#53 - Sonny Jackson Sonny spent the entire 1968 season with the Braves, but Topps digs out a photo of him with the Astros and airbrushed the hat. That's an interesting look on Sonny's face.
#54 - Cisco Carlos Cisco is posing at spring training in Sarasota. The Sox were one of a few teams to wear TV numbers on their sleeves in the 1960's.
#55 - Jerry Grote I will have very little to say about any of the Mets in the set because if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
#56 - RIch Reese Forgive me if this is politically incorrect or insensitive, but it looks like Reese throws like a girl. His arm is at a very weird angle to throw the ball. Sorry ladies!
#57 - Series One Checklist The checklists included pictures of various All Stars, with 30 game winner Denny McLain on this one.
#58 - Fred Gladding Fred is pictured in a Tigers uniform. Both he and McLain were teammates and they look like twins. Compare this card with the checklist; same glasses, same smile. But where McLain won 30 games in one season, Gladding hadn't won 30 games in his six year career.
#59 - Jay Johnstone A rare card in which a batter is actually wearing a batting helmet. Jay looks like his is 16 years old. He would later spend 2 1/2 seasons with the Cubs in the early '80's.
#60 - Nelson Briles Nelson is looking all business in this spring training pose. And I will say it again, the yellow and red in the name circle match perfectly with the yellow and red on the Cardinals uniform. This is the best use of color in the set.
#61 - Jimmie Hall He was the AL rookie of the year for the Twins in 1963 and then spent the rest of his career trying to duplicate that season. He never could. He is pictured here in an Angels uniform. Jimmie came over to the Cubs at the tail end of the 1969 season and and stuck around for the early part of the 1970 season before being released. Since Topps have update sets back then, I had to create a Cubs card for Jimmie
Overall Set Totals (player cards only)
Hall of Famers - 4
Hatless - 18
Airbrush - 7
Cubs (includes past, present, or future) - 6
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