1900s - 1970s: 1958 Topps #221 Jerry Kindall This is the only Cub card among the 27 in the set with a pink background. Kindall has a very tough look on his face. It doesn't match well with the pink.
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Five Random Cubs Cards
I've got 14,823 Cubs cards from 120 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.
1900s - 1970s: 1958 Topps #221 Jerry Kindall This is the only Cub card among the 27 in the set with a pink background. Kindall has a very tough look on his face. It doesn't match well with the pink.
1980s: 1983 Team Issued Coaches The fish-eyed lens gives this card a weird look. Pictured are (left to right),...Fred Koenig, first base; Ruben Amaro (who just recently passed away), third base, Lee Elia, manager, Duffy Dyer, bullpen; John Vukovich, bench, and Billy Connors, pitchers.
1990s: 1997 Fleer Ultra #163 Brant Brown The card lists him as a first baseman, but it was as an outfielder in 1998 that Brant Brown had his 15 minutes in the spotlight. It wasn't good.
2000s: 2002 Team Issued #564 Don Cardwell Reprint Cardwell earned a place in Cubs history by throwing a no hitter in his first appearance as a Cub.
2010s: 2012 Archives #52 Geovany Soto Four years after winning the NL Rookie of the Year, Soto had turned into a catcher that couldn't hit his weight. The Cubs traded him midway through the 2012 season.
1900s - 1970s: 1958 Topps #221 Jerry Kindall This is the only Cub card among the 27 in the set with a pink background. Kindall has a very tough look on his face. It doesn't match well with the pink.
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I forgot Shooter was the pitcher in the Brant Brown escapade. May he RIP.
ReplyDeleteI like the Cardwell with the great Wrigley background. Here's the radio call for the Brant Brown incident, with the famous Ron Santo reaction:
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