The World Series cards in 1969 were a triumph of design, conveying a ton of information in a small space and looking neat. The Reggie Jackson rookie card is a classic. And as a kid who grew up in the D.C. area, the return of Ted Williams to manage the Senators (captured in the last series after Topps had made an earlier card of fired manager Jim Lemon) ranks right up there with the moon landing and Woodstock as the year's big events. The Aurelio Rodriguez batboy card gets honorable mention.
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