1970 Topps Booklets: The Walt Williams Story

 No neck in this portrait. But, nobody else had a neck in their portraits either.

Another Bay Area baseball star. I like the hat.

Bateman was not one of baseball's nice guys, and the nickname was not necessarily meant to be friendly. Williams didn't like the nickname at first but eventually warmed up to it.

It's not until the last panel of the comic that we get a major league accomplishment for Williams. The '69 White Sox didn't have much star power to choose from. Luis Aparicio was certainly more accomplished, and they had a strong starting staff, but at age 25 Williams was maybe the most exciting player at the time. He never hit .300 again and only had one more good season, though.