Sunday, June 27, 2021

Topps All-Star Misses: 1960 AL Infield


 Again, no mystery players from the AL infield included in Topps' 1960 All Star subset.  Fox and Aparicio were MLB All Star starters in both 1959 games and chosen to the Sporting News All Star roster in 1960.  Moose Skowron was the starter at first base during the first 1959 ASG and was on the 1960 Sporting News All Star team.  Frank Malzone was the starter at third in the second ASG in 1959.  Nonetheless, there are still a couple of players who could have made the cut.  Harmon Killebrew was a starter at third in game one and Pete Runnels started at first in game two.


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 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).


3 comments:

  1. Will you be making a physical card of the Runnels

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    1. I don't think so in the near future. I have am currently working on my 3rd pack. Hopefully by All Star break. Then for my 4th I'm considering something a little different, but don't want to say just yet.

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  2. Great additions. Killebrew was my favorite player as a kid, I always favored the sluggers over the speedsters.

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