Let's play...Name that Card!!

paleocards

I collect Topps baseball HOFers between 1955-1975. Over the holidays, I picked-up some real raw beauties from my favorite card shop. Here's the game: I'll post an image of a slice of the card and if no one identifies it correctly I'll post another slice and then a third (which should give it away). Then I'll post the full image of the card. There'll be 8 cards in all and remember all will be of Topps HOFers from the time frame I collect. One more hint -- these are all pretty well-known cards, none are terribly obscure. One rule: one guess per slice.

OK, here we go. Good luck!

Mystery card #1 - First slice:

pandrews

1968 rod carew

do i win anything?

paleocards

OK pandrews, that one was pretty easy. Well done. Here's the full image:

1968 Topps #80 Rod Carew



Here's the next one (a bit tougher...)

Mystery card #2 - 1st slice:

pandrews

1996 sutton rc?

edit - i mean 1966

paleocards

Mmmmmm...very impressive! You're good (but in answer to your question, no you don't win anything. Nevertheless, you can take pride in a job well done, so you've got that going for you, which is nice...)

1966 Topps #288 Don Sutton RC



Now for Mystery card #3 - 1st slice:

yawie99

'74 McCovey - Washington.

paleocards

Wow, you guys are good! I haven't been able to use slices 2 or 3 yet!

1974 Topps #250 Willie McCovey (Washington variation)




OK, I think this one is pretty tough...

Mystery card #4 - 1st slice:

pandrews

1962 Gaylord Perry rc

acowa

1961 Yaz

MorrellMan

I'm with Perry - that's Gaylord

paleocards

Damn, pandrews! Too good...

1962 Topps #199 Gaylord Perry RC



Here's Mystery card #5 - 1st slice:

pandrews

i know its a Munson or Bench card

ZodiacMindwarp

1970 Johnny Bench #660

paleocards

Allright Zodiac, welcome to the game!

1970 Topps #660 Johnny Bench (a real blazer!)


Mystery card #6 - 1st slice

pandrews

my last one and i gotta leave.. =(

but its a 1970 Nolan!

paleocards

Right again, pandrews -- thanks for playing!

1970 Topps #712 Nolan Ryan



Mystery card #7 - 1st slice:

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Here's the 2nd slice of Mystery card #7:

ZodiacMindwarp

paleocards

That's a nice one zodiac, here's mine:

1962 Topps #18 Manager's Dream: Mantle & Mays (and Banks & Aaron & the Green Monster -- that's why it's one of my favorites!!)



OK, last one...Mystery card #8 - 1st slice:

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2nd slice of Mystery card #8:

ZodiacMindwarp

1955 Hank Aaron

Oh, and that 62 wasn't mine...I borrowed the scan without permission.

Thanks for a fun game!

paleocards

Well done, zodiac.

1955 Topps #47 Hank Aaron



Thanks for playing...good night!

pandrews

<< <i>Thanks for a fun game! >>



same here..

but isnt kinda sad how we can identify a card by seeing so little? i think i might would be embarassed to tell anybody except other card collectors.. heh..

gmoneystyles

MORE.

mccardguy1

hey fun game.......Is it lame that iIknew all these???

I just wanted to make a correction on one thing. The 1962 Managers Dream card you spoke of. Its a great card and one of my favorites but I have to tell you, I will agree thats Aaron in the background and the green monster is also correct. But I will have to say Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks was and still will always be #14 not #8 as that possible Dodger is behind Mantle and Mays.

A simple check of the baseball almanac shows that in 1961 #8 was worn by Johnny Roseboro of the Dodgers who in fact was a all star in 1961 at Fenway Park. Unfortunatley for him he did not play in this game.

I hope the game continues....this has been fun.

Robby

Paleo.............Glad to see you bring the Picture Game back again ! You guy's are ' unreal ' how fast you can identify these cards with so little of the card showing ! If you have another game Paleo , please ban Pandrews from playing , the Man is amazing ! ...............Robbie

mealeworm

Cubfan

Mcc - I was thinking the same thing. However, who is that over Mantle's left shoulder? I dont have the card so I cant see in great detail.

Could that be Banks?

Fun game. Again, how embarrassing that we know these cards almost instantly . Of course, if you did this with post-1980 cards, Id be scratching my head.

ctsoxfan

That was cool to follow this thread - and, sad to say I knew them all too. Am I that addicted?

But, on a side note, those are some nice looking versions of those cards - you look like you did well on them.

Wabittwax

Paleo, do you not grade your cards? You've got some super nice raw stuff there. It's rare to see cards that nice not inside a slab.

mccardguy1

Cubfan.....No that is not Banks behind Mantle. That is definitly a Yankee and it looks like Elston Howard who was also at that all star game.

Either way its a great card showing 3 HOFers and 2 quality catchers all in the prime of their career.

paleocards

Glad you all enjoyed the thread, guys, and thanks again for playing.

Mccardguy -- it would have been nice if that was Banks, but you're right that that player is wearing #8, and not Banks' 14. That bursts another bubble because if it were Aaron & Banks, one could almost think that they were posing for another photographer whose shot would be immortalized two years later on Topps' 1963 "Power Plus" card!

Wabbitwax -- I prefer my cards raw, but for the last few months I've been seriously considering getting them slabbed. In fact, the last 5 HOFers I won on eBay were PSA graded. Haven't joined PSA yet though...