Today on the blog we begin to spotlight one of my recent custom printed sets, the 1969 "Do-Over" I released a few months ago:
As
we all know, at the time the 1969 set was released, Topps was in a bit
of a battle with the MLBPA over player image licensing, so they decided
to recycle as many images as possible, some from the previous year's
set, or some from a few years before.
This
led to many recycled images for players like Willie Mays, Carl
Yastrzemski, Joe Morgan, and today's player, the great Hank Aaron:
Originally
Aaron's 1969 card used the same image as his 1968 card, so I felt a
re-do was in order, using this wonderful portrait image showing Aaron's
million-dollar smile.
Just a fun set to create giving my birth-year set a bit of a "refresh"!
As for Aaron the player?
The man was simply out of this world...
Let his numbers do all the talking: 2174 runs scored, 3771 hits, 624
doubles, 98 triples, 755 home runs, 2297 runs batted in, a .305 batting
average no less than 21 all-star selections!
Just tremendous!
He also had eight top-5 finishes for MVP, including taking home the award in 1957, as well as three Gold Gloves won consecutively between 1958-1960.
It's incredible to look at his 15 years of topping 100 or more runs scored, 11 seasons of 100 or more runs batted in, five more seasons of 90+ RBI's, and TWENTY STRAIGHT years of 20 or more home runs.
Just tremendous!
He also had eight top-5 finishes for MVP, including taking home the award in 1957, as well as three Gold Gloves won consecutively between 1958-1960.
It's incredible to look at his 15 years of topping 100 or more runs scored, 11 seasons of 100 or more runs batted in, five more seasons of 90+ RBI's, and TWENTY STRAIGHT years of 20 or more home runs.
Rest in Peace to one of the absolute greats of the game, Mr. Henry Aaron...aka "Hammerin' Hank"!
Look for the other players given a refresh in this set spotlighted in the coming weeks!
