This part 6 of a continuing 30 tribute card project inspired by this article from Sports Collectors Daily. In previous posts I have shown 4 cards that Topps had produced and 15 cards that I have found on various blogs pages. This is my 2nd creation.
In my last blog I featured the Mets' long time broadcaster Ralph Kiner on a 1956 Topps card that never was. Today I cross the East River into the Bronx for the long time broadcaster of the Yankees, Phil Rizzuto. Like Kiner, Rizzuto was absent from baseball while he served in the Navy during WWII. In 1955 the 37 year old Rizzuto saw his playing time drop dramatically. In August of 1956, a month before his 39th birthday, he was cut by the Yankees to make room for the addition of Enos Slaughter.
Here is the list so far. The Black X represents cards produced by Topps, The red X represents those made by other baseball card geeks, and the blue X represents the cards made by yours truly:
1. 1952 Joe DiMaggio X
2. 1956 Ralph Kiner X
3. 1957 Bob Feller X
4. 1957 Phil Rizzuto X
5. 1957 Jackie Robinson X
6. 1961 Ted Williams X
7. 1962 Jackie Jensen
8. 1964 Stan Musial X
9. 1964 Early Wynn
10. 1965 Duke Snider
11. 1966 Yogi Berra X
12. 1966 Warren Spahn
13. 1967 Sandy Koufax X
14. 1967 Robin Roberts X
15. 1968 Whitey Ford
16. 1969 Rocky Colavito X
17. 1969 Roger Maris
18. 1969 Eddie Mathews
19. 1970 Don Drysdale X
20. 1972 Ernie Banks X
21. 1973 Maury Wills X
22. 1974 Willie Mays X
23. 1977 Hank Aaron X
24. 1977 Frank Robinson X
25. 1978 Brooks Robinson X
26. 1978 Jim Wynn
27. 1980 Lou Brock
28. 1980 Thuman Munson X
29. 1984 Johnny Bench X
30. 1984 Carl Yastrzemski X
To be Continued......
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