I've got 20,143 Cubs cards from 301 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.
1900s - 1970s: 1973 Topps #61 NL Batting Leaders How about that - Billy not only led the NL in batting in 1972, he led the entire major leagues, and by 15 points too.
1980s: 1985 Topps #742 Ron Hassey The Cubs traded Hassey to the Yankees in December of 1984, so his Cubs card in the 1985 set is one that should be. 1990s: 1995 Topps #646 On Deck Cox played in just 15 MLB games, with the Expos in 1999. Glanville had a decent MLB career, though most was not with the Cubs.2000s: 2001 Fleer #249 Eric Young I love how Fleer "borrowed" the look of Topps cards from the 1950s in the Tradition set. It's like they were daring Topps to do something about it. 2010s: 2014 Jewish Major Leaguers #46 Ken Holtzman This card has to be a rarity. There aren't too many cards that feature a just a hat. This is the hat that Holtzman wore when he tossed his second career ho-hitter in 1971.
Cool Holtzman. He was a big part of those 70's A's World Series teams. Hope that Topps will put him into their Archives Fan Favorites set at some point.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny...that cap doesn't LOOK Jewish! B^}
ReplyDeleteI remember being happy the Cubs got Hassey. who injured himself almost immediately while playing first base.
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