#572 Giants Heroes - Willie McCovey / Juan Marichal CPC

In the set's sixth series, Topps made the decision to include four (and only four) combo cards featuring members of the Orioles, Senators, Athletics and Giants.  A staple throughout the prior decade-plus of Topps sets, the combo cards would make a brief, final appearance with these four cards and then disappear again.  Various checklists also denote these as "CPC" for combo player cards.

Building the Set / Card #579
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

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 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.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 20th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 20th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little under $10 after the dealer discount.

Marichal and McCovey in 2013

The Card / Giants Team Set

I have to wonder if Topps intended to create one of these combo player cards for each of the 24 teams in the league and just ran out of steam (or good photos), ditching the idea after only four cards.  While Willie McCovey (#440) and Juan Marichal (#370) are unquestionably Giant Heroes, room could have been made on the card for the two other future Hall of Famers from the Giants' roster - Willie Mays (#190) and Gaylord Perry (#485).  Perry hadn't yet solidified his Hall of Fame credentials, but Mays certainly had, although Mays was 37 years old at the time, seven years older than either McCovey or Marichal.  Maybe Topps wanted to highlight the younger stars on the Giants, or maybe they only had the ability to get a picture of McCovey and Marichal together.

In case collectors needed reminding, the back of the card does a great job summing up why both players are worthy to be called Giant Heroes, and the copy writer for Topps even throws in a pun at the end with, "These two offensive and defensive stars are truly Giants of the game today."  This is McCovey's fifth appearance in the set.  He shows up on two league leaders card, an All-Star card, his base card and this combo card.

1969 Season

McCovey and Marichal were first and second on the Giants in terms of bWAR with marks of 8.1 and 7.6, respectively, in 1969.  McCovey won league MVP honors, batting .320 and leading the league in both home runs (45) and RBIs (126).  Marichal was 21-11 with a league-leading 2.10 ERA in 37 games, while also leading the league with eight shutouts.  The Giants finished three games behind the Braves in the National League West pennant race.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

#571 Cap Peterson - Cleveland Indians / #573 Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles

#485 Gaylord Perry - San Francisco Giants

Gaylord Jackson Perry
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  205
Born:  September 15, 1938, Williamston, NC
Signed:  Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent, June 3, 1958
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1962-71; Cleveland Indians 1972-75; Texas Rangers 1975-77; San Diego Padres 1978-79; Texas Rangers 1980; New York Yankees 1980; Atlanta Braves 1981; Seattle Mariners 1982-83; Kansas City Royals 1983

Died:  December 1, 2022, Gaffney, SC (age 84)
Hall of Fame Induction:  1991

Gaylord Perry established himself as one of the premier pitchers in baseball in the 1960s with the Giants, before going on to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues with the Indians in 1972 and the Padres in 1978.  He was the first to accomplish that feat.  Known for potentially throwing a spitball ("real or imagined" as his Hall of Fame biography puts it), Perry constantly outmatched batters over his 22-year career.

Perry was a five-time All-Star and a five-time 20-game winner.  He led the league in wins three times - in 1970 with 23, 1972 with 24 and 1978 with 21.  In 690 career starts, he threw 303 complete games and 53 shutouts, joining the 300-win club in 1982.  His 314 career wins are currently 17th on the all-time list and his 3,534 career strikeouts are currently 9th on the all-time list.  Along with his brother Jim (#146), the Perry's are the second-winningest brother combination in baseball history (529 wins) behind Joe (#43) and Phil Niekro (#355) (539 wins).

Perry pitched a no-hitter against the Cardinals and Bob Gibson (#200) on September 17, 1968.  He was elected into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1991 on his third year of eligibility with 77.2% of the votes cast in favor of his election.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #572
September 21, 2025 from The Philly Show (America's Pastime)

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 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.  The first place I stopped was a table with well-organized and well-marked binders of commons and semi-stars with 20% Off notes across the front of each binder.  

I took my time and found 32 commons and semi-stars needed before asking to see the dealer's star cards from the set.  It turned out this first purchase was also my biggest, as I spent over half my allotted budget here, America's Pastime from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, before moving on to my second stop.  This was the 13th of 36 total cards bought from America's Pastime, and the 13th of 91 cards for set added overall on the day, and it cost a little over $6 after the dealer discount.

The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

Topps got some mileage out of the photos they took of Perry during a photo shoot from 1963, using photos from the session, showing Perry in a black warm-up jacket, for his 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1969 Topps cards.  The cartoon on the back highlights his win in the 1966 All-Star Game, his first of five times being named to the team.  Perry pitched two scoreless innings in the ninth and tenth innings in 1966, as the game was won by a walk-off single from Maury Wills (#45) to score Tim McCarver (#475).  The brief write-up highlights his 1968 no-hitter.

