Video Checklist -Series 1

 

Here are the first 25 cards plus the 1st checklist.

1968 Topps Bill Virdon

1955 N.L. Rookie of the Year, Bill Virdon, was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates after the 1965 season and became a minor league manager in the Mets organization. He returned to the Pirates in 1968 as a player/coach. He appeared in 6 games and had 1 hit in 3 at-bats. That one hit was a 2 run homer. He became a full time coach with the Pirates the following season and was named manager in 1972.

2011 Heritage Update Then & Now: White Sox Managers

WTF fired by txt?? LMAO ;p

2011 Heritage Then & Now: White Sox Managers

Ozzie Guillen was traded yesterday for 2 players to be named later. Only Kenny Williams could find a way to get something in exchange for a manager he was probably going to fire anyway. In the mean time, bench coach, Joey Cora will run the White Sox for their remaining games.

1975 Topps 1955 Rookies of the Year

Here is the 1955 entry in my ongoing series. I'm giving the Rookies of the Year the same treatment Topps gave the MVPs in 1975. 

Neither Herb Score nor Bill Virdon had a Topps card in 1955. The Herb Score card shown here was issued by Topps as part of the VIP package at the 2005 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. The Virdon card was created by yours truly.

Other notable 1955 ROY eligibles included Don Zimmer, Elston Howard, Jim Bunning, Roberto Clemente and Sandy Koufax.