Thought it would be fun on the blog to start going through some OPC to Topps variations through the decade, throwing a spotlight on some of the cards that were given different images or airbrushing treatments between releases of the two brands.
We'll
start off with the 1977 card for Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey
(Sr.), who for some reason had two different images released:
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| OPC card |
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| TOPPS card |
No particular rhyme or reason to the different images shown here, though I am partial to the Topps image to be honest.
It
is interesting to see that for the OPC image, it seems it was clearer,
less saturated with also a lot less contrast, making for a "cleaner"
card.
I wonder why this was, or what the differences were, if any, with the printed processes between the two.
As for Griffey, he put in a brilliant 19-year career that saw him
hit .296 with 2143 hits in 7229 at-bats, with 1129 runs scored, 152
homers and 859 runs batted in.
He was named to three all-star games during his career, and was a member of the “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds of the 1970’s, taking home two consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976.
Of course, we HAVE to mention something else he did, which was father a kid who would become one of the players of his generation, Ken Griffey Jr, recent Hall of Fame inductee and super-star extraordinaire.
I still think one of the coolest moments in baseball history was when Griffey Sr and Griffey Jr BOTH hit homers for the same team in the same game! I just couldn’t believe it actually happened.
He was named to three all-star games during his career, and was a member of the “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds of the 1970’s, taking home two consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976.
Of course, we HAVE to mention something else he did, which was father a kid who would become one of the players of his generation, Ken Griffey Jr, recent Hall of Fame inductee and super-star extraordinaire.
I still think one of the coolest moments in baseball history was when Griffey Sr and Griffey Jr BOTH hit homers for the same team in the same game! I just couldn’t believe it actually happened.
