Breaking the rules for the right Scooter

A while back I inexplicably forgot that I had a '54 Topps Rizzuto when I bought a small lot with it recently. This time, I broke my "rule" (this was almost a dollar a card) for a lot with a '56 Rizzuto as well as a bunch of '54s. I knew very well I didn't have a '56 Rizzuto. For quite a long time Al had a graded copy at his table, so I used to see that card regularly.

It's a bit scuffed up but overall pretty good. There was one other '56 in the lot, Gene Woodling who was a key player on the early '50s Yankees dynasty teams before being traded for Don Larsen. It's unclear exactly who the baserunner is on the Rizzuto card. It's clearly #31 but for what team? Well, if it's Cleveland, #31 would be . . . Gene Woodling!

A dozen older cards as well, all but one from 1954. No Hall-of-Famers but some big names like Ed Lopat, Harvey Kuenn and Al Rosen. I already had Eddie Stanky so that one is available for trade. These clearly came out of a scrapbook so I was a little concerned about the backs (there were no back photos) but they were in excellent shape, better than the fronts.