My latest project is making All Star Cards That Never Year for the years 1958-62 and 1968-70. During those years Topps decision making on these cards was haphazard and a mystery to everybody but Topps. They were NOT based on the current season's "Sporting News All Stars" nor the previous season's ASG starters. So I've made additional cards based on this criteria.
What started as an idea for a small project, ballooned to over 150 cards so I'll be posting these in small doses. I'll be breaking it down by year, league (NL or AL), and positions (battery, infield and outfield).
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Early Wynn:
- 1958 All Star reserve. Got the Win.
- 1959 Cy Young Award winner.
- Started 1959 All Star Game 1.
- 1959 All Star Game 2 reserve.
- Selected to 1959 Sporting News All Star team.
- Led AL with 22 wins in 1959.
- 3rd in MVP voting 1959.
Billy O'Dell:
- 1958 All Star reserve. Got the Save.
- 1st Lefty to appear in 1958 ASG.
- 1959 All Star Game 2 reserve.
- 1st Lefty to appear in 1959 ASG 2.
- Best AL Strikeout to Walk Ratio in 1958.
Sherm Lollar:
- 1958 & 1959 Gold Glove.
- 1958 & 1959 All Star Reserve.
- Selected to 1959 Sporting News All Star team.
- 9th in 1958 MVP voting.
- 9th in 1959 MVP voting.
Who probably didn't merit inclusion in the 1961 Topps All-Star set, but was in it anyway?
Once again, I gotta call out my own team, another White Sox player. Billy Pierce was an All Star reserve in both 1959 and 1959 but never left the bullpen. He also wasn't selected to the Sporting News All Star team in either of those years.
Excellent cards. Really enjoying your All-Star Misses. Not sure why these are not receiving more comments.
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