Lots of interesting photos in the underrated 1976 set. I found enough interesting equipment shots for two posts, in fact.
Tito Fuentes's headband has been well-documented, but I would be remiss not to include it here.
Same goes for George Hendrick's Indians visor. Bonus points for the logoless warmup jacket, and personalized glove.
Is this the first aluminum bat on a card?
We had the first blue gloves in a set last time; now in 1976 is the first green glove, appropriately worn by an Oakland pitcher.
Speaking of pitching gloves, there were a couple more nicknamed gloves this time. Willoughby became Willo, which is OK . . .
. . . but I prefer Candy for Candelaria.
I've been fascinated by that Locklear card for a long time. Bruce Boisclair has an aluminum bat on his 1979 card.
ReplyDeleteIt may be well documented, but this was the first time I saw Tito's headband. And it's really weird to see an MLBer posing with a metal bat.
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