This is one of 23 cards available in the set's fifth series available as either "yellow letter" or "white letter" variations, with the yellow letter variations being more prevalent.  This is the more prevalent yellow letter variation with Perry's last name printed in yellow.

Accuracy Index:  Perry's card scores a +5 despite this being the fourth time collectors had seen his warm-up jacket.

1969 Season
Perry had another fantastic season, going 19-14 for the Giants with a 2.49 ERA in 40 appearances and 39 starts.  He threw 26 complete games, including three shutouts, and led the league with 325 1/3 innings pitched.  His strikeout total of 233 was fifth best in the league.  I took this from Perry's SABR biography on the umpire-related challenges Perry faced during the season: 

In June of 1969, National League president Warren Giles instructed umpires to immediately remove any pitcher from the game if convinced the hurler was putting any lubricant on the ball. Two days later, with Perry on the mound against the Mets, Doug Harvey threw out several balls, checked Perry’s uniform and cap, and found nothing. A few weeks later, Ed Sudol made Perry pull his pants legs up over his knees to be checked. Soon thereafter, umpire Chris Pelekoudas wiped Perry’s face and neck with a towel. Eventually Giant general manager Chub Feeney complained to the league office about the harassment, and the protests slowed down.

1962 Topps #199

1971 Topps #140

1975 Topps #530

1979 Topps #321

1984 Topps #6

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1962 Topps #199
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (23):  1962-84
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2024 Topps Heritage Oversized 1975 Topps Box Loaders #OB-48
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  874 in the Beckett online database as of 10/9/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

National Baseball Hall of Fame
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#484 Joe Gordon MG - Kansas City Royals / #486 Paul Casanova - Washington Senators

#8 1968 N.L. ERA Leaders - Bob Gibson / Bobby Bolin / Bob Veale

Beginning in 1961, Topps started including league leader cards in its sets and there are 12 league leaders cards kicking off the 1969 Topps set.  League leader cards can be found at the beginning of each Topps set issued in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968 and 1969.

Building the Set / Card #546
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Vintage Cardboard Collectibles)

On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.  I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.

Having spent the first half hour or so pulling 98 commons and semi-stars from the neon green binder of Uncle Dick's Cards, and adding the big purchase of the day, the Rollie Fingers (#597) rookie card, and after adding a few more star cards, the remaining cash I had was starting to burn a hole in my wallet.  I had noticed the common/semi-star boxes at the tables of Vintage Cardboard Collectibles, and I found 14 more cards for our 1969 Topps set and six cards for our not-yet-officially collecting 1959 Topps set.  This is the first of those 14 cards.  After the obligatory dealer discount, I handed over the last of my cash, and we exited the show for the drive home.

The Card / Cardinals Team Set / Giants Team Set / Pirates Team Set

It's Bob, Bobby and Bob on the ERA League Leaders card, and given Bob Gibson's (#200) stunningly low 1.12 ERA from the year of the pitcher, he could have appeared on this card all by himself.  Bobby Bolin's (#505) 1.98 ERA isn't too shabby either, although according to Baseball Reference, it actually rounds up to 1.99.  Baseball Reference goes the opposite way for Bob Veale (#520), rounding his ERA down to 2.05 for the season.  Gibson's historic mark is the third lowest in National League history if you count Tim Keefe's 0.86 mark in 105 innings pitched in 1880.  Mordecai Brown is a more accurate comparison, as his ERA was 1.04 in 1906 in 277 1/3 innings pitched.  Gibson's mark came over 304 2/3 innings, which included 28 complete games (out of 34 starts) and 13 shutouts.  This was the only year in Gibson's 17-year career in which he led the league in ERA.  Bolin and Veale would never have a mark this low again.

The back of the card lists every eligible pitcher with at least 162 innings thrown in 1968, rounding out with the Phillies' Rick Wise (#188) and his 4.55 ERA in 182 innings pitched.  Having some more room, Topps gave collectors a list of essentially the top relievers, with Ronnie Kline (#and his 1.67 ERA leading the way.

#7 1968 A.L. ERA Leaders / #9 1968 A.L. Pitching Leaders

#664 Ron Hunt - San Francisco Giants

Ronald Kenneth Hunt
San Francisco Giants
Third Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  186
Born:  February 23, 1941, St. Louis, MO
Signed:  Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent before 1959 season
Major League Teams:  New York Mets 1963-66; Los Angeles Dodgers 1967; San Francisco Giants 1968-70; Montreal Expos 1971-74; St. Louis Cardinals 1974

Known for getting hit by pitches more than any other player from his era, Ron Hunt played in 12 big league seasons, primarily with the Mets and Expos.  Hunt made his debut in April 1963, and settled in as the everyday second baseman for the relatively new Mets franchise.  Batting .272 that season with ten home runs and 42 RBIs, Hunt finished as National League Rookie of the Year runner-up to Pete Rose (#120).  He was the first position player to start an All-Star Game for the Mets, batting eighth and playing at second in the 1964 game held in his home ballpark, Shea Stadium.  Hunt was named to his second All-Star team in 1966.  In 1968, now with the Giants, Hunt began a seven-year streak that saw him lead the league in being hit by a pitch.  He'd set a single-season record in 1971 with 50 times being plunked.

