Tony Horton
 

I am aware of the issues Tony Horton dealt with during his career, but I was wondering why he never appeared on a Topps card (aside from the leader card) - are the two related?

I found this article from 1985...values are quite outdated and fun, and a few good quotes from Sy Berger, including an explanation about Tony Horton...

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/29/s...thout-gum.html

Some really excellent articles out there about Mr. Horton...tough story but glad he seemed to have figured out what made him ok...

Thanks for this and for the previous posters' replies as well.

$10000 for a 1952 complete set? I think I'd splurge. It is a big jump from 1979 - I have the first Sport Americana which was published that year and lists it at 4300, with the Mantle at 500 and high numbers at 34. Good times, huh?

In checking I ended up with two of Bob Lemke’s Horton cards, 65 and 67. There are a bunch of copies from Bob’s creations for Horton on ebay now, but almost all seem to be on thin stock unlike Bob’s which wete on regular stock. Bob created many custom cards and those which proved popular got reproduced on 100 card sheets which he sold or which were sold after his death

My best friend and I were at Yankee Stadium for this fun confrontation between Horton and Steve Hamilton in 1970.

Horton and the Folly Floater

It was an amazing day at the ballpark. Bobby Murcer hit four homers in the doubleheader, someone heaved a huge firecracker that landed next to Ray Fosse behind the plate and it scared the hell out of everyone, especially Fosse, and Vada Pinson took exception to Stan Bahnsen's tag at home plate and they squared off and threw punches.

My blog post has a link to the next day's newspaper accounts.

What leader card was Tony Horton on?

Willie ? 1969

I don't believe he is, unless you count his name being listed on the back among the leaders, which as you know typically included dozens of names;
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LOMAA...ro/s-l1600.jpg

My bad - when I made the original post, I would have sworn I recalled a small pick of Horton as one of 3 players on a Topps leader card...well, I've gone to my albums and google and am now convinced I must of imagined it. I was so positive too - I recall sometime way back when when I thought I discovered this that I thought "wow - I didn't think he was on any Topps cards!".

Turns out he wasn't and I've had a multi-point senior moment!

I would imagine Horton is pictured on a few Topps team cards. ETA, here he is on the 1970 Topps team card.

Maybe you were thinking Willie Horton?

Despite not signing with Topps, Horton has a Milton Bradley and Kellogg's issue.

Tony Horton Checklist
 

Tony Horton Checklist

For a player who doesn’t have an individual Topps Baseball Card, there sure are a lot of other issues depicting Tony Horton. I count more than 30 items, including multiple food issues (Kahn’s, Kellogg’s, Little Caesar’s, Nabisco), a Sporting News Magazine cover, several posters (SI, Cleveland Press), and at least 5 different PCs (JD McCarthy, Cleveland Team Issue, Mike Anderson PCs). In addition to those below, there are numerous press photos, snapshots and modern fantasy cards of Tony Horton on ebay and other venues. The first four and last two items on the checklist below show Tony with the Boston Red Sox, the rest with the Cleveland Indians.

The underlined items are also checklisted at the Trading Card Database website.


Tony Horton Checklist

• 1965 Boston Red Sox Picture Pack #NNO Tony Horton
• 1966 Boston Red Sox Color Picture Pack A #NNO Tony Horton
• 1960s JD McCarthy Postcards #NNO A.D. Horton
• 1967 Boston Red Sox 8x10 Team Issue B&W Photos #NNO Tony Horton
• 1968 Cleveland Indians Picture Pack 6x9 Color Photos #NNO Tony Horton
• 1968 Cleveland Indians 5x7 B&W Publicity Photos #NNO Tony Horton (portrait)
• 1968 Cleveland Indians 8x10 Team Issue B&W Photos #NNO Tony Horton (batting)
  
• 1968 Kahn's Wieners #NNO Tony Horton
• 1968 Sports Illustrated Poster Cards #5A2 Tony Horton
• 1968 Jun 29, The Sporting News, Vol 165 No 24, Tony Horton Cover
• 1968 Cleveland Press Newspaper Pop Poster #30 Tony Horton
• 1963-69 Cleveland Indians Team Issue PCs #NNO Tony Horton
  
• 1969 Globe Imports Playing Cards Gas Station Issue #6♦ Tony Horton (blank back)
• 1969 Globe Imports Playing Cards Gas Station Issue #6♦ Tony Horton (checkerboard back)
• 1969 Kahn's Wieners #NNO Tony Horton
• 1969 Mike Andersen Postcards #NNO Tony Horton
• 1969 Milton Bradley #NNO Tony Horton
• 1969 MLB PhotoStamps #NNO Tony Horton
• 1969 MLBPA Pins #NNO Tony Horton
• 1969 Nabisco Team Flakes #NNO Tony Horton (narrow borders)
• 1969 Nabisco Team Flakes #NNO Tony Horton (wide borders)
• 1970 IHOP Restaurant 10x15 Placemats #NNO Cleveland Indians w/ Tony Horton
• 1970 Little Caesar’s Pizza Treat 5x7 B&W Premium Tony Horton
  
• 1970 Mike Andersen Postcards #NNO Tony Horton
• 1970 MLB PhotoStamps #NNO Tony Horton
• 1970-71 Cleveland Indians Team Issue PCs #NNO Tony Horton
  
• 1970-71 Dayton Daily News M137 #21 Tony Horton (issued 4/26/1970)
• 1971 Dell Today's Team Stamps #NNO Tony Horton
• 1971 Kellogg's #69 Tony Horton
• 1971 Kellogg's - XOGRAPH #69 Tony Horton
• 1972 Milton Bradley #NNO Tony Horton
• 1978 TCMA The 1960's I #128 Tony Horton
• 1983 Boston Globe Boston Red Sox Series 2 #85 Tony Horton

Tony Horton Cards
 

Here’s a few of my Tony Horton items. There is one interesting item that appears to be a premium from Little Caesars, measuring 5x7, from about 1970. I got this on ebay a few years ago and haven’t found out anything new about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Would love to see other Tony Horton items, and maybe expand on the checklist further.

What's the source of that checklist, would love to look up some other players.

Tony Horton
 

The checklist is really compiled from multiple sources, including the Standard Catalog, Trading Card Database, eBay, Worthpoint, and a few collector checklists. I have only pursued Tony Horton’s Cleveland cards, so I am not really familiar with the Boston issues. I am guessing there are other items to add to the list.

Tony Horton autographed ball
 

Bringing this thread back to life.

I am looking for a single signed Tony Horton ball. A friend has all the AL Champ Red Sox balls except for Tony. His Dad had the collection and he is trying to complete the set as an honor to his father.

PLMK if you have one. Thanks

Not what you're looking for, Fred, but I do have one of these. Unfortunately, the printing is so bad that you can't really even make out his face. Almost like he's wearing a fencing mask, or he's the Mandalorian.

A Lemke

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