Friday, July 10, 2009
Who: Manager Dave Bristol
Team: Cincinnati Reds
Card: 1969 Topps
Acquired: TTM 1/1 7/8/2009 (11 days)
Comments: Dave Bristol started his managerial career in the Reds minor league system at the tender age of 24. WOW. After 8 season in the minors and 5 championships at several levels, he took over as manager of the Cincinnati Reds in 1966 at the age of 33. But, after three seasons of warming up the Big Red Machine for Sparky Anderson, Dave was let go at the end of the '69 season. Dave went on to manage Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and San Francisco Giants during his career.
Nice little auto from Dave. He even included his number (4), which I always dig.
