Friday, July 18, 2025

Cake or gum? 1977 Mike Hargrove

Last time Topps rolled to an 11-0 victory. Will this one be close?

I'm not positive, but it seems likely both photos were taken in the same session. Hostess has a basic head shot. The outfield looks tilted, indicating Hargrove was probably posing at an angle. Topps has him with the bat.

 Mike Hargrove is one of the few men to play over 1500 major league games and then manage over 1500 major league games. He won two pennants as a manager and is in the top 75 all time in on-base percentage. He is currently an advisor to the Cleveland Guardians, and shared his thoughts on baseball cards with this blog in 2009.

 

 

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