Hunt retired following the 1974 season after playing in 12 games for his hometown Cardinals.  In 1,483 games, Hunt batted .273 with 1,429 hits, 39 home runs and 370 RBIs.  His modern era record 243 times being hit by a pitch was broken in 1987 by Don Baylor (267) and it's been subsequently surpassed by Craig Biggio (285) and Jason Kendall (254).

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #542
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.  I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.

Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables.  The aim was simple:  Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664.  In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the last of 98 commons pulled from the binder.  After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me less than $3.

Finally!  It only took me eight months to get through the commons and semi-stars purchased in my December Philly Show haul from Uncle Dick's.  I still have a small stack of 17 more cards to get through before this blog is completely caught up.  By the time I get through those remaining cards, it should be just in time for the September Philly Show.

The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

This is the final card in the set, which is probably why it was priced a little higher than a common card.  Any set from before 1980 runs the risk of having the first and last cards in the checklists tougher to find in decent condition, as those were the cards that took the most damage (be it from a rubber band or just jostling in a storage box) by young collectors.  The back of the card highlights Hunt's 1964 All-Star Game start and his penchant for getting plunked.

Accuracy Index:  Hunt's card scores a standard +5.

1969 Season
Hunt was once again the everyday second baseman for the Giants.  In 128 games, including 122 starts, he batted .262 with 23 doubles, three home runs and 41 RBIs.  For the second year in a row, he led the league in being hit by pitch with 25.  It was the second year in the middle of what would be his seven-year streak.

1963 Topps #558

1965 Topps #285

1967 Topps #525

1972 Topps #275

1975 Topps #610

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1963 Topps #558
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13):  1963-75
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  2001 SP Legendary Cuts #52
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  95 in the Beckett online database as of 7/27/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#663 Dick Radatz - Detroit Tigers / #1 1968 A.L. Batting Leaders

#604 Bobby Etheridge - San Francisco Giants

Bobby Lamar Etheridge
San Francisco Giants
Third Base

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'9"  Weight:  170
Born:  November 25, 1942, Greenville, MS
Signed:  Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before 1964 season
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1967, 1969

Died:  September 19, 2015, Rolling Fork, MS (age 72)

On the strength of his 40 games in the majors with the Giants in 1967, and perhaps because there were no other viable third base candidates, Topps named Bobby Etheridge to their 1967 All-Star Rookie team.  He had batted .226 with a home run and 15 RBIs in 40 games, following a July call-up by the Giants, briefly taking over the starting third base job from Jim Davenport (#102) and Jim Ray Hart (#555), before the more veteran duo relinquished the role from the rookie.  Etheridge spent all of 1968 in the minor leagues, but made the Giants' opening day roster in 1969 and was the opening day third baseman.  He'd make 34 starts overall, again ceding playing time first to Davenport and then to Tito Fuentes.  

Etheridge was dealt to the Padres following the 1969 season.  He'd play through the 1973 season, spending time in the Padres, Cardinals and Mets minor league systems before retiring.  In 96 games over two big league seasons, he batted .244 with 16 doubles, a pair of triples to go along with a pair of home runs and 25 RBIs.

Building the Set / Card #506
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.  I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.

Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables.  The aim was simple:  Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664.  In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 62nd of 98 commons pulled from the binder.  After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me less than $1.50.

The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

This is the middle of three appearances in Topps flagship sets for Etheridge.  The back of the card touts his success in the California League and mentions he's being "groomed as the Giants' future third sacker."

Accuracy Index:  Etheridge's card earns a solid +5.

1969 Season
As mentioned above, Etheridge was the Giants' opening day third baseman.  In 56 games, he batted .260 with a home run and 10 RBIs.  He was with the club all season and his final major league game came on October 2nd, when he went 0 for 4.  On December 5th, Etheridge, Bob Barton (#41) and Ron Herbel (#251) were traded to the Padres for Frank Reberger (#637).

