1966 Topps Baseball

I decided to fill the only gap between 1965 and 1969 by starting this blog. I didn't collect baseball cards in 1966, but in the 1980s I obtained all the Phillies cards (and a few others) from the 1966 set. Since the fall of of 2008, I have collected over 450 of these cards. I now have 533 of the 598 cards (89%). -- 16-OCT-2009

Monday, December 10, 2018

Art Shamsky (#119)

Here is young Art Shamsky, with all of 96 major-league at-bats under his belt. Shamsky was signed by the Reds in 1959, and played in the m...

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Astros Rookies (#244, #539, #596)

Here are the 1966 Astros Rookie Stars cards. The first one is card #244 featuring Chuck Harrison and Sonny Jackson . Both photos are airb...

Friday, November 9, 2018

Ken Henderson (#39)

Ken Henderson played outfield for 16 seasons from 1965-1980. His first 8 seasons were with the Giants, then he spent the last half of his c...

Friday, September 21, 2018

Phil Gagliano (#418)

Phil Gagliano was a utility infielder who played for 12 seasons (1962-74), mostly with the Cardinals. He played in the minors for 3 season...

Friday, August 17, 2018

Two Guys Named Dick Ellsworth?

Only one of these guys can be Dick Ellsworth, right? One card was made by Topps in 1966, featuring someone other than Ellsworth. The ...

Friday, June 29, 2018

Cal Koonce (#278)

Cal Koonce pitched for the Cubs, Mets, and Red Sox from 1962 to 1971. He was a starter for his first few seasons, but by 1966 onward was alm...

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Dalton Jones (#317)

Here is Dalton Jones' 1966 card, where he is a third-year player still considered to be the team's "second baseman of the futur...

Sunday, April 29, 2018

John Buzhardt (#245)

I already reviewed the dope on John Buzhardt when I posted his 1968 card here , but that card is such a mess that I decided to post another ...

Friday, March 30, 2018

Senators Rookies (#11, #333, #549)

The Senators had THREE Rookie Stars cards in the 1966 set. (Topps would make up for that extravagance by having no Senators Rookies cards i...

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Jeff Torborg (#257)

Jeff Torborg was a backup catcher for the Dodgers (1964-70) and the Angels (1971-73). He never had more than 200 at-bats in a season until ...

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Gerry Arrigo (#357)

Gerry Arrigo was a spot starter for the Reds from 1966 to 1969. Prior to that he pitched for the Twins. What I didn’t realize until today ...

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