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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 #630
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (Niagara Sports Cards)
I made stops at six tables at the show, all yielding needed cards for our 1969 Topps set, and I left the show with just 16 more cards to go for my version of a complete set. My third stop was a smaller table with the impossible to pass up offer of 1969 Topps commons that were only $1, unless marked. The binder was right at the end of the table, making it an even easier sell. The prices on some of the cards were stunningly low, so I was even more surprised when the dealer, Niagara Sports Cards, gave me an even deeper discount upon tallying up my total.
On Sunday morning, September 21st, I made the hour-long drive to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania for the latest installment of the Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, known to its friends as The Philly Show. The show has a legitimate official sponsor (eBay) and the advertisement for the event notes the show is in its 50th year. I hadn't attended a baseball card show since the last Philly Show in December, and I was flying solo to this one as our oldest son is in his first month of college at Villanova. I posted a full summary of the show over at The Phillies Room.
I found 12 cards needed from Niagara Sports Cards, and this was the seventh of those 12, and the 71st of 91 cards for the set added overall on the day. I paid less than $1.50 for it after the bulk dealer discount was applied.
The Card / Cardinals Team Set / Pete Rose Puzzle
Lou Brock (#85), teammate Curt Flood (#540) and Pete Rose (#120) each get outfield spots on The Sporting News National League All-Star team. Flood, Henry Aaron (#100) and Willie Mays (#190) were the starting outfielders in the actual 1968 All-Star Game, with Matty Alou (#490), Aaron and Cleon Jones (#512) starting in the outfield in the 1969 game. I wonder what made Topps give the nod to Brock for this card over Aaron? Brock was a six-time All-Star, earning a spot on the team in 1967, 1971-72, 1974-75 and 1979.
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. There's some fantastic detective work explained in the article, but there are six All-Stars cards, including this Brock card, where the author has had no success yet in identifying the background photo. Ironically, Brock does actually appear as the background photo on the All-Stars card of Rod Carew (#419).
The backs of these All-Star cards contain a puzzle piece of either Rose or Carl Yastrzemski (#130). The back of Brocks's card features Rose's batting grip.
Topps All-Star Card Appearances (3): 1968-69, 1976
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Sources:
Baseball Reference
Baseball Reference
#427 Tony Oliva AS - Minnesota Twins / #429 Willie Horton AS - Detroit Tigers
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