Frank Robinson basic Topps run

stwainfan

All 19 cards.

rexvos

Great work. Another down. How many complete now?

stwainfan

@rexvos said:
Great work. Another down. How many complete now?

Thanks that's nine. I have Lou Brock, Steve Carlton, Bob Gibson, Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, and Billy Williams. I'm doing Joe Morgan run now.

rexvos

@stwainfan said:

@rexvos said:
Great work. Another down. How many complete now?

Thanks that's nine. I have Lou Brock, Steve Carlton, Bob Gibson, Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, and Billy Williams. I'm doing Joe Morgan run now.

Do you have several completed in football as well?

stwainfan

@rexvos said:

@stwainfan said:

@rexvos said:
Great work. Another down. How many complete now?

Thanks that's nine. I have Lou Brock, Steve Carlton, Bob Gibson, Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, and Billy Williams. I'm doing Joe Morgan run now.

Do you have several completed in football as well?

Yes I have the Cowboys ring of honor players. The ones from the 1960's through 1970s. I just need a few cards for Pearson and Meredith. I also have a Alworth run.

JBrules

Nice run of Frank. Look forward to following your Morgan additions. Nicely done.

sayheywyo

I like your style. Well done. Nice looking cards and not breaking the bank. A true collector. I have an extra '69 Morgan in PSA 7 if interested.

stwainfan

@sayheywyo said:
I like your style. Well done. Nice looking cards and not breaking the bank. A true collector. I have an extra '69 Morgan in PSA 7 if interested.

thanks a lot. I already have the 69 Morgan.

Chicago1976

Great job! Player runs are fun to collect. Not only do they showcase a player's career, but also how card designs evolve over the years.

stwainfan

@Chicago1976 said:
Great job! Player runs are fun to collect. Not only do they showcase a player's career, but also how card designs evolve over the years.

Yes I agree.

maddux69

Congrats!

fattymacs

Great work, his cards are undervalued IMO

72skywalker

I love this type of collecting. I do like how you see the changes in card design and uniforms as well.

82FootballWaxMemorys

@fattymacs said:
Great work, his cards are undervalued IMO

Excellent job stwainfan!

When he retired he was 4th on the all-time HR list - correct?

Frank does get lost in the shuffle. I do wonder if his time as an "executive" (NOT manager) diminished his legacy?

I've have only a graded 1975. While his entire career was before my time I did have a 75 obtained in a schoolyard trade as kid for what were then current cards.

stwainfan

@82FootballWaxMemorys said:

@fattymacs said:
Great work, his cards are undervalued IMO

Excellent job stwainfan!

When he retired he was 4th on the all-time HR list - correct?

Frank does get lost in the shuffle. I do wonder if his time as an "executive" (NOT manager) diminished his legacy?

I've have only a graded 1975. While his entire career was before my time I did have a 75 obtained in a schoolyard trade for as kid for what were then current cards.

Thanks yes I think he is a all-time great. I think he was 4th on HR list when he retired.

alaskalt07

Great cards!

rugbymarine

Nice work! I enjoy following your player sets. And I agree that he's generally undervalued for how great a hitter he was. I also see a bit of what could've been. Here's a player comparison (both players thru their first 11 seasons):

Frank Robinson:

• 1657 Games
• 1855 Hits
• 352 Doubles
• 373 HR
• 1165 Runs
• 1131 RBI
• .304/.391/.562 Batting Line
• 2 MVP, 4 top-5 MVP seasons

Hank Aaron:

• 1656 Games
• 2085 Hits
• 351 Doubles
• 366 HR
• 1180 Runs
• 1216 RBI
• .320/.376/.567 Batting Line
• 1 MVP, 5 top-5 MVP seasons

stwainfan

@rugbymarine said:
Nice work! I enjoy following your player sets. And I agree that he's generally undervalued for how great a hitter he was. I also see a bit of what could've been. Here's a player comparison (both players thru their first 11 seasons):

Frank Robinson:

• 1657 Games
• 1855 Hits
• 352 Doubles
• 373 HR
• 1165 Runs
• 1131 RBI
• .304/.391/.562 Batting Line
• 2 MVP, 4 top-5 MVP seasons

Hank Aaron:

• 1656 Games
• 2085 Hits
• 351 Doubles
• 366 HR
• 1180 Runs
• 1216 RBI
• .320/.376/.567 Batting Line
• 1 MVP, 5 top-5 MVP seasons

Thanks. Those stats are close. I had not seen that comparison before.

rugbymarine

@stwainfan said:
Thanks. Those stats are close. I had not seen that comparison before.

I hadn't either, until I stumbled on them by accident. I won a 67 Frank Robinson & a 65 Hank Aaron in the same auction last summer. When the cards arrived, I'm the nerd that reads the backs of cards. "Hey...that's cool. Both of these cards are after their 11th season...Wait a second... they were within 1 double & 7 home runs of each other?!!"

Then I looked at how close they actually were. Hank was the much better hitter (.320 avg and 200+ extra hits), and Frank had far more walks. I didn't do it at the time, but it would be cool to look at their stats from their 12th season on.

stwainfan

That's cool. Frank became a manager in 1975. He was still playing. I think that had something to do with his last two years as a player.

Ironmanfan

Frank's 1974 game used Angels helmet

IMF