Saturday, November 23, 2013

1971 Topps All Star Cards : The Managers

1971 Topps Gil Hodges All-Star

Gil Hodges was one of the few managers I can recall that came to a team via the trade. He was aquired by the Mets in a trade that sent pitcher Bill Denehy to the Washingtin Senators. Most recently Ozzie Guillen was "traded" to the Marlins by the White Sox. Before that Lou Piniella went to the Rays in a trade that sent Randy Winn to the Mariners and in the 70's the A's Charlie Finley traded Chuck Tanner to the Pirates for an aging Manny Sanguillen.

1971 Topps Earl Weaver All-Star

In his 1st of 4 All Star games as a manager, Weaver took the NL to 12 innings before losing 5-4. In 1971 he would lead the AL to their only All Star victory from 1963-1983. In 1972 he would take the NL into extra innings again before losing again. If he were a hockey coach he would be 1-1-2 getting 4 out of 8 possible points.

3 comments:

  1. photo flipped by accident or is this another conspiracy???

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  2. Hey, the cartoon bird looks good both ways! Who knew?

    Got a wow moment when I saw the Gil. And the checklist. Kool stuff!

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  3. No conspiracy. I had to find the source that I "borrowed" the image from. It was reversed there too with no explanation. I never noticed until you guys pointed it out.

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