1961 Fleer Team Logo Decals - Cleveland Indians
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Don Drysdale Baseball Cards
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Don Drysdale
- Pirates shortstop Dick Groat claimed “Batting against Don Drysdale is the same as making a date with the dentist.”
- According to Orlando Cepeda: “The trick against Drysdale is to hit him before he hits you.”
- Drysdale retired with (154) batters hit by a pitch, the modern baseball record.
- Frank Robinson said "He was mean enough to do it, and he did it continuously. You could count on him doing it.
- His next at-bat after hitting a HR and yelling 'Hey, batboy, come get the bat.'" Drysdale plunked Gene Oliver, yelling 'Hey, batboy, come get Oliver.'"
- Don Drysdale twice hit seven home runs in a season, tying the record. NOTE:Ohtani it (7) in 2024.
- He pitched (58) consecutive scoreless innings in 1968, breaking Walter Johnson's all-time Major League record.
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Willie Mays, Giants Center-Fielder
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From his remarkable combination of speed and power at the plate
to his iconic defense in center field, Willie Mays was undoubtedly one
of the best all-around players in Major League history.
He hit 660 home runs. He was a member of the 3,000-hit club.
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Baseball card collecting terms (part D-F)
Die-Cut A special card that differs from a basic card by
"Die-Cutting", cutting away portions of the card to create a special design.
Most are serially numbered & limited.
Error Card Baseball card history is filled with error cards,
many of them very interesting. Hank Aaron is on 2 of my favorite error cards.
Aaron's 1956 Topps card action photo shows Aaron sliding home but
it is actually Willie Mays not Aaron. Topps again goofed on Aaron's 1957
"reversed negative" card showing Aaron batting left-handed.
"Error Cards" are usually found early in print runs and often corrected.
When this correction happens a VARIATION is created.
Some variations are extremely interesting and very expensive while others
are totally boring and you wonder why they were even made.
Extended Set Also frequently called Update Set or
Traded Set.
They are sets issued after the original release to update the regular set
with new and traded players.
Facsimile Autograph is an autograph printed on a card to show
what the player's actual signature looks like. They are not "real" autographs.
Factory Set are complete sets usually in special boxes
produced by the manufacturer. "Hand-Collated Sets" are sets collectors
have put together card by card from packs.