Sunday, July 7, 2024

Five Random Cubs Cards

I've got 21,846 Cubs cards from 317 different brands listed on a spreadsheet. A random number generator picked five cards, one each from the past several decades.


1900s - 1970s: 1951 Topps #14 Wayne Terwilliger  So which do you consider the first Topps baseball card set?  This one with the mini cards or the larger cards from 1952?


1980s: 1989 Classic Orange #121 Greg Maddux  Some day I'll have to look at all of my Maddux cards to count how many show him with that silly looking mustache.


1990s: 1991 Bowman #535 Gary Scott The look on his face is not a confident one.  Looks like a guy with lots of hype but a two-year career average of .160.


2000s: 2008 Chicago Tribune Reed Johnson The Tribune borrowed elements from Topps 1972 and 1973 for their set.  You'd think that a publishing company would have been able to come up with something original.


2010s: 2014 Topps Update #179 John Baker The tenth anniversary of the catcher's greatest game is on July 29.  Out of pitchers in the 16th inning, Baker was called on to take the mound.  He pitched a 1-2-3 inning (pop up, walk, double play).  In the bottom of the 16th, he led off with a walk and then would later score the winning run on a sacrifice fly.  He's the only Cubs position player to earn a win as a pitcher.

1 comment:

  1. I remember when Sandberg had a moustache. Those were weird times. I don't think Ryno's and Maddux's moustaches overlapped though.
    The John Baker game is one of my favorites. Just makes me smile!

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