"Chicago Cubs" John Felske Hand Signed 3X5 Card Signature Auctions LOA

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Up for auction the "Chicago Cubs" John Felske Hand Signed 3X5 Card.
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John Frederick Felske
(born May 30, 1942) is an
American
former
professional baseball
catcher
,
coach
, and
manager
in
Major League Baseball
(MLB). Felske reached the big leagues as a player with the
Chicago Cubs
(
1968
) and
Milwaukee Brewers
(
1972
–
1973
). Most notably, he was the manager of the
Philadelphia Phillies
, where he achieved a record of 190 victories and 194 defeats (.495), across almost 2.
Felske batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). After attending the
University of Illinois
, Felske signed with the
Chicago Cubs
in 1961, but his shortcomings as a batter—and the durability of Chicago backstop
Randy Hundley
—kept him at the
minor league
level except for two
at bats
in the middle of the
1968
season. He was drafted by the
Seattle Pilots
in December 1969, and played a total of 50 games over the
1972
and
1973
seasons for the Pilots' successor franchise, the
Milwaukee Brewers
, as third-string receiver. Overall, Felske, a right-handed hitter,
batted
only .135 in his major league career with 14
hits
and one
home run
, hit on June 1, 1972, against
Lindy McDaniel
in a 9–8 Brewer win over the
New York Yankees
at
Milwaukee County Stadium
.