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

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Bob Humphreys (#268)

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A few months ago, I found a page on Baseball-Almanac.com listing the 100 oldest living ex-players . Within the scope of the 1966 to 1970 car...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Don Sutton (#103)

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Here is future Hall-of-Fame pitcher Don Sutton, about to enter his 3rd season. His 1966 rookie season was also Sandy Koufax ’ final season....
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Friday, June 6, 2014

Tommy John (#72)

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At long last, Tommy John gets his day on this blog. This is my first-ever Tommy John card, from the coarse-burlap-grained 1st series, bough...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Earl Wilson (#160)

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Here we see Earl Wilson, coming off his first full season with the Tigers, and about to embark on a season culminating in a World Series cha...
Monday, May 19, 2014

Al McBean (#514)

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Alvin McBean was born and raised in the US Virgin Islands. He was signed by the Pirates in 1958, and pitched in their farm system for 4 sea...
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Saturday, May 3, 2014

AL Pitching Leaders (#8, #10, #12)

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Here are the 1968 cards showing the previous season's American League pitching leaders in ERA, victories, and strikeouts. Like many of t...
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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Woody Woodward (#476)

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News flash: I found this great site today, documenting baseball events that happened each year (game events, personnel moves, etc): www.b...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Al Downing (#105)

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Like Hank Aaron , Al Downing also achieved some notoriety 40 years ago today. As a starting pitcher for the Dodgers that season, he gave up...
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