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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 #383
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 91st of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost a little less than $2.
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| 1964 Topps #139 |
In the outfield for the American League All-Stars is Willie Horton (#180), Carl Yastrzemski (#130) and Tony Oliva (#600). The outfielders for the actual 1968 All-Star Game had been Yastrzemski, Horton and Frank Howard (#170). A year later, the American League All-Star starting outfielders were Howard, Frank Robinson (#250) and rookie Reggie Jackson (#260). Horton was a four-time All-Star, joining the team in 1965, 1968, 1970 and 1973.
That's not Horton swinging away in the black and white photo in the foreground. It's his outfield All-Star mate from 1968 Howard, featured on a photo Topps recycled from its 1964 Topps set. Howard was shown on that card connecting for a home run off Yankees' pitcher Whitey Ford in Game 4 of the 1963 World Series. Linked below is a great article from Sports Collectors Daily, and the author did his best in tracking down the origins of the action photos appearing on these All-Star subset cards.
The backs of these All-Star cards contain a puzzle piece of either Pete Rose (#120) or Yastrzemski. The back of Horton's card features a close-up of Rose's elbow.
Topps All-Star Card Appearances (1): 1969
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Baseball Reference
#428 Lou Brock AS - St. Louis Cardinals / #430 Johnny Bench AS - Cincinnati Reds
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