Well.... I pulled out my 1980 Topps set in the box, and it was still arranged by teams. Here are a few that caught my eye.
1 - Butch Wynegar's follow through
2 - Ozzie swinging for the fences when he couldn't hit a lick in 1980
3 - Bob Montgomery on deck with no batting helmet - the last player to bat without wearing one.
4 - Danny Goodwin - growing up in Central Illinois in the 70's Danny Goodwin was a legend. The number 1 pick in 2 amateur drafts from Peoria Central HS, you could follow him in the newspaper, and his cards were gold.
5 - Mike Phillips - He got the last hit for the Cardinals in a season in the late 70's and I gave out the Mike Phillips award, complete with taping his card to the wall for several years after that to the player who got the last hit of the Cardinal season. The only other player I remember though was Jim Lentine.
This is a pretty cool action shot of him turning two.
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