Favorite Brooks Robinson Card 1964-1970

[commishbob]

'67 for me as well.

Seeing them all together drives home how similar they were over the late 60s. Topps even went back to Spring Training of 1965 or 1966 for the photo on the '69 version.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I picked the 67 as well. I like the happy pose and the colors on the card. It's just a really well done composition and classic looking card.

[Mark70Z]

Man, not even close at this point.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

1965. There's something very Harrison Ford/Han Solo-ish about that grin. Makes me wonder what the joke is.

[Fleerfan]

Originally Posted by commishbob

'67 for me as well.

Seeing them all together drives home how similar they were over the late 60s. Topps even went back to Spring Training of 1965 or 1966 for the photo on the '69 version.

I think you are referring the the '68 card having a spring training shot from the mid 60's. The 1969 card is just a more closely cropped shot of the picture on the 1967 card.

Due to the players union telling the players to not pose for pictures to try to negotiate a better agreement, Topps had to use old pictures for the 1968 set and part of the 1969 set.

More info here:
https://sabrbaseballcards.blog/2017/...cott-of-topps/

[Mark70Z]

Clint,

Looks like we have a clear winner...

[ksfarmboy]

Yes we do. I’m going to give it through the weekend and will have a reminder Saturday. The final regular issued card poll will start Monday and will be followed by playoff, WS, all star and other miscellaneous card poll. Thanks everyone that’s participated so far.

[toppcat]

If you went to 1971, I would have picked this one, an all time favorite of mine:

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by toppcat

If you went to 1971, I would have picked this one, an all time favorite of mine:

Dave,

BEAUTIFUL card! I'm sure that will make it in one of these polls this year for Brooksie cards.

[mrmopar]

I have always liked the 67 set, ever since I saw the Mantle as a brand new collector (and that was not a great Mantle photo either). However, I am not sure that I love the image of Brooks on that card. To me it is a boring spring training type batting pose. If this was a dime a dozen regular 67 star card and not one of the harder to get and highest priced high numbers, do you suppose it would be as well loved? I mean the 69 is the same image, just cropped tighter and that is nothing special.

I voted for the 64, perhaps personally for me because it got later exposure on the 75 T MVP subset and 82 K-Mart MVP sets. It is just a cool card in my mind and the card design is not bad either.

I think for that period, 1965 is my favorite card design, but that huge kind of goofy face shot is unappealing to me.