Top Ten Cards Of The 1970's
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If you could only pick 10 cards from the decade to showcase in a collection, which would they be?
What are yours? Here are mine.
All Topps...
1. 1975 Reg & Mini Brett RC - .390, batting titles in 3 decades, solo RC, iconic for decade
2. 1973 Schmidt RC - edged out by above card because Brett's is solo
3. 1971 Munson - solo, trophy cup, horizontal icon, most expensive 9 of 70s
4. 1978 Murray RC - solo, trophy cup, 500/3000 club!
5. 1975 Reg & Mini Yount RC - tough in 9+, goes with Brett like PB&J, booze-blow
6. 1978 Molitor Trammel - best multi face in terms of players featured
7. 1976 Brett - notorious in mint state
8. 1974 Schmidt - first solo card
9. 1971 Ryan - image is just too awesome
10. 1974 Winfield RC
* Honorable mention as a tremendously slept-on card:
1979 Topps Molitor - first solo card, tough to find in PSA 9
These are the first 10 I would buy if building/curating a collection from scratch. In terms of importance, value, and aesthetic.
There are other cards I love but they'd have to come after the ones above.
Such personal favorites:
So many of the HOFers from 1971 and 1973 sets-- especially 1973 Clemente, Munson, Bench, and Aaron.
I love the 1972 Clemente, Rose, Ryan, and Munson.
1975 Ryan and Ryan HL #5, Winfield, Aaron 1 & 660.
All the 1977 All-Stars look great.
1978 Brett, Reggie, Winfield.
1979 Dale Murphy - his first solo card after two group shots
I know the Ozzie RC is a glaring omission from the list but I've just never been into that card as much as the others in my top ten.
Also I know it would be much easier to pick favorites from each year, so to make it more difficult and heart wrenching I went with ranking the top ten of all the decade's sets at one time. Gotta make some tough cuts! Feel free to shout out those others that are held in high regard but couldn't make the cut.
What are yours? Here are mine.
All Topps...
1. 1975 Reg & Mini Brett RC - .390, batting titles in 3 decades, solo RC, iconic for decade
2. 1973 Schmidt RC - edged out by above card because Brett's is solo
3. 1971 Munson - solo, trophy cup, horizontal icon, most expensive 9 of 70s
4. 1978 Murray RC - solo, trophy cup, 500/3000 club!
5. 1975 Reg & Mini Yount RC - tough in 9+, goes with Brett like PB&J, booze-blow
6. 1978 Molitor Trammel - best multi face in terms of players featured
7. 1976 Brett - notorious in mint state
8. 1974 Schmidt - first solo card
9. 1971 Ryan - image is just too awesome
10. 1974 Winfield RC
* Honorable mention as a tremendously slept-on card:
1979 Topps Molitor - first solo card, tough to find in PSA 9
These are the first 10 I would buy if building/curating a collection from scratch. In terms of importance, value, and aesthetic.
There are other cards I love but they'd have to come after the ones above.
Such personal favorites:
So many of the HOFers from 1971 and 1973 sets-- especially 1973 Clemente, Munson, Bench, and Aaron.
I love the 1972 Clemente, Rose, Ryan, and Munson.
1975 Ryan and Ryan HL #5, Winfield, Aaron 1 & 660.
All the 1977 All-Stars look great.
1978 Brett, Reggie, Winfield.
1979 Dale Murphy - his first solo card after two group shots
I know the Ozzie RC is a glaring omission from the list but I've just never been into that card as much as the others in my top ten.
Also I know it would be much easier to pick favorites from each year, so to make it more difficult and heart wrenching I went with ranking the top ten of all the decade's sets at one time. Gotta make some tough cuts! Feel free to shout out those others that are held in high regard but couldn't make the cut.
