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, August 31, 2019

Steve Whitaker (#383)

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Here is outfielder Steve Whitaker, in his last season as a Yankee. Whitaker was one of a long line of Yankees' outfielders (along with...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Men Without Hats II

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To date, I've only made 8 posts here about the Athletics, fewest of any team. So I was planning to post their 1968 team card, but I just...
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Sunday, July 14, 2019

Jack Hiatt (#419)

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Jack Hiatt was a C/1B who played for 9 seasons (1964-72), five of them with the Giants. He was signed by the Los Angeles Angels in 1961 an...
Saturday, July 13, 2019

Blogroll Blog

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A few months ago I set up a blogroll blog (for reasons mentioned in the blog). Since then, it has been lurking as "Master Blogroll...
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Saturday, June 15, 2019

Russ Gibson (#297)

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Russ Gibson was the Red Sox' starting catcher for 1968-69, basically keeping the gear warm until the arrival of Carlton Fisk. Russ was...
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...
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Collecting sports cards (and vinyl records) since 1967.
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