Cabin Fever, My Rookie of the yr set.
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Today while just relaxing at home I brought out my binder filled with the cards of the players that won the yearly awards. I started this collection back in the late 70's, stopped for a time then started back up in the mid 80's until I again stopped when I left the hobby around 1993. My collection uses the players following card not the card of the year in which he actually won the award. This way i can see the stats and info stating that he won the award. I have used mainly Topps cards but have used Bowman and Fleer (Wills MVP) when no Topps card exists.
Rookie of the yr. The first 5 winners I used Bowman cards as most do not have a Topps card for that era. Jackie Robinson, Al Dark, Don Newk, Roy Sievers and Sam Jethroe fill out the first few years. Walt Dropo is shown in his 1953 card even though he was the 1950 winner. Some do not have a card of the following year so i was forced to use the card that was the closest. A 1952 Mays and 52 Bowman Mcdougal is the only yr where different companies are used. Beginning in 1952 (using the 1953 card) I used Topps and since those cards are in the large style, 2 to a page. Beginning in 1956 I was able to use the standard 9 pocket sheeet and it is a great way to see how the styles changed year after year. Beginning with Frank Robby and luis Aparicio the page continues on and I see, the 58 card of the 57 winners Jack Sanford and Tony Kubek. The 58 winners Orlando Cepeda and Albie Pearson are shown in all their 1959 Topps glory. The first 'trophy cards' feature McCovey and Bobby Allison, the 1959 winners.
Moving on to the 1960 winners, the 1961 Frank Howard and Ron Hansen (trophy)
cards stare back at me and we then have an example of another HOF'r in Billy Williams and Don Schwall. 1962, Hobbs and Tresh. 1964 A young Pete Rose peers out from under his large red 'C' cap, along with Sox hurler Gary Peters. !964 winners were Richie Allen and the Twins' Tony Oliva and they are represented by my alltime favorite set 1965 Topps! Further along the 66 cards of Dodger Jim Lefebvre and O's Curt Blefary are honored for the great years they had as rookies in 65. Tommie Agee and Tommy Helms and the facsimile autos of the 1967 cards are just in front of 3 straight HOF's in Tom Seaver, Rod Carew (1967) and a youthful Johnny Bench (68) in his catchers stance. Yankee pitcher Stan Bahnsen Shares the year with bench.
Ted Sizemore and Louuuuuu Pinella (the 69 winners) are shown just before the Expos Carl Morton and the 71 Topps card of yankee great Thurman Munson in what many claim as one of the finast 'in action' type cards taging out an A's runner at the plate. Peter Max and his art stlye 1972 cards feature Earl Williams and Chris Chambliss, they are followed by the 73 edition (where the trophy cups changed) of Mets pitcher Matlack and HOF bound Carlton Fisk. The set then goes on and we see bake McBride, Mike Hargrove, The 'Count' John Montefusco, Fred Lynn and the cards of Butch Metzger and Pat Zachry who shared the honor in 1976 in the national Lg. the winner in the AL that yr was the wacky Bird Fydrich. Andre Dawson and Eddie Murray (HOF) Bob Horner and Lou Whitaker are also shown as they were as rookie ballplayers. The 1979 season again had a tie so John Castino and Al Griffen share the AL spotlight while Rick Sutcliffe represented the NL.
The 80's started with a bang with new emphasis on rookies with Joe Charboneau winning the AL and Steve Howe (b4 his drug problems) taking the NL award. The Valenzuela rookie card was also big that yr with Topps beating out the competition and having a rookie card of the portly hurler. His 1982 card is his representation to this set along side the Yanks and Rags Righetti. Next we have Sax, Cal Ripken jr, The Straw man and Ron Kittle (geez remm him)? DR K, Alvin Davis and the speedy Vince Coleman with Ozzie Guillen. Todd Worrell and Jose Canseco, Benito and Mark give way to slap hitters Sabo and Weiss. The 80's end with the cards of J Walton and Greg Olson.
The 90's and the end of the cardboard that i grew up with as Topps celebrated its 40th yr we see David Justice and Sandy Alomar jr both with trophy cups and 40 years of baseball logo. After that the players changed but the cards all seem to appear the same one year after another!
IMO this is just a cool way to create a set and have early cards of some decent players. Some went on to HOF careers, some died tragically young, some that had the proverbial cup of coffee. Most had productive major lg careers.
Thanks for taking the time with me, I got to look at these cards again, but back theymust go (to the place they rest) until, that is, it is again time to get last years winners and have the set up to date again.
