Cards That Never Were is a recurring series on which I create digital trading cards for players missed in various sets. It is a concept I borrowed from far too many to list, but I appreciate all of their efforts.
Randy Hundley signed with the San Francisco Giants as a free agent prior to the 1960 season. He made his MLB debut with the Giants in 1964 with two games, followed by six games in 1965. After being traded to the Chicago Cubs, Hundley blossomed into an everyday catcher. After eight seasons with the Cubs, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins. He played one season for the Twins, before being released and signed by the San Diego Padres for the 1975 season. The Cubs purchased his contract prior to the 1976 season. Hundley played two more seasons with the Cubs before retiring. For his career, hundley played parts of 14 seasons, playing 1,026 games, hitting .236 with 82 HRs, 381 RBIs and 311 runs scored. For his efforts, Topps gave Hundley cards from 1966-'74 and '76-'77. The '66 card was a multi-player card that should have been a regular card if Hundley had a card in '65. That meant, Hundley needed cards from '65-'66, '75 and '78.
Once again, I relied on the master, aka Lynn from the Custom Baseball Cards Facebook group, to create these masterpieces. Lynn has contributed thousands of his creations to the group, which isn't just baseball cards. It features cards of sports and nonsports. While I usually could create cards with these designs, I still wouldn't match Lynn's expertise.
My friend John Augustine and Randy collaborated to publish Ironman: Legendary Chicago Cubs Catcher Randy Hundley in 2023. The book is filled with great stories and the pictures are amazing.
You can order Ironman at lulu.com. I highly recommend it.
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