Card of the Day

Here's a card of one bad ass pitcher in his prime.  He looks kind of baby faced here but he was a baby faced assassin on the mound.  Don't you dare crowd the plate or you know what you'll get.

1961 Topps #260

I guess I haven't been to the Baseball Hall of Fame site in a while.  It looks like they've done some remodeling.  Here's Don's new page.

Blow Out the Candles July 23

Hall of Fame Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale was born in Van Nuys, California on this date in 1936.

 1961 Topps #260

Career highlights and awards:
9× All-Star (1959, 1959², 1961², 1962, 1963, 1964,1965, 1967, 1968)
3× World Series champion (1959, 1963, 1965)
Cy Young Award (1962)
Los Angeles Dodgers #53 retired

 Don and Whitey

Drysdale, Greg Goossen, and Koufax

Hall of Fame Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese was born in Ekron, Kentucky on this date in 1918.

 2008 UD Goudey #31

Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950,1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
2× World Series champion (1955, 1959)
1956 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
Los Angeles Dodgers #1 retired

Out of This World Series

Back in the 1970's I picked up this 1965 World Series program:

Is this a great cover or what?!!  It was created by 5 time Pulitzer Award nominee Karl Hubenthal.  

Here are a few highlights from inside:

The Rat Pack and then some.  Vegas, baby!

Hall of Fame Teammates 10

Our next group of Hall of Fame teammates began their time together in Brooklyn but from 1959-62 they were the future Hall of Famers on the Los Angles Dodgers.

1958 Topps #88

HOF Class of 1980

1961 Topps #260

HOF Class of 1984

1964 Topps #200

HOF Class of 1972

Who are your favorite Hall of Fame teammates?