Sunday, February 25, 2024

Five Random Cubs Cards

I've got 21,632 Cubs cards from 316 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.


1900s - 1970s: 1968 Topps #13 Chuck Hartenstein The sophomore slump hit Hartentstein in 1968 as he went from a 1967 rookie record of 9-8 to 2-4 in 1968. His ERA jumped from 3.08 to 4.54.  The Cubs traded him to the Pirates over the winter.


1980s: 1989 O-Pee-Chee #276 Mark Grace  Did O-Pee-Chee ever make the rookie cup bilingual?


1990s: 1994 Fleer #392 Randy Myers Is that a curveball or a two-seam fastball?


2000s: 2003 Topps Total #466 Dave Veres The 2003 season was Veres' last in the majors, capping a ten year career.  

2010s: 2018 Heritage Deckle Edge #18 Kris Bryant The Heritage version of the deckel cards seemed more faded than the originals.

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  1. night owlFebruary 25, 2024 at 10:56 AM

    Grace's rookie cup isn't bilingual but "Topps" is erased off of it and it looks strange.

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  2. Jim from DowningtownFebruary 25, 2024 at 11:01 PM

    That is Hartenstein's rookie card in '68. He had a nice rookie season in '67 (as the Cubs' closer, IIRC), but Topps did not include him (or Bill Stoneman) in the '67 set, even with 7 players featured on Cubs Rookie Stars cards.

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