1900s - 1970s: 1947 Tip Top Bread #160 Henry Wyse This card is a reprint from the 1947 Tip Top Bread set. The set is one of the toughest post-WWII sets out there, hence reprints for me. Wyse was a 22-game winner for the NL champ Cubs in 1945 and won just six games in 1947.
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Five Random Cubs Cards
I've got 14,422 Cubs cards from 109 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.
1900s - 1970s: 1947 Tip Top Bread #160 Henry Wyse This card is a reprint from the 1947 Tip Top Bread set. The set is one of the toughest post-WWII sets out there, hence reprints for me. Wyse was a 22-game winner for the NL champ Cubs in 1945 and won just six games in 1947.
1980s: 1987 Topps #372 Jerry Mumphrey Looks like Mumphrey is taking a hack at Shea Stadium. There are several other Cubs cards in the '87 set taken from the same angle.
1990s: 1993 Bowman #116 Dave Stevens I have absolutely no recollection of this guy. Turns out he pitched in 183 games over seven seasons with four different teams. Perhaps I don't remember him because his career record is 15-16 with an ERA of 6.02....truly forgettable stats there.
2000s: 2009 Allen and Ginter National Pride #4 Geovany Soto Technically this card should be called Commonwealth Pride or Territory Pride, since Puerto Rico is not an independent nation. Social studies is now over, you may get a drink and then get back to your seat and take out your math book.
2010s: 2016 MLB Debut Gold Kris Bryant The RNG gets us a card from this year. This is one of three versions of the Pro Debut insert. There is also a silver and bronze.
1900s - 1970s: 1947 Tip Top Bread #160 Henry Wyse This card is a reprint from the 1947 Tip Top Bread set. The set is one of the toughest post-WWII sets out there, hence reprints for me. Wyse was a 22-game winner for the NL champ Cubs in 1945 and won just six games in 1947.
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