Thursday, February 1, 2024

1960'S CAREER-CAPPERS INSERTS: DUKE SNIDER

Today on the blog we feature my Duke Snider insert from my "1960's Career-Cappers" custom set from a few years ago, one of my favorite sets produced since I started the WTHBALLS blog:




The "Duke of Flatbush" was incredibly underrated over his career, which sadly (for him) coincided with the careers of men like Mickey mantle, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.
Nevertheless, all he would do in the Majors was hit, finishing his career with the San Francisco Giants in 1964, capping off a great 18-year Major League career that saw him make eight All-Star teams while post six seasons where he finished in the top-10 for N.L. MVP.
Snider was an absolute beast of a hitter through the 1950's with the Dodgers, driving in over 100 runs six times, 30+ homers six times including five straight seasons of 40 or more, five years of scoring over 100 runs and seven seasons of .300 hitting or better.
A HUGE cog in the Brooklyn Dodger machine of the 1950s, he was also part of the "Holy Trinity of New York center-fielders of the era, along with Willie Mays of the New York Giants and Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees.
What a time it must have been to be a young baseball fan!