Card of the Day -- Here's Johnny!

This is a more or less random card I pulled out of a box.  My first thought was "where did Night Owl rank this one".  Really.  Funny thing is I made a comment on his blog (in 2009) and picked this one as my favorite of the 1970's.  Maybe it's because I was 12 years old when I pulled it from a pack and stopped collecting for a while after 1975.

 Check out what Topps had to say,  "a future Hall-of-Famer at 23".  Good call!  And check out the 1970 stat line.  Wow!

2001 UD Hall of Famers --National Pastime Part Two

I started sharing this set at the beginning of this season so it's fitting that I post the last twenty cards as the World Series gets underway.  Upper Deck put out some great sets of legendary players.  This one is no exception.

2001 UD Hall of Famers Texas to Cincinnati

I really miss sets like this 2001 UD Hall of Famers.  I picked this one up for $8.00 shipped.  Lets look at them all.

The black Babe Ruth, I've always heard of this guy spoken with reverence.

"I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron," Hall of Famer Monte Irvin once said. "They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson."

Nolan seems to be another guy that everyone likes.  His card values speak to that.  I like seeing him in a Rangers uniform.  Imagine what his win totals would be had he played for better teams.

His longevity is a testament to his work ethic.  Seven no-hitters is just sick.  And just imagine, he also had 12 one-hitters and 18 two-hitters.  37 games of two hits or less!

This photograph seems to capture Carlton Fisk's intensity.

With apologies to my South Side friends it's a shame Carlton didn't spend his entire career in Boston.  He seems the epitome of the New Englander.

Is it just me or is this guy under appreciated?

13 straight season of 100+ RBIs. --and not 101 or 102.  Check out 1932!

These next two photos are disappointing.

Bench and Fisk at catcher were to the 70's what Brooks Robinson and Ron Santo were at 3rd base during the 1960's.  That is, the best at their position in each league.  Bench was one of Ron Santo's biggest HOF boosters.

Maybe the heart of the Big Red Machine, Joe is certainly one of the All-Time greats at 2nd base.

Just so consistent in all areas as a Red.  This card doesn't show his outstanding base on balls totals.  Joe is 5th all-time.

1989 Kahn's Cooperstown Collection

I saw these on Ebay and they looked interesting and they were cheap.

The Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards says:
"This 11-player card set was available through a mail-in offer,  One dollar and three proofs of purchase form Hillshire Farms were needed to obtain the set.  The card fronts feature  paintings of recent Hall of Fame inductees.  A coupon was also included with each set."  I'd add that the card stock they used is very thin.