I always love cards that commemorate a specific event or even better - a specific baseball event that I experienced.
This card is a great example of that and, while I was not in Chavez Ravine or even cheering for the Dodgers (quite the opposite)......I will NEVER forget watching Gibson tag that game-winning shot off of The Eck in Game 1. It crushed my Bash Brothers soul (a foreshadowing of many several decades to come, ugh) but delighted me as a baseball fan. This is probably one of my earliest baseball-watching memories and cards like this will help to ensure that none of us ever forget!
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Here's the back of the card with a very succinct but powerful recap:
Very pleased to have this card in my collection - I wonder what the other 9 "clippings" are from this insert set? Can anybody fill me in?
Thanks for reading!
That's too funny, I just grabbed that from COMC but hadn't posted it yet, but yeah, it's a great set!
ReplyDeleteThe others are:
-Nolan Ryan '91 (7th no-hitter)
-Cal Ripken '95 (2131 straight games)
-Joe Carter '93 (WS home run)
-Bucky Dent '78 (division title PH HR over Boston)
-Reggie Jackson '77 (3 WS HR)
-Carlton Fisk '75 (the "wave" WS HR)
-Bobby Thomson '51 ("the Giants win the Pennant!" HR)
-Bill Mazeroski '60 (WS-winning HR)
-Don Larsen '56 (WS perfect game)
I definitely need to pick up a few of these... especially the Gibson. As an A's fan, this was one of the most painful memories in my lifetime. But it's part of my childhood, so I have to have one for the collection.
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