Good day everyone!
On
the blog today, we spotlight my 1969 "redo" for the great Joe Morgan,
from my recent "1969 Gimmie a Do-Over" set from a few months back:
Just a nice image of the great second baseman that wasn't a reused image like Topps had out there way back when!
For
Mr. Morgan, the man was just
beginning a run that would send him straight to the Hall of Fame, still
with his original team before eventually helping to build a juggernaut
of a team forever known as the "Big Red
Machine" when he was dealt to the Cincinnati Reds before the 1972 season
in a blockbuster trade.
Those Reds teams would win two straight World Series in 1975 and
1976, and field teams with the likes of Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, George
Foster and Ken Griffey Sr.
By the time he retired after the 1984 season at the age of 40, he
finished with two MVP Awards, 10 All-Star nods, five Gold Gloves, 2517
hits, 1650 runs scored, 268 homers and a cool 689 stolen bases with 1865
walks.One of the all-timers right there at second base!
