My 1978 topps namecrushes, sixto lezcano and biff pocoroba, make it into this section as well. Sixto joaquin lezcano curras is a retired baseball player who played for 12 seasons as an. A switchhitter, simmons was a catcher for most of his major. You can see how lezcano families moved over time by selecting different census years.
This lot will be a great gift for the philadelphia phillies fan as it contains more than 300 cards of phillies players from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s including a 1991 topps desert shield card. The yazmobilecontinued from carl yastrzemski, 1981. Sixto lezcano hit 148 home runs in his career, fortyfive of them put his team out in front, sixteen of them tied the game, and two were walk off homers. Sports autographs, baseballs, photos, gloves, bats, st. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
He played for five teams in the majors and won a gold glove during his career. I really wanted a sixto lezcano poster, and that notion totally shocked dad. Oct 16, 2016 i really wanted a sixto lezcano poster, and that notion totally shocked dad. Jun 27, 2016 the other signature card was from the archives fan favorites set and featured former atlanta braves catcher javy lopez. Sixty years of tradition and excellence hardback book ctb. Follow the instructions below to ensure a successful transaction.
Lee savino has 98 books on goodreads with 194263 ratings. Comes with a coa from autograph sports and athletic promotional events. I think he assumed id get either the paul molitor or robin yount poster. He represented paraguay at under17 level from 2006 to 2007 and later at full international level from 2015 to 2017, scoring 4 goals during the 2018 fifa world cup qualifiers. Back in june, i told the story of how my childhood wish for an autograph from my hero, carl yastrzemski, was finally fulfilled by way of a circuitous combination of some long ago promotional endorsement of encased meats and the kindness of a boston globe reader, ann beaudoin, whod seen a story in that paper. Sports autographs, baseballs, photos, gloves, bats by coast2coast auctions is coming to st.
Sixto lezcano autographed signed 1984 tastykake postcard. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Join facebook to connect with john lezcano and others you may know. Buy 1985 topps baseball cards, sell 1985 topps baseball cards. Lopez, by the way, made his debut with the braves in 1992. Sixto lezcano trades and transactions by baseball almanac. There is at least one guy, besides sixto, who likes sixto. In solo recitals, jose manuel lezcano presents a variety of musical styles. Twice grammynominated cuban american guitarist, composer, folklorist and professor of music at keene state college. He has yet to make an allstar team, and when his contract was extended through 1981 last season, the world did not shake from the impact.
Autograph warehouse 36454 sixto lezcano autographed baseball card milwaukee brewers 1980 topps baseball card no. David green society for american baseball research. Louis cardinals autograph baseball cards for sale ebay. From 1964 to 1973, the united states dropped more than two million tons of ordnance on laos to disrupt the ho chi minh trail and try to stanch a communist insurgencymore than was dropped on all of germany and japan during world war ii. Add the items to your cart use the quantity field for multiple requests proceed to the checkout page when youve completed the checkout process, await the email confirmation. On december 12, 1980, the brewers finalized a major trade with the st. Sixto lezcano autographed baseball card milwaukee brewers. Yep, it was a sports connection that started that off, too. It was hit on april 10, 1980, an opening day game at county stadium, and after sixto cleared the bases he went into the history books as the first and only player. The sixto lezcano world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats where applicable. The lezcano family name was found in the usa in 1920.
Sixto joaquin lezcano curras born november 28, 1953 in arecibo, puerto rico is a retired baseball player who played for 12 seasons as an outfielder in the major leagues between 1974 and 1985. I said that any woman who knew about sixto lezcano i should get to know better. Lezcano was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on september 10, 1974, with the milwaukee brewers. Sixto lezcano was born on saturday, november 28, 1953, in arecibo, puerto rico. In 2004, the day after the parade, my brother and i drove from his inlaws house in brookline, where we were both staying, to fenway. Sixto lezcano autographed baseball certified authentic bff. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Selig was willing to move young outfielder sixto lezcano or catcher charlie moore, but the braves coveted outfielder davey may, who had been an all star and had finished 8 th in the al mvp voting in 1973. Louis cardinals 196880, the milwaukee brewers 198185 and the atlanta braves 198688.
My dad started to take me to games at milwaukee county stadium in 1978 and liked to sit along the first base line, so we often got to see sixto make a great defensive play close up. When i built the topps 1985 mini set in both regular and blank back, someone contacted me and said he was a collector of all sixto cards and offered me a lot of money for the blank back. One of his home runs in the brewers 96 win was a grand slam and sixto became the only player in history to clear the bases on opening day twice the other was in 1977. In 1920 there was 1 lezcano family living in arizona. Feel great purchasing as this sixto lezcano autograph is certified authentic and in excellent condition. But since it was part of a fairly tough set i kept it. Shop sixto lezcano autographed ball 1983 w 83 world series coa jsa certified autographed baseballs and more authentic, autographed and gameused items at amazons sports collectibles store. I began dating my first and only wife after she told me that she was a big milwaukee brewers fan and knew of a brewers outfielder named sixto lezcano. He wasnt an allstar, but as a member of the brewers in 1979, on the strenght of 28 home runs and 101 rbis, along with a. They sent pitchers lary sorensen and dave lapoint to st.
Its a genuine guaranteed authentic autographed 1984 tastykake postcard signed by sixto lezcano. By night hes finishing edits on a historical book about the milwaukee brewers. Send items to your favorite pastpro and he will sign and return them to you. The subsets for the 1985 topps baseball cards record breakers 110, fathers and sons 1143, first draft picks 271282, the 1984 u. Selig was hesitant to move may, but simply could not scuttle a chance to bring hammerin henry back to county stadium. Autographs baseball autographs vintage sports baseball. Sixto lezcano genuine autographs are an excellent addition to anyones autograph collection or make an excellent gift for a fan. Milwaukee brewers fans will cherish this authenticated major league baseball baseball.
Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet records. Laos is the most heavily bombed country in the history of the world. Phillies beat reds for 3game sweep the new york times. Find the auction date and venue, auction items for sale, and learn how to bid. Topps archives is a pleasant set to collect, and invariably, the autographs are of players whose names you will recognize. Jul 19, 1984 mike schmidt drove in four runs with a pair of homers and a basesloaded single tonight to power the philadelphia phillies to a 75 victory over the cincinnati reds, completing a three game sweep. The 1985 set contains 792 standard size cards that measure 2. Shop sixto lezcano signed baseball omlb official nl bas beckett c22437 beckett authentication autographed baseballs and more authentic, autographed and gameused items at amazons sports collectibles store. The teams completed the trade on february 19, 1982, with the padres sending al olmsted to the cardinals, and st. Sixto lezcano world series stats by baseball almanac. Sixto lezcano signed mlb baseball autographed baseball. See more ideas about milwaukee brewers, milwaukee and baseball cards. Sixto lezcano who i had continually misspelled as lexcano was a decent ball player in the mid 70s through early 80s. Books, media, magazines, art books page 1 wolfe pub.
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