Saturday, December 17, 2022

Sixties Saturday - 1966 Topps

 We keep rolling through the 60's and now we are up to 1966.  The Cubs actually had a manager this season, Leo Durocher, instead of a head coach.  But Topps didn't do manager cards in the '66 set.  

Among the Cubs cards is one with a dead man.  The Dick Ellsworth card mistakenly used a picture of Ken Hubbs, who died in a plane crash before the start of the 1964 season.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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3 comments:

  1. John BatemanDecember 17, 2022 at 5:46 PM

    I always thought the Hubbs photo was more than just a mistake or accident. - It feels like it was done purposely but I can't explain why.

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  2. Jim from DowningtownFebruary 5, 2023 at 9:50 PM

    Topps had manager cards in the 1966 set, just not for the Cubs. (Odd, because they had 2 cards for Astros' managers.)

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  3. Jim from DowningtownFebruary 5, 2023 at 9:52 PM

    Poor Dick Ellsworth - in 1966 his card shows a deceased ex-teammate. From '67 to '69, Topps used awful big-head photos of him.

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