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Top 5 baseball cards of the 1970's
craig44
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The 80's thread seemed to generate some interest, let's try the 1970's. What are the 5 most influential baseball cards of the 70's. Not necessarily the most valuable, though it could be
Here's mine
1979 Ozzie
1975 Brett
1975 Yount (with or without puddle)
1972 Clemente
1978 Molitor/Trammell
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
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1975 Brett
1973 Schmidt
1975 Yount
1975 Aaron HL (showing breaking Ruth’s record
1978 Molitor-Trammel or 1979 Ozzie
Honorable mention - 1974 Ryan, 1976 Bench, 1971 Jackson, 1971 Clemente, 1971 Munson
The 78 Eddie Murray is definitely top 5 material.
1975 Brett
1973 Schmidt
1971 Ryan
1978 Murray
1971 Munson
Andy
1971 Munson
1973 All-Time HR Leaders
1973 Schmidt
1974 Aaron All-Time HR Leader
1975 Brett
Honorable Mention: 1977 Seaver, 1978 Murray
1971 Munson
1971 Clemente
1973 All-Time Homerun Leaders
1975 Brett
1976 Bubble Gum Blowing Champ
Honorable mentions
1975 Yount
1975 Aaron Highlights
1976 Bench
1978 Murray
That is one of the coolest cards ever.
Andy
I’m surprised this card isn’t more popular. Granted, 1974 is the first year I collected and holds a special place in my heart, but it’s a totally unique card commemorating one of baseball’s most historic moments.
1973 Schmidt
1975 Brett
1975 Yount
A lot of candidates for the last two and they are all worthy; 1971 Munson, 1978 Murray, 1979 Ozzie, and etc. Just my take.
1973 Schmidt
1975 Brett
1978 Molitor/Tranmel
1971 Blyleven
1974 Winfield
Honorable mention for me are the 1973 Clemente showing his final stats on the back and the 1974 Aaron #1.
My theory would be because the card is actually showing him as 1 homerun short, and crowning him before the fact. The 1974 is definitely a worthy candidate, though, for this thread.
Agreed. I don’t like how the card looks with the giant crown and the fact he had not broken the record yet. Now this card I loved as a kid and also today as a collector.
Most Influential, without regard for monetary value:
1971 Munson
1974 Washington NL (et al)
1975 Mini Brett
1977 BK Piniella
1979 Bump Wills
Steve
1979 Rose
1975 Brett
1978 Murray
1971 Clemente
1971 Blyleven
IT CAN'T BE A TRUE PLAYOFF UNLESS THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ARE INCLUDED
Nice thread! - I did enjoy the 'with or without puddle' line.
No Steve Garvey fans in the house? I suppose his legacy is a lot like Will Clark's now, but his rookie was up with Brett, Schmidt, and Murray during his playing days.
I think the 70's are more straightforward than the 80's. The following cards have stood the test of time and were keystones of any 70's collection then and still are today.
1975 Topps Brett
1978 Topps Murray
1973 Topps Schmidt
1979 Topps Ozzie Smith
1978 Topps Trammell/Molitor
It's only recently that low pop condition sensitive rarities from 70s topps sets are influential. Imagine telling a collector from the 1980s what a high grade 1976 Topps Brett or Rose would bring in 2018?
I agree about the 1976 Brett, and what a tough card. Garvey was seen as a good player all time, but his numbers like Clark’s were not overwhelming nor did he have that one monster season - his mvp season was a Hr’s in the 20’s, RBI’s in the low 100’s, and BA around .315 iirc.
Neat thread and the 70’s and 80’s are much tougher than say the 60’s which would be dominated by Mantle cards with a few rookies mixed in. Pretty interesting when you look at Card values and seemingly every year the most expensive card is a Mantle and a rookie - Seaver, Carlton, Ryan...
KC
1975 Brett
1976 Brett
1975 Yount without puddle only
1979 Ozzie
1977 Fidrych Bird is the word
I'm not a Garvey fan, but I believe he should be in the hall. He had a remarkable career and was one of the most popular stars in his time. And I really like his 71 rookie card.
IT CAN'T BE A TRUE PLAYOFF UNLESS THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ARE INCLUDED
Clark had an OPS+ of 137. Garvey’s was 117. That’s not close. Garvey had a longer career
Fair point on the actual on field difference between Garvey and Clark. I was more thinking about how the hobby has treated the two players over time.
Winfield was fun to watch. He was such a big guy that his bat always seemed to small for him.
Great conversations that spark lots of collecting memories.
-Nathanael
Finally some love for the 77 Fidrych!!
Love that card! Kurt Bevaukua I believe.
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+1. Toughest baseball card of the '70's, condition wise, for mainstream issue non-oddball stuff.
This!!
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06