This is a 4 card lot of Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals Hall Of Fame manager, Whitey Herzog.   

 

Herzog managed the Kansas City Royals teams that appeared in three consecutive playoff appearances from 1976 to 1978.  In 1980, he was hired by the St. Louis Cardinals. In the 1980's, the Cardinals made three World Series appearances, winning the 1982 World Series over the Milwaukee Brewers.

 

Herzog's style of play was nicknamed "Whiteyball" and concentrated on pitching, speed, and defense. Herzog's lineups would deploy base-stealing threats at the top of the lineup, a power hitter (such as George Brett, Pedro Guerrero or Jack Clark) hitting in the middle of the order, with more base stealers toward the end of the lineup. This allowed his teams to win consistently in large artificial turf stadiums.  Herzog also preferred patient hitters with high on-base percentages.

 

Herzog led teams to six division titles, three pennant winners, and one World Series winner.  Overall, Herzog managed teams won 1281 games and overall he had a .532 winning percentage.  During his years with the Cardinals, the teams appeared in 37 post season games, winning 21 of them for a .568 winning percentage.

 

Herzog was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010, and was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum in 2014.

  

This lot includes 1 card of each listed below:

 

1983 Topps #186 (getting difficult to find, very popular set)  

1984 Topps #561

1985 Topps #683

1987 Topps #243 



Because I have a few of these lots, the cards shown in the scans are examples of my card quality and not necessarily the cards you will receive.  All the cards you will receive will be in Near Mint (NM) condition or better (many are NMMT)!  As was the case in those days, some cards may be off center but none will be miscut, meaning none of the inner frame of the photo on the card front will touch the card edge.  If you have questions please contact me and review my feedback from other buyers.  To help you understand how I've evaluated card condition, included is a sample condition guideline showing what grading scale is used by the 3 major card grading companies / authenticators.  


As a potential buyer, I'd like you to know a little about me, I'm a card collector and have been since the late 60's, baseball cards are my primary collecting interest.  During the mid-80's I started attending card shows to buy, sell and trade.  From the mid-90s until about 2013 my personal interest in the hobby was put on hold as raising a family and my career to support my family were the priority.  Currently, I have raw and graded baseball cards available dating back to the late 50's and raw football, basketball and hockey from the early to mid-70's in varying condition.  My 'inventory' also includes unopened wax, cello and racks.  At the moment I just don't have time to list all the cards I'm willing to sell, but if there is something you are looking for, let me know and I'll see if I have the item available.

If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me and I'll do the best I can to answer your questions.  In the interest of transparency and to help the transactions be as pleasant and smooth as possible, I've outlined a few things below that apply to the purchase(s) from me.

There is no return on sales of raw, ungraded, cards.  If there is a mistake, please contact me and we can try to work something out.  Please review my feedback from other buyers, I think you'll find that I'm a very "buyer friendly" seller.  To help reduce shipping costs, unless instructed otherwise, these cards will be shipped in a Plain White Envelope (PWE).  If requested by the buyer, shipping in a small padded envelope will cost $4.

Shipping fees listed are for delivery within the continental 48 states of the USA using USPS.  International rates will vary and will charged extra, with the exact amount to be determined at the time of purchase.  Shipments are typically mailed twice per week, on Saturdays and once during midweek.  If you need an item with expedited shipping please notify me, while there is no guarantees that I'll be able to expedite the item(s), I will do my best to accommodate your request.

Combined shipping is available and is based on the following:  
a) The buyer will pay the first or highest shipping fee and add $1.00 for each additional single graded card or $0.25 for each additional raw, ungraded, card.

b) If unless the value is more than $200, I will insure the package through USPS, in which case the shipping costs may be more.  If the buyer accepts the risk of the item(s) getting lost or damaged the buyer can request the insurance be waived.

c) Unless mutually agreed otherwise, the combined shipping is only available for items purchased within a 7 day period starting with the first purchase.

d) In cases where multiple items are purchased, please don't pay until you receive the updated invoice.

Unless I've agreed otherwise, payment must be received within 7 days of the final purchase.

Thank you again for your interest in my items and happy collecting!  Please check back periodically as I'll be listing additional items.