Friday, November 29, 2024

1970 Topps Booklets: The Ernie Banks Story

According to Roy Carlson's research, this is based off the photo used on Banks's 1971 Baseball's Greatest Moments card.

The Bunyan-esque panel is fantastic.
So many great accomplishments in Banks's career. His vintage cards always seem undervalued to me.
Now that's a panel you would never see today!


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  1. FujiNovember 29, 2024 at 12:22 PM

    A. I wonder if he still holds that consecutive games played from the start of a career record. I tried to look it up... but the consecutive games record kept popping up.

    B. Yeah... guns and card cartoons definitely wouldn't go over well with parents these days.

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    1. MattDecember 2, 2024 at 3:46 PM

      Now that the Negro Leagues count as Major Leagues, chances are his Cubs debut no longer counts as the start of his career...

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  2. JonDecember 3, 2024 at 8:19 AM

    Ernie Bunyan :)

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