Here’s
a card I think came out nicely, a 1975 “In Action” card for all-time
great Frank Robinson, who was finishing up a Hall of Fame playing career
and moving into a historic managerial position with the Cleveland
Indians:
Coming over from the California Angels during the 1974 season, Robinson
had a career resume anyone would kill for: two MVP Awards, a Triple
Crown in 1966, eleven all-star nods and a Rookie of the Year back in
1956 when he smashed a record-tying 38 home runs for the Cincinnati
reds.
After his blockbuster trade to the Baltimore Orioles before the 1966
season, he would help the team go on to two championships, along with
two other World Series berths alongside other Hall of Fame teammates Jim
Palmer and Brooks Robinson, among others.
A true baseball lifer, he then went on to manage for 16 seasons as well
as hold executive positions for Major League Baseball, something he is
doing to this very day as Honorary President of the American League.
Truly an all-time great of the game, it’s incredible to think that a guy
with THIS baseball resume could be lost in the thick woods of greatness
of his contemporaries like Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and
Roberto Clemente.
Nevertheless, one of the giants of the game.