Bo Jackson 1986 Topps Traded – ROOKIE CARD!!!
A horribly boring baseball card, it is a shame that Topps didn’t work a little harder to source a better image for Bo Jackson’s first major-brand baseball card.
Nonetheless, it is Bo’s rookie card and I am very excited to add it to my collection!!
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Happy Anniversary Hank Aaron!!!
On this day in 1968, Hank Aaron belted the 500th home run of his amazing baseball career. This milestone came at home and in Atlanta against the San Francisco Giants. In the bottom of the third inning, Aaron crushed a 3-run home run off of Giants’ pitcher Mike McCormick giving the Braves a 3-0 lead and giving baseball another member in the historic ‘500 HR Club’.
For the day, Aaron went 2-for-4 with the home run and a single. He drove in three runs on the day while scoring another.
This game also featured another future member of the ‘500 HR Club’ – Hall of Famer, Willie McCovey.
Happy Anniversary Mr. Aaron!!!
Happy Anniversary Eddie Mathews!!!
On this day in 1967, Eddie Mathews joined the exclusive ‘500 Home Runs Club’.
After playing 15 years with the Braves organization, Mathews bounced around a bit between Detroit and Houston to finish his 17-year major league career. It was in 1967, during his time with the Houston Astros that Mathews became just the seventh player in big league history to collect 500 home runs.
He did it on July 14th in 1967 when he and his Astros teammates were on the road in San Francisco to take on the Giants. In the top of the 6th inning Mathews hit a huge home run off of future Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal and the rest was history. For the game, Mathews went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI and 1 run scored.
Happy Anniversary Mr. Mathews!!!
Robin Ventura turns 44 years old today!!
Ah, one of my favorite White Sox players of all-time is celebrating his birthday today. As a Cubs loyalist, it’s hard to even admit, verbally or written, that I like some of the players on the ‘pale hose’. But, truth be told, when I first moved to Chi-town in 1988, it was much easier to get tickets to see the Sox so I enjoyed several games at Comiskey Park. And of the players I got to see regularly, Robin Ventura became one of my favorites. You see, I was a third baseman too and I was also a much better contact hitter than power hitter. The similarities between myself and Robin Ventura in regards to our baseball successes stops there…
What I enjoyed most about Ventura was watching him get better. He was not a rookie that came into the league and took baseball by storm. He was a worker and over the first few seasons we got to watch him get better. He got better at hitting, driving in runs, and defense and Sox fans took him in as their own because of his dedication to the team and the game. It was nice to see him blossom and he churned out a very solid 16-year career.
By the end of his playing days, Ventura was a 2-time All-star and 6-time Gold Glove award winner. He tallied 1,885 career hits and slammed 294 home runs.
Happy Birthday Mr. Ventura!!!
30-Year Old Cardboard 