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All-Star cards returned to Topps sets in 1968 under The Sporting News banner for a three-year run between 1968 and 1970. Topps included 20 All-Star cards in its 1969 set, featuring 10 All-Stars from each league and one player from each position, including both a right-handed and left-handed pitcher.
Building the Set / Card #377
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 85th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me less about $4.25.
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| 1971 Topps Greatest Moments #11 |
Willie McCovey (#440) was the starting first baseman for the National League All-Stars and the game's MVP in 1969. McCovey hit a two-run home run in the top of the third off Blue Moon Odom (#195), and added a solo home run in the fourth off Denny McLain (#150). He had two more at-bats in the game before being replaced in the sixth inning by Lee May (#405). McCovey was a six-time All-Star, getting starts at first base in the 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1971 All-Star Games.
This is McCovey's third of five appearances in the set, as he had already appeared on two League Leaders cards (#4 and #6), and his base card was still coming up. He also appears on a Giants Heroes combo card (#572) with teammate Juan Marichal (#370). The action photo on this card is actually Tony Oliva (#600), with Topps recycling a photo used on the back of Oliva's 1964 Topps Giants card, and it would be used again on his 1971 Topps Greatest Moments card. The backs of these All-Star cards contain a puzzle piece of either Pete Rose (#120) or Carl Yastrzemski (#130). The back of McCovey's card is the first piece of the Yaz puzzle.
Topps All-Star Card Appearances (3): 1960, 1969-70
#415 Ray Washburn - St. Louis Cardinals / #417 Ken Harrelson AS - Boston Red Sox
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