Rookie of the yr. The first 5 winners I used Bowman cards as most do not have a Topps card for that era. Jackie Robinson, Al Dark, Don Newk, Roy Sievers and Sam Jethroe fill out the first few years. Walt Dropo is shown in his 1953 card even though he was the 1950 winner. Some do not have a card of the following year so i was forced to use the card that was the closest. A 1952 Mays and 52 Bowman Mcdougal is the only yr where different companies are used. Beginning in 1952 (using the 1953 card) I used Topps and since those cards are in the large style, 2 to a page. Beginning in 1956 I was able to use the standard 9 pocket sheeet and it is a great way to see how the styles changed year after year. Beginning with Frank Robby and luis Aparicio the page continues on and I see, the 58 card of the 57 winners Jack Sanford and Tony Kubek. The 58 winners Orlando Cepeda and Albie Pearson are shown in all their 1959 Topps glory. The first 'trophy cards' feature McCovey and Bobby Allison, the 1959 winners.
Moving on to the 1960 winners, the 1961 Frank Howard and Ron Hansen (trophy)
cards stare back at me and we then have an example of another HOF'r in Billy Williams and Don Schwall. 1962, Hobbs and Tresh. 1964 A young Pete Rose peers out from under his large red 'C' cap, along with Sox hurler Gary Peters. !964 winners were Richie Allen and the Twins' Tony Oliva and they are represented by my alltime favorite set 1965 Topps! Further along the 66 cards of Dodger Jim Lefebvre and O's Curt Blefary are honored for the great years they had as rookies in 65. Tommie Agee and Tommy Helms and the facsimile autos of the 1967 cards are just in front of 3 straight HOF's in Tom Seaver, Rod Carew (1967) and a youthful Johnny Bench (68) in his catchers stance. Yankee pitcher Stan Bahnsen Shares the year with bench.
Ted Sizemore and Louuuuuu Pinella (the 69 winners) are shown just before the Expos Carl Morton and the 71 Topps card of yankee great Thurman Munson in what many claim as one of the finast 'in action' type cards taging out an A's runner at the plate. Peter Max and his art stlye 1972 cards feature Earl Williams and Chris Chambliss, they are followed by the 73 edition (where the trophy cups changed) of Mets pitcher Matlack and HOF bound Carlton Fisk. The set then goes on and we see bake McBride, Mike Hargrove, The 'Count' John Montefusco, Fred Lynn and the cards of Butch Metzger and Pat Zachry who shared the honor in 1976 in the national Lg. the winner in the AL that yr was the wacky Bird Fydrich. Andre Dawson and Eddie Murray (HOF) Bob Horner and Lou Whitaker are also shown as they were as rookie ballplayers. The 1979 season again had a tie so John Castino and Al Griffen share the AL spotlight while Rick Sutcliffe represented the NL.
The 80's started with a bang with new emphasis on rookies with Joe Charboneau winning the AL and Steve Howe (b4 his drug problems) taking the NL award. The Valenzuela rookie card was also big that yr with Topps beating out the competition and having a rookie card of the portly hurler. His 1982 card is his representation to this set along side the Yanks and Rags Righetti. Next we have Sax, Cal Ripken jr, The Straw man and Ron Kittle (geez remm him)? DR K, Alvin Davis and the speedy Vince Coleman with Ozzie Guillen. Todd Worrell and Jose Canseco, Benito and Mark give way to slap hitters Sabo and Weiss. The 80's end with the cards of J Walton and Greg Olson.
The 90's and the end of the cardboard that i grew up with as Topps celebrated its 40th yr we see David Justice and Sandy Alomar jr both with trophy cups and 40 years of baseball logo. After that the players changed but the cards all seem to appear the same one year after another!
IMO this is just a cool way to create a set and have early cards of some decent players. Some went on to HOF careers, some died tragically young, some that had the proverbial cup of coffee. Most had productive major lg careers.
Thanks for taking the time with me, I got to look at these cards again, but back theymust go (to the place they rest) until, that is, it is again time to get last years winners and have the set up to date again.
Good for you.
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I have decided to bring it back up because Mike was not around to see it.
Steve
Do you have any scans/pictures?
I have no idea how to post a pic with this mac i know use.
The post would have been much better with some scans.
Steve
I did something similar by collecting all the Topps #1 cards.
Yesterday, I spent a good part of the cold, rainy afternoon scanning and cataloging my Topps art collection.
Isn't that why we enjoy coming here? To share?
Thanx
mike
i love the topps cards with the trophies on them. Good times!
at various points along the way they started and stopped doing it. i wonder why>
ArnyVee has a something similar in the pipeline for the football side...
Jason
according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
I have a 52 Mantle, A Bowman that I got back in the day for 50.00? I had it graded and it graded a PSA 5 it can be seen in my showcase.
Back when I had my shop I had a 51 also. I would say it was also a 5, I sold it around 1987.
Steve
I can copy the url but for some reason I can't paste it.
Steve