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

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

50 Years Ago - 1968 Opening Day Lineups (AL)

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Here are the opening day American League lineups from half a century ago. Teams are shown in order of their 1968 finish. Pitching aces D...
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Saturday, March 24, 2018

50 Years Ago - 1968 Opening Day Lineups (NL)

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Here are the opening day lineups from half a century ago. Teams are shown in order of their 1968 finish. The complete starting lineup f...
Monday, February 19, 2018

Jerry Grote (#582)

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Jerry Grote was the Mets' starting catcher from opening day 1966 through the end of August 1976. Grote was signed by the Houston Colt ...
Saturday, February 10, 2018

Bill Hands (#279)

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Bill Hands was a top-3 starter for the Cubs from 1968-72. His best season came in 1969, when he won 20 games for a team apparently headed t...
Saturday, January 20, 2018

Hank Allen (#426)

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Hank Allen is the older brother of Phillies and White Sox slugger Dick Allen . Dick, Hank, and their younger brother Ron all came up through...
Saturday, December 30, 2017

Darrell Brandon (#26)

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I learned today that Darrell Brandon was not always a pitcher. He was signed by the Pirates in 1959, but was traded to the Cardinals and p...
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Friday, October 27, 2017

Len Gabrielson (#357)

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Len Gabrielson was a corner outfielder for 5 teams in the 1960s. He was signed by the Milwaukee Braves in 1959, and made his major-league ...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Joe Hoerner (#227)

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One of the all-time Rule 5 success stories, Joe Hoerner went from barely hanging on with a bad 4th-year team in 1965 to heading up the bull...
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Collecting sports cards (and vinyl records) since 1967.
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