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

Friday, May 31, 2019

Cecil Upshaw (#286)

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Cecil Upshaw was the Braves’ top relief pitcher from mid-1967 through the 1972 season. Upshaw was signed by the Braves in 1964, and made h...
Saturday, May 25, 2019

Born on the Same Day - 6/9/1939

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Another installment in my "Born on the Same Day" series, featuring players who were born on the same day (!) and year.  A few da...
Sunday, May 12, 2019

Tom Phoebus (#97)

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Tom Phoebus was the first of a “second wave” of starting pitchers to come up through the Orioles’ farm system in the late 1960s.  This gro...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

Jim Hardin (#222)

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Jim Hardin pitched for the Orioles from 1967 to 1971. Early-on, he and Tom Phoebus backfilled a rotation decimated by injuries to Jim Palme...
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Sunday, January 6, 2019

Vern Fuller (#71)

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This is the rookie card for Vern Fuller, the Indians' starting 2nd baseman for most of 1967-1969. Fuller was signed by the Indians bef...
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Sunday, December 2, 2018

John Hiller (#307)

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John Hiller played for 15 seasons (1965-80), all for the Tigers. He pitched in 545 games, all but 43 in relief. The most games he ever star...
Monday, November 12, 2018

Final Card: Ted Davidson

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I don't often post back-to-back cards of players on the same team, but 6 years after (I thought) I completed my " 1968 Final Cards ...
Saturday, November 3, 2018

Bill McCool (#597)

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Bill McCool was in his last season as a Cincinnati Red in 1968, and is shown on the next-to-last card in the set. Signed by the Reds in 19...
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