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Specs
Year: 1963
Title: Sugardale Wieners
Size: 3-3/4″ by 5-1/8″
Number in Set: 31
Overview
A follow-on to their 22-card 1962 release, Sugardale grew their regionally-released 1963 set of baseball cards to 31. This year, they included 28 Cleveland Indians players and 5 Pittsburgh Pirates players.
The black-and-white 1963 Sugardale Wieners cards are almost identical to the 1962 release, with the only significant difference being that the player biographies mention the 1962 season.
Robert Edward Auctions sold a complete set of 31 cards, five proof cards (squared corners), and a pair of Sugardale napkins for $7200 in their 2018 fall auction.
Example
Key Cards
Sugardale withdrew the Bob Skinner and Jim Perry cards from distribution after June trades, so they’re considered short prints and the toughest (and most expensive) cards to find in the set.
Checklist
The Indians’ cards are numbered 1 to 33, with cards 6, 21, 22, 29, and 32 never being issued. Pirates cards are lettered A to E.
1 Barry Latman
2 Gary Bell
3 Dick Donovan
4 Joe Adcock
5 Jim Perry
7 John Romano
8 Mike de la Hoz
9 Tito Francona
10 Gene Green
11 Willie Kirkland
12 Woodie Held
13 Jerry Kindall
14 Max Alvis
15 Mel Harder
16 George Strickland
17 Elmer Valo
18 Birdie Tebbetts
19 Pedro Ramos
20 Al Luplow
23 Jim Grant
24 Vic Davalillo
25 Jerry Walker
26 Sam McDowell
27 Fred Whitfield
28 Jack Kralick
33 Bob Allen
A Don Cardwell
B Bob Skinner
C Don Schwall
D Jim Pagliaroni
E Dick Schofield