1968 Topps Baseball

My 2nd year of collecting baseball cards, and the last card set before expansion to 24 teams and divisional play. I have completed the whole set. (Series 1-5, and 7 during 1968. In my neighborhood, the 6th series was unavailable. I completed this in the 1980s.) -- 28-SEP-2009

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Packing Up This Blog (fittingly, into a burlap sack)

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As I mentioned in my 1967 blog post today, I am discontinuing my blogs. (Many would say "I thought you did already.")   When it be...
Sunday, May 1, 2022

George Culver (#319)

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George Culver pitched for 6 teams over 9 seasons. In that time, he appeared in 335 games, mostly as a reliever. He was only a full-time st...
Sunday, June 13, 2021

Rookie Parade

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A few weeks ago, I posted all the 1967 rookie stars cards . Today we have all the 1968 rookie stars cards.    Comparison of the 2 sets:    ...
Saturday, May 29, 2021

Bill Dillman (#466)

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Bill Dillman had cards in each Topps set from 1967-70. His rookie card was the only 1967 Rookie Stars card with red borders. (All the othe...
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Friday, May 14, 2021

Mike Hegan (#402)

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This is Mike Hegan’s first solo card. He previously appeared on a late-1967 Yankees Rookies card.    Hegan was the son of long-time Indians...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

My Favorite 1968 Cards

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1968 was the second year I collected baseball cards. It seemed like the first series had a lot of players who were in the not-to-be-found 19...
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Saturday, January 30, 2021

Don Shaw (#521)

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Don Shaw pitched briefly for the Mets, Expos, and Cardinals from 1967-72.    He was signed by the Mets in 1965, and made his major-league de...
Thursday, December 24, 2020

Ken Suarez (#218)

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Ken Suarez was a backup catcher for the Athletics, Indians, and Rangers from 1966-73. Suarez was signed by the Kansas City Athletics in 1965...
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