1968 Topps #126

1970 Topps #107

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1968 Topps #126
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (3):  1968-70
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1970 Topps #107
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  10 in the Beckett online database as of 5/18/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#603 Joe Keough - Kansas City Royals / #605 Dick Ellsworth - Cleveland Indians

#584 Don Mason - San Francisco Giants

Donald Stetson Mason
San Francisco Giants
Infield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  160
Born:  December 20, 1944, Boston, MA
Signed:  Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before 1965 season
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1966-70; San Diego Padres 1971-73

Died:  June 19, 2018, Yarmouth, MA (age 73)

Originally drafted by the Senators, Don Mason's first year of professional baseball was perhaps his best.  For the Geneva Senators of the New York-Penn League in 1965, Mason batted .285 with 18 home runs and 60 RBIs, leading to his selection by the Giants in the annual rule 5 draft.  Forced to stay on the big league roster for the entire 1966 season, Mason batted just .120 in 42 games with the Giants.  He spent most of 1967 and 1968 back in the minor leagues, then appeared in 104 games for the Giants as a back-up infielder in 1969.  Dealt to the Padres following the 1970 season, Mason started more games at second base for the Padres than any other player in 1971 and played in a career-high 113 games.  

His last big league action came in 1973 and he'd spend a year with the Padres' top farm team in Hawaii in 1974 before retiring from baseball.  In parts of eight seasons in the majors, Mason batted .205, collecting 143 hits.

Building the Set / Card #492
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.  I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.

Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables.  The aim was simple:  Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664.  In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 48th of 98 commons pulled from the binder.  After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me less than a dollar.

The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

Mason returns to a Topps set for the first time since 1966, and the photo here could be from as long ago as that 1966 season.  The back of the card leans heavily into Mason's fine fielding skills.

Accuracy Index:  Mason's card scores a +5.

1969 Season
In his first full season in the majors since 1966, Mason batted .228 in 104 games.  He made 57 starts in the field - 41 at second base, 15 at third base and one at shortstop.  Mason drove in 13 runs, the high-water mark of his big league career.

1966 Topps #524

1971 Topps #548

1972 Topps #739

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1966 Topps #524
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4):  1966, 1969, 1971-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1972 Topps #739
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  11 in the Beckett online database as of 4/27/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database

#583 Clyde Wright - California Angels / #585 Ron Swoboda - New York Mets

#555 Jim Hart - San Francisco Giants

Jim Ray Hart
San Francisco Giants
Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  185
Born:  October 30, 1941, Hookerton, NC
Signed:  Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before 1960 season
Major League Teams:  San Francisco Giants 1963-73; New York Yankees 1973-74

Died:  May 19, 2016, Acampo, CA (age 74)

Slugger Jim Ray Hart spent a decade playing for the Giants, hitting at least 23 home runs five consecutive seasons between 1964 and 1968.  Hart finished as the Rookie of the Year ruuner-up, tied with Rico Carty (#590) and behind Dick Allen (#350) in 1964, when as the Giants' everyday third baseman he batted .286 with 31 home runs and 81 RBIs.  His numbers would improve in 1965 and in 1966 Hart was named to his only All-Star team.  That was to be his career year as he batted .285 with a career-high 33 home runs and 93 RBIs.  He'd drive in 99 runs in 1967, splitting time between third base and left field.  Hart struggled defensively and he'd move to a reserve role with the Giants in 1969.  After a few more seasons with the club, which included multiple stints in the minor leagues, Hart was sold to the Yankees before the 1973 season.  He'd DH for the Yankees in his last full season in the majors, batting .254 with 13 home runs and 52 RBIs.

Hart would play parts of three seasons in the Mexican League before retiring in 1976.  For his big league career, Hart batted .278 with 1,052 hits, 170 home runs and 578 RBIs.  He was one of several inaugural inductees into the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame in 2008.

Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.

Building the Set / Card #473
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.  I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.

Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables.  The aim was simple:  Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664.  In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 29th of 98 commons pulled from the binder.  After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me a little less than $2.

The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5

It looks as if the photos for this card and Hart's 1968 Topps card were taken at the same time.  A game against the Phillies is highlighted on the back of the card.  On June 6, 1968, at Candlestick Park, Hart hit two three-run home runs in leading the Giants to a 7-2 win over the Phillies.  His home runs came off Phillies' pitcher Rick Wise (#188) and Turk Farrell (#531).

Accuracy Index:  Hart's card scores a solid +5.

1969 Season
Hart was the opening day left fielder for the Giants, but injuries throughout the season limited him to just 71 starts - 68 in left and three at third base.  In 95 games overall, he batted .254 with three home runs and 26 RBIs in his toughest season in the majors to this point in his career.

1964 Topps #452

1965 Topps #395

1968 Topps #73

1972 Topps #733

1974 Topps #159

Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card:  1964 Topps #452
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (11):  1964-74
Most Recent Mainstream Card:  1978 TCMA The 1960s I #269
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards:  44 in the Beckett online database as of 2/26/25.

Sources:  
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia

Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog

#554 Frank Bertaina - Washington Senators / #556 A's Stars CPC