World Series with the Purates in 1971 and 1979.  He was an All Star in 1971, 1972 and 1975.  His best MVP finish was 8th in 1971 (NL).

Sanguillen appeared on the 1986 Hall of Fame ballot and appeared on 0.5% of the vote. 

I mailed to Sanguillen on December 24 and got the cards back on March 22 for an 88-day TAT.  I paid his fee of $10.00/card.

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