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Originally Posted by jb67
Just arrived today in the mail SGC 45 Rookie Aaron. I cannot believe the richness of color on this card given the grade. My second Aaron rookie in the past month. Was not looking for one but when I saw this one I had to go for it. Now I have to decide which one to keep.
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I have to imagine whatever kid pulled that from a pack 60 years ago was saying, "Never heard of this guy!" Who would have believed just 20 years later the player on this card would break baseball's greatest record!
Here was the All-Time Home Runs leaderboard going into the 1954 season--the 500 Club had only three members! And unless you go back a long, long ways as a fan, I think #5 will shock you!
1. Babe Ruth - 714
2. Jimmie Foxx - 534
3. Mel Ott - 511
4. Lou Gehrig - 493
5. Joe DiMaggio - 361
Wow, how long ago that was. 10 points if you can name the only three players in the history of the National League besides Mel Ott to have attained 300 HR by the start of the 1954 season.