Five Random Cubs Cards
I've got 15,783 Cubs cards from 133 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: 1985 Topps #98 Steve Lake Lake batted just .151 in 119 at bats as Jody Davis' backup. Maybe he would have hit better if he'd take the donut off the bat!
1990s: 1994 Upper Deck #122 Jose Vizcaino Can anyone identify which Braves butt is prominently featured on this card?
2000s: 2001 Fleer Ultra #54 Jon Lieber The 2001 season was the best of his career by far. Lieber posted a record of 20-6 and made his only appearance on the All Star team.
2010s: 2015 Spring Fever #38 Jon Lester It's been two years since Topps quit their Spring Fever promotion. Anyone know why they stopped?
I'll go with a guess of Jeff Blauser for the butt question. The positioning of the defender in relation to second base and the runner has me doubting it's a second baseman. It looks more like a SS getting the throw from a 2B or 1B and coming across the bag. Blauser played 161 games at SS, Rafael Belliard appeared there 58 times and Chipper Jones three times. I could do more research and see when the Cubs visited Fulton Co. Stadium, but I'm about 95% sure it's Blauser.
ReplyDeleteThe butt is Mark Lemke. He worn Pony shoes and his stirrups that way.
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