Celebrating the beauty of Topps base cards through career player runs from minor stars to Hall of famers.
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Happy 101st birthday to Bobby Shantz. He is the 2nd oldest living former MLB player. The 1958 World Series champ won the 1952 AL MVP, was a 3 time All Star and won 8 Gold Gloves. Shantz had 119 wins in his career. Here is a complete run of his Bowman & Topps base cards.
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Happy 69th birthday Glenn Hubbard. The 1983 All Star played for 12 years & coached for a dozen more. Glenn holds the MLB record for highest 2B range factor per 9 innings. He led the NL in assists twice & DP 3 times. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 70th birthday Hubie Brooks. The two time All Star had 1,600 hits over his 15 year career. Brooks won 2 Silver Slugger awards at shortstop (85,86). Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 62nd birthday Rafael Palmeiro. The 20 year vet is one of only seven players to have 500 HR and 3,000 hits finishing with 569 HR, 3,020 hits to go along with 1,835 RBI. He was a 4 time All Star & won 3 Gold Gloves. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 42nd birthday Matt Kemp. The 3 time All Star was the 2011 NL leader in HR and RBI and finished his career with 287 HR and 1,031 RBI. Kemp also won 2 Gold Glove awards. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 65th birthday Vince Coleman. The 1985 NL ROY is a 6-time NL Stolen Base leader & had 752 career swipes. Coleman played in the 1987 World Series but famously missed the 1985 Series due to a leg injury caused by the Busch Stadium tarp machine. Here is his Topps career run.
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Happy 80th birthday Larry Dierker. The 2 time All Star won 139 games & had 1,493 strikeouts in his career. He threw a no-hitter on 7/9/76. As manager, he led the Astros to 4 division titles in 5 seasons & won the 1998 NL MOY. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Tommy LaSorda was born on this date (1927-2021). He was a coach for the Dodgers for 4 years and managed then for 21 seasons. LaSorda won two World Series (81,88) and 1,599 career games. Here is his only card as a player plus all his base manager/coaching cards from his career.
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Happy 63rd birthday Cecil Fielder. The 1996 World Series champ and 3 time All Star led the AL twice in HR and 3 times in RBI. He and his son Prince are the only father-son combo to each have a 50+ HR season. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 84th birthday Sam McDowell. The 6 time All Star had 141 wins & 2,453 strikeouts. He led the AL in strikeouts 5 times from 1965-1970 & once in ERA in 1965. The character of Sam Malone in “Cheers” is based on him. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 48th birthday Jason Bay. The 2004 NL Rookie of the Year is a 3 time All Star and finished his career with 222 home runs. Bay is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 64th birthday Randy Myers. One of the Reds’ “Nasty Boys”, Myers won a World Series title in 1990 & was the NLCS MVP that same year. The 4 time All Star led the league in Saves 3 times & is 15th on the all time list (347). Here is the complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 59th birthday Jim Abbott. Jim totaled 87 career wins, pitched a no hitter in 1993 and won an Olympic Gold Medal despite having only one hand. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards plus Major League Debut.
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Joe Morgan (1943-2020) was born on this date. Morgan played 22 seasons winning the NL MVP & World Series title in both 1975 & 1976. The HOFer & 10 time All Star won 5 Gold Gloves & later became the voice of Sunday Night Baseball. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Ryne Sandberg (1959-2025) was born on this date. The HOFer was a 10 time AS, won 9 Gold Gloves & his 7 Silver Slugger awards are the most of any 2B. He won the 1984 NL MVP and had 2,386 hits, 282 HR and 1,061 RBI. Here is the complete run of his Topps base cards + Heritage MGRs.
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Happy 34th birthday Jose Ramirez. The 7 time All Star was the first third baseman to reach the 250 HR & 250 steals mark. Jose is a three-time member of the 30 HR/30 SB club. He has finished in the top 10 8 times for AL MVP Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 66th birthday John Franco. Over 21 seasons, Franco pitched in an NL record 1,119 games. The four time All Star is 7th on the career Saves list with 424. Here is the complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Orlando Cepeda (1937-2024) was born on this date. “Baby Bull” was the 1958 NL ROY and in 1967 was the NL MVP and World Series MVP. The HOFer was an 11 time All Star with 379 HR and 1,365 RBI. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards plus a 1963 Fleer.
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