Thursday, June 6, 2019

1962 Topps, Billy Martin

Card No. 208

Perhaps remembered more for his chaotic days as George Steinbrenner's whipping boy as Yankee manager, Billy Martin is today's featured Jukebox hit.... Played seven of his 11 big league seasons for the Yanks and served five(!) separate stints as the club's skipper....This is Martin's final Topps card as a player....He would pop up in future Topps sets as a manager 11 more times....Billy's rookie appeared in the iconic 1952 set....Concluded his playing days the year prior to this card's release, batting .242 in 114 games between the Braves and Twins.

*MK*

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