TURN BACK THE CLOCK 1955: AL KALINE YOUNGEST BATTING CHAMP

Next up in my “Turn Back the Clock” thread is a 1975 20th anniversary card celebrating Detroit Tigers great Al Kaline and his magnificent 1955 season that saw him become the youngest batting champ in baseball history:

In only his second full season as a Major League player, the 20-year old hit a league-leading .340 based on his 200 hits in 588 at-bats, barely edging out the previous record holder Ty Cobb by mere days as the youngest champ.
As we all know it was just a glimpse into what would become a Hall of Fame career in Detroit for Kaline, as he’d go on to top 3000 hits while scoring over 1600 runs, hitting 399 homers and driving in over 1500 while being named to 15 all-star teams before he retired after the 1974 season.

TURN BACK THE CLOCK 1955: "DEM BUMS" FINALLY WIN IT ALL!

Next up in the “Turn Back the Clock” thread, we move on to 1975 and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 team who finally won it all and took home the World Championship, the only time this would happen while in Brooklyn:

“Dem Bums”, as they were affectionately known to their fans, beat their dreaded American League rival New York Yankees with the help of a 22-year-old Johnny Podres who came out of nowhere and shut out the Bombers 2-0 in game seven.
It was the culmination of a long road for these Dodgers, who fell short of a championship after taking home four pennants in eight years but falling short each time to the Yanks.
The team went 98-55 during the season, led by the usual suspects in Roy Campanella, Duke Snider  and Gil Hodges on the offensive side, and Don Newcombe, Carl Erskine and Clem Labine on the pitching side.
Newcombe posted his first 20-win season, while Campy, Gil and the Duke all drove in 100+ runs, with Carl Furillo falling just short of that number with 95 ribbies.
Of course this was only the beginning for the organization, as the Dodgers would go on to move out West to Los Angeles, then win it all in 1959, 1963 and 1965, putting all thoughts of an “also-ran” behind them, along with millions of broken hearts in Brooklyn.