Good day everyone.
On
the blog today, we have the first card from what will be my third
series of "1960s In-Action" set, this one a card of former slugger Rocky
Colavito of the Cleveland Indians on a 1967 template:
I
chose the 1967 template since his base 1967 card is a complete pain in
the butt to get for those of us completing that legendary set!
I found a nice "action" shot of him in-game, stretching before an at-bat.
Between 1956 and 1966 there were few Major League batters who hit homers
as frequently as he, hitting 358 home runs playing for the Indians,
Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics.
He topped 40+ homers three times, with a career-best 45 in 1961 while also leading the American League in 1959 with 42 blasts.
By the time he retired, he hit 374 homers with 1159 RBIs over 1841 games in 14-years, finishing Top-5 in MVP voting three times and making the All-Star team six times.
He topped 40+ homers three times, with a career-best 45 in 1961 while also leading the American League in 1959 with 42 blasts.
By the time he retired, he hit 374 homers with 1159 RBIs over 1841 games in 14-years, finishing Top-5 in MVP voting three times and making the All-Star team six times.
