THE Hank Aaron Thread

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Originally Posted by JollyElm

These are two of my faves, because the qualifiers are mere technicalities...

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For the longest time, the 1973 card always bugged me due to this monster of a player being shown merely standing there in the blinding sun under an easy pop fly, but as time went on
(and when looked at along with other cards from the '73 set, like Rose, Stargell, Puente, Bench, Scott, and on and on) I've gotten a much fuller appreciation for it.

It's another photo that brings the viewer right into a game, reflecting a standard occurrence on the field. Since there were already plenty of Aaron portrait cards put out across his career, this one took a new direction.
Plus, he's oddly playing first base (with a first baseman's glove), which was strange in and of itself.

Now I say one and a half thumbs up!!

I like the 73 specifically because it depicts Hank Aaron fielding. I think it is the only one, in fact. Hank Aaron won a few Gold Gloves, so nice to have at least one card where he's got a fielding glove on.

Interestingly, I think the only card that depicts Brooks Robinson actually fielding during a game is also the 1973 Topps...

(As an aside, Ozzie Smith, the guy with 13 GGs, only has one Topps base card out of 18 actually showing him fielding also -- the 1987)