I tried to find any other photo of Jerry in a uniform for comparison, since this is about as awkward as awkward gets, but Google turned up nothing. If you know of something, drop a line and I'll post it here.
Not sure if Jerry's switch-hitting gave him an edge, since pitchers can swing an empty stick if they throw well enough. I do know that 3 such multi-talented hurlers made it to Cooperstown, 2 of whom appeared on #5s.
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| 1970 Sports Cards For Collectors Old-Timers Postcards, Early Wynn |
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| 1976 Motorola, Three Fingers Brown |
(Robin Roberts was the third HOFer to hit from both sides, but without a known #5.)
TCMA printed 27 cards for Clinton, including future slugger Rob Deer and All-Star pitcher Scott Garrelts.
- Dave Wilhelmi
- Dennis Rathjen
- Jose Chue
- Ramon Bautista
- Jerry Stovall
- Chris Goodchild
- Ron Matrisciano
- Ken Schwab
- Tim Hagemann
- Scott Garrelts
- Art Maese
- Kevin Johnson
- David Fonseca
- Randy Kutcher
- Tim Painton
- Chris Brown
- Frank Thon
- Rafael Estepan
- Glen Moon
- Rob Deer
- Ron Perodin
- Stan Morton
- Richard Figueroa
- Bob Cummings
- Gilbert Albright
- Wayne Cato, Manager
- Yommy Jones
Trivia: Rob Deer's first season (1984) included 3 RBIs, all from his own homers. That's tied for most single-season RBIs by a batter who only knocked himself in, a "feat" accomplished by 7 guys all-time. (Most recently, J.R. House turned the trick over 19 games of work for Baltimore in 2007.)
UPDATE: Thanks to Jon Dunkle for scouring eBay and finding these shots of Jerry as a Clinton Giant and his dad as a running back. The open-mouth thing looks to be a Stovall trait.
Value: This #5 cost $2 at MinorLeagueSingles.com. Team sets with Rob Deer run a little above average at $20 and up.
Fakes / reprints: TCMA reprinted some of their team sets for "collectors kits" in the 1980s. Those cards have backs with black ink. Originals (as above) have blue.
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