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1970 -
1971 - Munson
1972 -
1973 - Clemente, Schmidt
1974 - Fisk
1975 - Brett, Ryan
1976 - Rose, Gamble Traded
1977 - Fidrych
1978 -
1979 - Ozzie
Bosox1976
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
1. 1975 George Brett
2. 1973 Mike Schmidt
3. 1973 Roberto Clemente (Last Card)
4. 1975 Robin Yount
5. 1970 Thurman Munson
6. 1976 Henry Aaron (Last Card)
7. 1974 Dave Winfield
8. 1978 Eddie Murray
9. 1979 Ozzie Smith
10. 1979 Willie Stargell (hard to find in high grade)
1970 - Jackson, Clemente, Hodges, Jackson AS, Aaron, Banks, Ryan
1971 - Munson, Jackson, Rose, Seaver, Bench, B Robinson, Ryan, Clemente
1972 - Mays IA, Bench, Bench IA, Jackson, Jackson IA, Munson, Seaver IA, Rose, Rose IA, Morgan Traded
1973 - Ruth/Aaron/Mays, Rose, Jackson, Mays, Bench, Schmidt RC
1974 - Aaron Specials (1-6), Ryan, Seaver, Schmidt, Winfield RC, all Washington variations
1975 - Aaron HL, Ryan HL, Schmidt, Brett RC, Bench, Jackson, Ryan, Aaron
1976 - Brett, Bench, Schmidt
1977 - Dawson RC
1978 - Murray RC, Molitor/Trammell RC
1979 - Ryan, Ozzie RC, Yaz
Dave
1970 - Aaron
1971 - Clemente
1972 - Carew
1973 - Fisk
1974 - Schmidt
1975 - Brett / Yount
1976 - Rice
1977 - Traded to 1975 for future consideration
1978 - Dawson
1979 - Ozzie
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1971 Thurman Munson
1972 Carlton Fisk
1973 Mike Schmidt
1974 Dave Winfield
1975 Robin Yount
1975 George Brett
1975 Gary Carter
1978 Trammell/Molitor
1978 Eddie Murray
1979 Ozzie Smith
Edited to add: If we are only talking coolness of the card, I agree the 1976 Bench is awesome and the 1974 Seaver card is classic. Honorable mention to those '72 IA cards. I loved to collect those as a kid.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
Great list but you're making it too easy on yourself
1970 - Seaver Wins Opener
1971 - Munson
1972 - Bench IA
1973 - Killebrew
1974 - Ryan
1975 - Brett RC
1976 - Carter
1977 - Rose
1978 - Murray RC
1979 - Smith RC
Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
<< <i>70sfanatic,
Great list but you're making it too easy on yourself
+1 I was thinking the same thing.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
1. 1975 Topps George Brett RC - The most iconic card of the 1970's IMO
2. 1975 Topps Robin Yount RC - One of the most condition sensitive HOF RC's within the past 50 years
3. 1975 Topps Hank Aaron (#660) - His best looking card IMO
4. 1970 Topps Nolan Ryan - A tough High #, I always liked this card
5. 1971 Topps Roberto Clemente
6. 1979 Topps Ozzie Smith RC
7. 1971 Topps Thurman Munson
8. 1974 Topps Dave Winfield RC
9. 1973 Topps Mike Schmidt RC
10. 1970 Transogram Roberto Clemente Panel - I've had the pleasure of owning a complete box and I think it is one of the coolest issues
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." Dr. Seuss
<< <i>70sfanatic,
Great list but you're making it too easy on yourself
Gosh "dad", I hate it when you make me choose just one!!!!
Ok. 1 card per year (and no player more than once):
1970 - Clemente
1971 - Munson
1972 - Mays IA
1973 - Schmidt RC
1974 - Aaron 715
1975 - Brett RC
1976 - Bench
1977 - Ryan
1978 - Murray RC
1979 - Ozzie RC
Dave
<< <i>I have to add the 1976 Kurt Bevaqua bubble gum card as well. >>
Another '70's classic.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
1971 - Clemente
1972 - Dock Ellis "In Action" - come on, he pitched a no hitter tripping. Respect.
1973 - Ruth/Mays/Aaron (only because when I got this as a kid, I went beserk thinking I had a "real" Babe Ruth card
1974 - Winfield
1975 - Brett
1976 - Bench
1975 George Brett
1971 Thurmon Munson
1973 Mike Schmidt
1972 Carlton Fisk
1974 Dave Winfield
1975 Robin Yount
1978 Eddie Murray
1979 Ozzie Smith
1973 Roberto Clemente
1970 Nolan Ryan
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2. 1978 Murray
3. 1971 Munson
4. 1974 Winfield
5. 1975 Yount
6. 1978 Molitor/Trammel
7. 1973 Schmidt/Cey
8. 1974 Aaron #1
9. 1979 Ozzie
10. 1977 Fidyrch
1970 BKB Pete Maravich
1975 BB George Brett Mini
1971 HK Ken Dryden
1976 FB Walter Payton
1972 FB Roger Staubach
1971 BB Thurman Munson
1979 HK Wayne Gretzky
1972 BKB Julius Erving
1973 BB Schmidt/Cey/Hilton
1971 FB Terry Bradshaw
I feel like I'm missing an important one. Oh well.
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1970 Johnny Bench
1970 Nolan Ryan
1971 Pete Rose
1971 Vada Pinson
1972 Rod Carew
1972 Roberto Clemente
1974 Carlton Fisk
1976 Rollie Fingers
1977 Mark Fidrych
1978 Reggie Jackson
1971 Munson
1972 Carew in action
1973 McCovey
1974 Ryan
1975 Brett
1976 Schmidt
1977 Rose
1978 Murray
1979 Brett
1. FB - 1978 Holsum #2 Walter Payton
2. BB - 1971 Topps Chris Short (w/Pete Rose in background)
3. BkB - 1971-72 Fleer Cocoa Puffs Globetrotters #25 Freddie '"Curly" Neal (as artist)
4. FB - 1971 Topps #154 Dick LeBeau (spent a year trying to track down this in NRMT to complete a set)
5. BB - 1971 Milk Duds Roberto Clemente
6. BB - 1979 Kellogg's Pete Rose (33 3B error)
7. TBD
8. TBD
9. TBD
10. TBD
<< <i>That's an awesome card-- imagine how amazing it would look if the insert pictures were in color? >>
I was going to photoshop a 2013 version of this HR Leaders but when I began searching for Barry Bonds fat skull I threw up a little in my mouth and quit. -Doug
75- Brett
73- Schmidt
75- Yount
71- Munson
78- Murray
78- Molitor
74- Schmidt
73- Clemente
79- Smith
74- Winfield
Edit: SP Check
72 Clemente
75 Ryan
71 Munson
72 Fisk
76 Yount
79 Smith
75 Brett
75 Yount
72 Rose
71 Cubs Team floating heads
Kiss me twice.....let's party.
