I've got 18,555 Cubs cards from 257 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.
1900s - 1970s: 1961 Topps #551 George Altman The 1961 set is one of my favorites because many of the pictures, including this one, were taken at Wrigley Field. Altman led the Cubs in batting and RBIs in 1961 and hit a home run at the All Star game.1980s: 1988 Donruss #539 Greg Maddux The 1988 season was Maddux' first full big-league season. He was 15-3 at the All-Star break and finished the year 18-8. He was the NL Pitcher of the Month in June and became the youngest Cub All Star. Here's the craziest stat: in his eight losses, the Cubs scored no more than two runs while he was in the game.1990s: 1993 Topps #265 Andre Dawson Gold The 1993 set has several parallels (Gold, Rockies, Marlins) and for some reason, I was all in on them.2000s: 2001 Topps Chrome #656 Kerry Wood Golden Moments This definitely was a golden moment, one of the best-pitched games in the history of baseball.
2010s: 2013 Topps Chrome #158 Anthony Rizzo This is just one of three Cubs cards in the 2013 Chrome set as the Theo rebuild was in full swing in 2013.
The randomizer picked really well today. That's a pretty strong five players as all of them made at least two All-Star appearances during their careers.
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