What's your 3 favorite 1969 cards?

[geosluggo]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

As beautiful as it is (and a dream for autograph collectors), the problem with the 1969 set is how so many of the cards were just rehashed pics from other years (Due to contract problems/money/Marvin Miller. We all know the drill). The great cards of Ernie Banks and Willie Mays that I love, for instance, are simply re-dos from the past with different cropping. Love the Bench, though.

Totally agree with JollyElm, as has been discussed in a few other threads. At least for Mays they skipped a couple years before re-using a pic; Hank Aaron and others have the same photos as in 1968. Also, I was recently noticing the Chris Short card. It was shot in the Polo Grounds, where the Mets last played in 1963.

[nolemmings]

The three cards I really liked as a kid back in 1969 were:

1. Gus Gil, because it showed both the expansion Pilots cap and jersey rather than just bare or airbrushed head shots. It was neat seeing these new teams, plus, how can you not like the name Gus Gil?
2. Jerry Koosman, because he was a rookie stud that year for a World Series champ and hailed from Minnesota, and the photo just looked real crisp and cool with the trophy; and
3. Manny Sanguillen, because I loved the pose and the overcast sky, and really liked pronouncing his name.
Honorable mention: Bobby Murcer, the new Mantle.

As for the stars, my faves card-wise were Reggie, Frank Robinson and Killebrew.

[mrmopar]

I always enjoyed the new trophy cards as a kid. Most of them are pretty plain in this set though, but the Bench is a slight winner for best trophy card over my pick below and a Bobby Cox RC. Koosman is a decent card too. Since the 69 set has very few shots outside of close up portraits, it becomes harder to narrow down a favorite from a sea of boring.

3 that come to my mind are:

Pete Rose
Willie Davis
Bobby Bonds

I also always really liked the Drysdale card for some reason, perhaps because it was his last.

I also like the NL (Dodger) rookie stars card that has Darwin, Miller and Dean. Darwin and Miller in their only Dodger card appearances and Dean as a Padre, but obviously an airbrushed Dodger shot.

[Neal]

I always thought this was Killer's best card

1969 Killebrew.jpg

my other two have been shown - Rose and Bench, with Clemente right there with em

[Peter_Spaeth]

The OP didn't specify Topps, so I would say this one which I just got.

[Rookiemonster]

Bench, Ryan , Jackson awesome set! I like the bench better then his rookie.

[ALR-bishop]

[bbcard1]

I loved the Pilots players in uniform with Mount Rainier in the background.

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by geosluggo

Totally agree with JollyElm, as has been discussed in a few other threads. At least for Mays they skipped a couple years before re-using a pic; Hank Aaron and others have the same photos as in 1968. Also, I was recently noticing the Chris Short card. It was shot in the Polo Grounds, where the Mets last played in 1963.

As was the Chris Cannizzaro card.

[onlyvintage62]

Many of the oddities are due to the fact (IMO) that expansion forcved Topps to make players cards that they normally would not . They had to make up for the 80 or so players that had their card show by one of the four new teams.

I actually statrted to compile a list of such and will share.

Examples Boston - Newman, George Thomas
Mets Hendley,
White Sox Russ Nixon

[ALR-bishop]

Originally Posted by onlyvintage62

Many of the oddities are due to the fact (IMO) that expansion forcved Topps to make players cards that they normally would not . They had to make up for the 80 or so players that had their card show by one of the four new teams.

I actually statrted to compile a list of such and will share.

Examples Boston - Newman, George Thomas
Mets Hendley,
White Sox Russ Nixon

Expansion plus Marvin Miller and a contract impass between Topps and The Players' Association over use of player likenesses that resulted in the use by Topps of older photos in part of 68 and 69.