#37 - Curt Motton A nice shot of a guy I never heard of taking a cut at Yankee Stadium. This photo wouldn't have been too old since Motton has the cartoon bird on his hat.
#38 - Zoilo Versalles How quickly they fall. In 1965 he was the AL MVP as he led the Twins to the World Series. Now he is still in a Twins uniform, but hatless and looking ticked off as he heads to the expansion Padres. He wasn't even good enough for the Padres, as they sent him to the Indians in December, 1968. And then the Indians sold him to the Senators during the 1969 season.
#39 - Dick Hughes Dick looks pretty stylish with those glasses! I like that Topps used yellow as the Cardinals color. The red name and yellow circle match nicely with the birds on bat logo. So why did they use orange as the Cubs color?
#40 - Mayo Smith Mayo is looking pretty strong and confident here, like someone who just led his team to the World Championship. By the way, what kind of name is Mayo? And how many "hold yourself" jokes (you know, hold the mayo) did he hear?
#41 - Bob Barton In a typical catchers pose at spring training.
#42 Tommy Harper This is the first card for a Pilot. He was the Pilots third pick in the expansion draft, taken from the Indians. He would be one of Seattle's top players.
#43 - Joe Niekro The second Cubs in the set, Joe gets his own post tomorrow.
#44 Danny Cater Another hatless A's player. Cater was second in the league in hitting in 1968.
#45 Maury WIlls Maury was taken by the Expos from the Pirates (he is in a Bucs uniform). That is a pained look he has on his face. I guess the Topps photographers don't tell the players to say "Cheese!" Who is that looking over Maury's hat?
Overall Set Totals (player cards only)
Hall of Famers - 3
Hatless - 15
Airbrush - 4
Cubs (includes past, present, or future) - 2
15 hatless in 45 cards. One-third of the cards so far! I wonder if anyone cared about that when they were collecting it in 1969.
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