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Ramon Segundo Monzant
New York Giants
Pitcher
Born: January 4, 1933, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Acquired: Sent from the Shelby Farmers (Western Carolina League) to the New York Giants in an unknown transaction before 1953 season
Major League Teams: New York Giants 1954-1957; San Francisco Giants 1958, 1960
Died: August 10, 2001, Maracaibo, Venezuela (age 68)
Ramon Monzant pitched in parts of six seasons with the Giants, making the trip west with the team when they moved to San Francisco. Professionally, his best season came in 1953 as a 20-year-old member of the Carolina League's Danville Leafs. Monzant was 23-6 for the Leafs in 37 games pitched with a 2.73 ERA. He'd make his debut with the Giants the following July, getting into just six games in 1954 with the big club. Monzant pitched in 56 games for New York between 1955 and 1957, making 15 starts and throwing four complete games. He'd see the most action of his big league career in 1958 and was one of the Giants' most called-upon relievers along with Stu Miller (#293) and Al Worthington. Monzant appeared in 43 games overall that year, making 16 starts, and was 8-11 with a 4.72 ERA. He'd leave the Giants following the 1958 season citing a sore arm and a desire to return to Venezuela.
Building the SetDecember 2, 2000 from Raleigh, NC - Card #220
I went nuts and bought 16 cards for our 1956 Topps set on this day at the Sports Card & NASCAR Collectibles Show in Raleigh. My records show the 16 cards set me back $55 which I would have considered to be a small fortune back then. I hadn't yet moved back north yet, so I was still living in Raleigh at this time planning for my eventual escape. I would have provided my Dad with an updated checklist following this show as he was back in New Jersey.
The Card / Giants Team Set
This is Monzant's rookie card, the first rookie card to appear in the set's fourth and final series. By all indications, Monzant preferred his given first name of Ramon, but Topps shortens his name to Ray on his four Topps baseball card appearances. The back of the card highlights his successful minor league career and makes mention of his swing role with the Giants in 1955.
1956 Season
Monzant pitched in only four games for the Giants in 1956, and in only three games for their farm team in Minneapolis. On April 29th, in the second game of a double header against the Phillies, Monzant allowed a first inning single to Del Ennis (#220) and then did not allow another hit for the rest of the game. I'm assuming he likely injured his arm in the long outing, accounting for his limited output during the season.
This is Monzant's rookie card, the first rookie card to appear in the set's fourth and final series. By all indications, Monzant preferred his given first name of Ramon, but Topps shortens his name to Ray on his four Topps baseball card appearances. The back of the card highlights his successful minor league career and makes mention of his swing role with the Giants in 1955.
1956 Season
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First Mainstream Card: 1956 Topps #264
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4): 1956, 1958-1960
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1979 The 1950s #199
10 - Monzant non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 10/6/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
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Order Collected: #258 Art Ditmar - Kansas City Athletics / #302 Eddie Robinson - New York Yankees
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