1972 Fisk
1973 Schmidt
1975 Brett
1976 Bench
1977 Nolan Ryan
1979 Ozzie Smith
1977 Fisk
1975 Yount
1972 Clemente
Honorable mention
1971 Munson Topps Greatest Moments
1977 Carlton Fisk
1974 Winfield
1971 Nolan Ryan
1978 Eddie Murray
T222's PSA 1 or better
73 Stabler
76 Payton
72 Staubach
71 mean joe greene
79 Earl Cambell
73 Tatum
73 Shell
72 BKB Julius Erving
71 Topps Thurman Munson
71 Bradshaw
edit-How could I forget bradshaw.
Needs'
1972 Football-9's high#'s
1965 Football-8's
1958 Topps FB-7-8
1. 1978 Molitor/Trammel (PSA 10 Dmitri Young)
2. 1975 George Brett (Have 2 PSA 9 Minis and a PSA 9 OPC)
3. 1971 Steve Garvey (working on it lol)
4. 1979 Ozzie Smith (Have a PSA 9 OPC and Topps)
5. 1976 George Brett (Have PSA 9-should be a 10)
6. 1973 Mike Schmidt (Have a PSA 9 OPC, but no Topps)
7. 1971 Thurman Munson (PSA 8)
8. 1975 Robin Yount (Have a PSA 10 Mini)
9. 1978 Eddie Murray (Have PSA 9 Topps and 1/3 PSA 10 OPC)
10. 1974 Dave Winfield (PSA 9)
Honorable Mention to the 1972 Nolan Ryan, one of my favorites and the 1977 Andre Dawson RC!
TheClockworkAngelCollection
1. 1971 Bradshaw
2. 1975 Fouts
3. 1976 Payton
4. 1975 Lynn Swaan
5. 1971 Joe Greene
6. 1972 Roger Staubach
7. 1977 Steve Largent
8. 1976 Jack Lambert
9. 1973 Jack Ham
10. 1971 Johnny Unitas #1
TheClockworkAngelCollection
1971 Bradshaw
1972 Staubach
1977 Topps Mexican Largent
1976 Payton
1975 Brett
1971 Munson
1972 Dr J
1979 Ozzie Smith
1971 Mean Joe
1979 OPC Gretsky
1977 Mark Fidrych
1971 Thurman Munson
1972 Rod Carew
1977 Lyman Bostock
1979 Jim Rice
1977 George Foster
1978 Disco Dan Ford
1978 Eddie Murray
1976 Johnny Bench
1971 Harmon Killebrew
Football:
1979 Earl Campbell
1977 Fran Tarkenton
1970 Alan Page
1971 Karl Kassulke
1977 Ken Stabler
1979 Ahmad Rashad
1970 Bill Brown
1977 Otis Armstrong
1977 Walter Payton
and my favorite...
1978 Fleer Team Action Vikings -- Chuck Foreman running in the snow
Erik
<< <i>Definitely number one for me:
Cool card! I like how the expressions on their faces indicate what they'd really be thinking about the HR chase and their places on that card....
'71 Terry Bradshaw
'72 Joe Namath IA
'73 Franco Harris
'74 Ray Guy
'75 Dan Fouts
'76 Walter Payton
'77 Walter Payton
'78 Tony Dorsett
'79 Earl Campbell
1959 Topps Football need help finishing
<< <i>I just noticed the 1978 Holsum #2 Walter Payton has him wearing #21 (it looks like) and not #34. >>
Correct, I think he only wore #21 in 1975, maybe only the early part of that year even. They recycled a pre-rookie photo.
#9 1979 Ozzie Smith
#8 1974 Dave Winfield
#7 1975 Robin Yount
#6 1973 Mike Schmidt
#5 1970 Thurman Munson
#4 1971 Nolan Ryan
#3 1971 Roberto Clemente
#2 1975 George Brett
#1 1971 Thurman Munson
1978 Paul Molitor/Trammell
1974 Dave Winfield
1973 Mike Schmidt
1979 Ozzie Smith
1972 Carlton Fisk
1975 Robin Yount
1978 Eddie Murray
1976 Dennis Eckersley
1977 Andre Dawson
I see that several have lowered the ranking of the Molitor card because it isn't a single player card, I've actually raised it to the second spot in my ranking because of the inclusion of Alan Trammell on the card.
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