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Merkle923 · 01-11-2016, 10:09 PM

Saves did not have the meaning in 1962 that they do today, nor even what they had in 1972, but you could probably stump nearly every New York Yankees fan by asking them to identify the only Bronx reliever to finish among the top five in Saves in any A.L. season in the 1962-69 era.

It was Marshall Bridges, who recorded 18 of them in '62 to finish second in the American League. But Bridges had none after September 3rd of that season, was an afterthought in the World Series, got exactly one save in '63 and was moved out to Washington.

He was also a baseball card mystery. Bridges appeared on only one major league card during his career (in the board game "Challenge The Yankees") even though Topps shot him repeatedly during his stops in St. Louis, Cincinnati, New York, and Washington. It is believed that Bridges, like Jack Reed, Chris Short, Maury Wills and other guys missing from pre-1967 issues, had signed an exclusive deal with Topps' rival Fleer Gum.

In any event here is a nice Bridges shot from 'the' collection, dated to 1962.

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Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,208	Marshall Bridges 1959 Saves did not have the meaning in 1962 that they do today, nor even what they had in 1972, but you could probably stump nearly every New York Yankees fan by asking them to identify the only Bronx reliever to finish among the top five in Saves in any A.L. season in the 1962-69 era. It was Marshall Bridges, who recorded 18 of them in '62 to finish second in the American League. But Bridges had none after September 3rd of that season, was an afterthought in the World Series, got exactly one save in '63 and was moved out to Washington. He was also a baseball card mystery. Bridges appeared on only one major league card during his career (in the board game "Challenge The Yankees") even though Topps shot him repeatedly during his stops in St. Louis, Cincinnati, New York, and Washington. It is believed that Bridges, like Jack Reed, Chris Short, Maury Wills and other guys missing from pre-1967 issues, had signed an exclusive deal with Topps' rival Fleer Gum. In any event here is a nice Bridges shot from 'the' collection, dated to 1962. Last edited by Merkle923; 08-03-2017 at 12:24 AM.