every braves rookie

Friday, April 24, 2009

Ed Rakow, 1960 Topps

Ed Rakow, 1960 Topps #551

This was an early pick.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Rakow

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rakowed01.shtml?redir

Bob Aspromonte, 1960 Topps #547

This one took some time. For some reason Topps decided to alternate colors in the names for the high numbers... not sure why. Looks kinda funky.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Aspromonte

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/asprobo01.shtml?redir

Tony Gonzalez, 1960 Topps

Tony Gonzalez, 1960 Topps #518

Not sure where I got this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzato01.shtml

Steve Barber, 1960 Topps

Steve Barber, 1960 Topps #514

Had this for a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Barber

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barbest01.shtml?redir

Bobby Bragan, 1960 Topps

Bobby Bragan, 1960 Topps #463

I looked for this card for quite some time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Bragan

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/bragabo01.shtml

Lum Hartis, 1960 Topps

Lum Hartis, 1960 Topps #455

This was a SportsFest pick. In 1960 Topps included a set featuring coaching staffs. This subset provides the only cards for several of the Braves coaches in the 60's and early 70's. I added coaching staffs to the checklists a few years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lum_Harris

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/harrilu01.shtml

Roy Sadecki, 1960 Topps

Roy Sadecki, 1960 Topps #327

Not sure where I found this one. Love Mr. Sadecki's specks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Sadecki

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sadecra01.shtml

Julio Navarro, 1960 Topps

Julio Navarro, 1960 Topps #140

Believe I got this at a Westroads show. The '60 rookie set looks attractive. There's apparently also a famous astrophysicist by the same name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Navarro

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/navarju01.shtml?redir

Ken Johnson, 1960 Topps

Ken Johnson, 1960 Topps #135

Had this for a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Johnson_(right-handed_pitcher)

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnske02.shtml?redir

Bob Bruce, 1960 Topps

Bob Bruce, 1960 Topps #118

Had this one for a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bruce

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brucebo01.shtml?redir

Eddie Haas, 1959 Topps

Eddie Haas, 1959 Topps #126

Had this for a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Haas

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/haased01.shtml

Ed Sadowski, 1959 Topps

Ed Sadowski, 1959 Topps #139

Had this one for a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Sadowski

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sadowed01.shtml?redir

Gene Oliver, 1959 Topps

Gene Oliver, 1959 Topps #135

Not sure where I found this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Oliver

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olivege01.shtml?redir

Deron Johnson, 1959 Topps

Deron Johnson, 1959 Topps #131

Not sure where this one is from. Topps had the innovative idea of putting all the rookies together. the Sporting News subset is nice looking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deron_Johnson

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsde01.shtml

Felipe Alou, 1959 Topps

Felipe Alou, 1959 Topps

KC find. An attractive card of a great manager that was a solid outfielder. Back in the day all three Alou brothers were the outfield for the Giants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Alou

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aloufe01.shtml?redir

Gary Geiger, 1958 Topps

Gary Geiger, 1958 Topps #462

Got it at a KC show. This one took quite some time, as it is a short print.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Geiger

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/geigega01.shtml?redir

Milt Pappas, 1958 Topps

Milt Pappas, 1958 Topps #457

This was one of my earlier finds. Pappas is most famous for being the guy traded for Frank Robinson, but he was actually a pretty good pitcher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milt_Pappas

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pappami01.shtml?redir

Charlie Lau, 1958 Topps

Charlie Lau, 1958 Topps #448

This one took a while. The '58 Topps set is a nice looking one. Simple backgound and nice head shots. Lau apparently started a hitting school once he retired- lauhitting.com.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Lau

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lauch01.shtml?redir

Joe Pignatano, 1958 Topps

Joe Pignatano, 1958 Topps #373

This one took a while to get. Interesting fact- Pignatano grounded in to a triple play in his final at bat. I knew there was a reason I included the Wikipedia link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pignatano

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pignajo01.shtml?redir

Marty Keough, 1958 Topps

Marty Keough, 1958 Topps #371

Had this one for a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Keough

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keougma01.shtml?redir

Orlando Cepeda, 1958 Topps

Orlando Cepeda, 1958 Topps #343

This card was on the lsit for a while. Cepeda is a Hall of Famer and the card was higher in price than most. Picked it up at a KC show. It's a nice looking card.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cepedor01.shtml?redir

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=112157