62 Homeruns with Only 50 Walks
Pitchers chose to directly challenge a guy hitting homeruns at the same pace as Babe Ruth and Roger Maris rather than walk him.
Pitchers chose to directly challenge a guy hitting homeruns at the same pace as Babe Ruth and Roger Maris rather than walk him.
The 1980s brought about several shifts in the collecting landscape. One of those was the rise of rookie cards as a specific object of hobby demand. Several names went on to dominate the price guides as demand continued for their cardboard. Others quickly fell by the wayside with perhaps none other more famous than Gregg Jefferies.
A Detroit legend took the reigns of a struggling ballclub, nearly set the record for worst team of the century, and managed to get a vote for Manager of the Year.
Topps wasn’t really sure what team Charlton was playing for that year. That didn’t stop them from listing them all on his cards.
Ricky Vaughn and the Loch Ness Monster make an appearance.
Walks and strikeouts seemingly didn’t exist for Brian Harper.
Nolan Ryan is not generally considered the greatest pitcher of all time, but by one measure he just may have been.
Some refractors are more difficult to find than others as player collectors hoard the shiny cards. I did my part to assist one such collector in his goal of locating multiple copies of his favorite card.