Darold Knowles was one of the first 1991 Crown Orioles to come back that I had sent out. This is his only single Orioles card. He has 3 different his "Rookie Stars" cards over 3 separate years. He shares 1964 with Les "Buster" Narum, 1965 with Richie Scheinblum, and Don Buschhorn, and 1966 with Andy Etchebarren. I don't think I remember seeing a player other than Knowles have 3 straight years of Rookie Stars cards like he had. Cracking the Orioles rotation or bullpen during the mid 60's was really tough so he played a ton in the minors before he got his shot at the majors. He only pitched a handful of games in Baltimore before he was dealt to Philadelphia before the 1966 season. He was a bit of a journeyman around the league during his career but always had good numbers except for one year in 1975 with the Cubs. He also had 14 losses during the 1970 season but carried a 2.04 ERA. That seems tough to do.
That was a fantastic fast return
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