Due to the fact we were out of town for two weeks and not getting our mail, we’ve got a lot of these to log. So, enjoy this super, super-sized swings and misses! Curt Simmons won 193 games pitching mostly for the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals from 1947-1967. He made the National League […]
Tag Archives: 1970 Topps
A reserve catcher for 10 years in the majors, Egan compiled a .200 career average with 22 home runs in 373 big-league games. His first appearance in the big leagues came with the California Angels in 1965 and he would go on to spend eight of his 10 big-league years with the Halos. He played […]
Drago won 108 games during a 13-year major league career. He was most effective as a starter for the Kansas City Royals, the team he came up with in 1969. He won 11 games as a rookie then went 17-11 with a 2.98 ERA in 1971. His performance earned him fifth place in the American […]
It has been a while since we’ve done one of these, but we got a bunch of letters back in the mail this weekend so now seemed like a good time. These cards came back with signatures, but no surveys. Andy Etchebarren caught for 15 years in the major leagues, mostly for the Baltimore Orioles, […]
Fuentes spent 13 years in the big leagues, mostly playing second base for the San Francisco Giants. He came up with San Francisco in 1965 and was a starter the following season, finishing third in the Rookie of the Year vote. He remained the Giants’ starting second baseman through the 1974 season. His best year […]
Steve Renko won 134 games while pitching for seven different clubs from 1969-1983. He had his best years for the Montreal Expos from 1970-1974. Four times during this span, he won 12 or more games, twice reaching his career-high of 15. His best season came in 1973 when he went 15-11 with a 2.81 ERA. […]
Reynolds played in 513 big league games over an eight-year span from 1963-1972. He came up with the Kansas City A’s and spent three years there before spending the 1966 season in the minor leagues. He played 101 games for the New York Mets in 1967, then rejoined the A’s, who were now in Oakland […]
