A smiling Herman Wehmeier graces the front of this 1956 Topps card. A bit of a journeyman, Wehmeier would only play 3 games for the Phillies that year. He went on to have a decent season for the St. Louis Cardinals, going 12-9 with two shutouts across 34 games.
Wehmeier led the National League a few times in several categories during his 13 year career. Unfortunately, these were categories in which one does not typically wish to be a league leader: Walks surrendered three times; wild pitches twice; and Earned Runs allowed once.
Additionally, in 1952, he hit more batters than any other NL pitcher. Given his apparent lack of control, this is not surprising.
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Eric Perry
Currently collecting:
T206 (132/524)
1956 Topps Baseball (189/342)
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