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#627 Luis Tiant
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Although George's nickname is "Captain Easy" Wikipedia says that he rarely signs autographs. There's a challenge for you Through The Mail collectors!
#230 George Hendrick
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Possibly Coolest Random Stat Ever: Ron Hassey is the only catcher to catch two perfect games.
#564 Ron Hassey
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#440 Jerry Reuss
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These future stars look so young and innocent...well, as innocent as two guys with a mustache and one guy who looks like Charles Bronson without a mustache can look.
#356 Padres Future Stars George Stablein/Craig Stimac/Tom Tellman
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If this isn't one of Dinged Corners favorites, it should be:
#414 John Pacella
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And eight more:
#484 Max Venable
#346 Larry Christenson
#525 Mike Torrez
#646 Marvis Foley
#492 Barry Foote
#631 Ron Jackson
#542 Larry Bradford
#144 Allen Ripley
#346 Larry Christenson
#525 Mike Torrez
#646 Marvis Foley
#492 Barry Foote
#631 Ron Jackson
#542 Larry Bradford
#144 Allen Ripley
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Topps Hit To Win Baseball Game Contest Card
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3 comments:
Two Giants in the same pack -- that's a Hall of Fame pack! :)
I forgot about the Hit to Win cards. I don't think I ever won anything besides the player photos. Have you scratched it to see what you "won" ?
No, I haven't scratched it yet. I've got a couple of these and so I'll probably do a post in the future to pick which "Batter" I should choose.
Probably one of the worst designs ever. You would think that the first year competing against Fleer and Donruss, Topps would have been a little more inspired.
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