196(9) At A Time - Page 1

Looking throught the Topps 1969 set, nine cards at a time



#1 - American League Batting Leaders. 1968 was the year of the pitcher and Yaz led the AL in hitting at .301, the league's only .300 hitter. Danny Cater's picture has him in a White Sox uniform, a team he last played for in 1966.



#2 - National League Batting Leaders The Alou brothers let Pete Rose join their party. NL hitters did better that the AL, with Rose hitting .335, one of five .300 hitters.



#3 - American League RBI Leaders Not one Hall of Famer in the bunch and Harrelson is in a Senators uniform.



#4 - National League RBI Leaders One of my favorite cards in the set, with two of my favorite Cubs featured.



#5 - American League HR Leaders Just like the RBI card, no Hall of Famers and an airbrushed Hawk Harrelson. Mercy!



#6 - National League HR Leaders Another favorite of mine, with Ernie Banks last appearance on a leader board. This was the only Ernie Banks card I ever had as a kid. McCovey had a heck of a 1968, leading the league in home runs and RBI's.



#7 - American League ERA Leaders Two Indians top the list. Their ERA's were unreal, Tiant at 1.60, McDowell at 1.81 and McNalley at 1.95. And note the old bird logo on McNalley's hat, a logo the Orioles ditched after the 1965 season.



#8 - National League ERA Leaders Bob Gibson was unbelieveable, posting a miniscule 1.12 ERA! And he actually has a bit of a smile on his face, something hitters never saw from him.



#9 - American League Pitching Leaders All Denny McLain did was win 31 games! Never done since, probably never will be done with five man rotations today.