Postwar Topps Baseball Card Trivia

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

1. Wally Wolf, 1963 and 1970?

#1 is closed out (see below)

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

#1 is closed out (see below)

I don't believe #1 IS closed.

Topps used the same photo of Bob Miller Phillies in the 52 set and with the Cardinals in the 59 set. Same 7 years if my math is correct.

Fred

[nolemmings]

Speaking of Cy Young Award winners, during the Postwar era (pre 1980) there was never a Topps set with more than 2 rookie cards of future Cy Young award winners... except for one set that had 4. Name the set and the 4 players. We're talking legit rookie cards here.

1959? Mike Cuellar, Jim Perry and Bob Gibson.

[Rich Klein]

Gibson Perry and Cuellar are all Hi #'s IIRC

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

1959? Mike Cuellar, Jim Perry and Bob Gibson.

You are right. When I was figuring this stuff out in my head (and a notepad) I put Jim Perry's RC in the 60 set. '59 is correct - still makes '65 as the only set w/ 4 Cy Young RCs, but the question stated that "no other set had more than 1 RC of a future Cy Young winner. You proved me inaccurate on this one.

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

I don't believe #1 IS closed.

Topps used the same photo of Bob Miller Phillies in the 52 set and with the Cardinals in the 59 set. Same 7 years if my math is correct.

Fred

This is why I was careful to not say, "only guy with the same picture 7 years apart..." I figured that there might have more than one or even one with a greater time between.

[nolemmings]

You are right. When I was figuring this stuff out in my head (and a notepad) I put Jim Perry's RC in the 60 set. '59 is correct - still makes '65 as the only set w/ 4 Cy Young RCs, but the question stated that "no other set had more than 1 RC of a future Cy Young winner. You proved me inaccurate on this one.

No problem, and thanks for the brain teasers. Actually, I think there is another Topps set with 3 RCs of eventual Cy Young winners. 1976 had Ron Guidry, Mike Flanagan and Dennis Eckersley. Some may consider Eck's SSPC card to be his rookie, but that was unlicensed and, contrary to popular belief, was likely issued in 1976 and not 1975 anyway.