Celebrating the beauty of Topps base cards through career player runs from minor stars to Hall of famers.
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Happy 55th birthday Ryan Klesko. Ryan was a World Series champion with the 1995 Braves, was an All Star once and hit 278 career home runs. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 52nd birthday Hideki Matsui. He played 10 seasons in Japan plus another 10 seasons in MLB. Matsui was a 2 time All Star & won a World Series with the Yankees in 2009. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Frank Thomas (1929-2023) was born on this date. The 3 time All Star had 286 career HR. He hit 30 HR in a season 3 times. Thomas studied to be a Catholic priest for 4 years prior to playing baseball. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards
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Happy 43rd birthday Jose Reyes. The 4 time All Star had 2,138 hits & 517 steals during his career. He won the 2011 NL batting title & led the NL in steals from 2005 thru 2007. Jose is the Mets franchise leader in triples & steals. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 79th birthday Ken Singleton. The 3 time All Star had 2,029 hits & 1,065 RBI in his career. He won a World Series with the Orioles (1983) and finished 2nd in the 1979 AL MVP voting. Ken is also a longtime Yankee broadcaster. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Bill Virdon (1931-2021) was born on this date. Bill won 2 World Series titles with Pittsburgh - one as a player (60) & one as a coach (71). He was the 1955 NL ROY. He won 995 games as manager of the Pirates, Yankees, Astros & Expos. Here is a complete run of his base cards.
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Dave Parker (1951-2025) was born on this date. The HOFer was a two time World Series champ (79,89). He had 2,712 hits, 339 HR & 1,493 RBI. Dave was the 1979 NL co-MVP & won two batting titles (77,78) & 3 Gold Gloves. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Mark Belanger (1944-1998) was born on this date. Mark played 18 seasons mostly for the Orioles, winning a World Series (1970). Belanger was one of the All-time greats at shortstop winning 8 Gold Gloves. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Thurman Munson (1947-1979) was born on this date. The 7 time All Star won 3 Gold Gloves, the 1970 AL ROY, the 1976 AL MVP & 2 World Series titles (77,78). Munson died in a plane crash during the 1979 season. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 79th birthday Don Money. The 4 time All Star was a versatile infielder for the Phillies & Brewers. Don hit the first home run at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Bud Harrelson (1944-2024) was born on this date. The 2 time All Star shortstop played 16 seasons. Bud won a World Series as a player with the 1969 Mets & as a coach with the 1986 Mets. He also managed the Mets (1990-1991). Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 59th birthday Ray Lankford. Ray led the NL in triples once & hit 30 home runs twice. He is the only Cardinal to have 200 HR & 200 Steals. Ray hit cleanup behind McGwire in his historic 1998 season. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards plus Major League Debut.
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Happy 69th birthday Tony Pena. The 5 time All Star catcher won 4 Gold Gloves. He later managed the Royals - winning MOY in 2003 & won a World Series title as a coach for the 2009 Yankees. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards (with some peak laziness from 02 TR thru 04)
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Happy 92nd birthday Jim Gentile. Jim was an All Star each year from 1960 to 1962. He was the 1961 AL RBI leader (141) & finished 3rd in the MVP race (Maris & Mantle). Jim is the oldest living Topps Rookie Trophy selection. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 54th birthday Raul Ibanez. Raul had surprising career numbers of 2,034 hits, 305 HR & 1,207 RBI over 19 seasons. Here is a complete career run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 96th birthday Bob Lillis. Bob is a former player and manager. Lillis is currently the 7th oldest living former major league player. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards plus other brands of his manager cards.
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Bill Davis (1942-2023) was born on this date. Other than being the starting 1B in the Padres first game on 4/8/69, there isn’t much to say. However, I think he is the only one with this many cards that are all mult-player “rookies”. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Happy 53rd birthday Derek Lowe. The 2 time All Star led the AL in Saves in 2000 & led the NL in wins in 2006. He won a World Series title with the 2004 Red Sox & threw a no-hitter on 4/27/02. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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Here are the base cards from other brands that came out as early as 9 years before his Topps rookie.
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Happy 45th birthday Carlos Zambrano. The 3 time All Star led the NL in wins in 2006 & threw a no-hitter 8/14/08. He was one of the best hitting pitchers with 24 HR (tied 7th all time) & 71 RBI. He won 3 Silver Slugger awards. Here is a complete run of his Topps base cards.
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