1964 Topps, Ron Santo

Card No. 375

Hall-of-Famer Ron Santo, aka Mr. Cub, is the newest 'vintage' feature on the Jukebox and the third card from the handsome 1964 Topps set to be showcased on the blog....Played 14 of his 15 big league seasons on the Southside before concluding his career with the ChiSox in '74....Ranks top-5 in Cubs annals in career HR (337) and RBIs (1290)....This is his fourth Topps card....His rookie card appeared in the '61 set....Ron led the league in both triples (13) and walks (86) during the '64 season.

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1964 Topps, Bill Skowron

Card No. 445

A five-time World Series champ and an eight-time All-Star, Bill Skowron looks focused and ready to hack away on this one from 1964 Topps....Helped the Dodgers beat New York in the '63 Series, a year after he was a world champ with the Yanks....Listed as "Moose" on his Topps card just once (1958)....His rookie card is part of the 1954 Topps set....This is his lone card as a Senator....Split '64 the season between Washington and the White Sox, batting a combined .282 with 17 homers over 146 games.

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1964 Topps, Charlie Neal

Card No. 436

Charlie Neal is front and center on this confluence of greatness: the classic Reds uniform and the clean, colorful 1964 Topps design....Charlie played for the Dodgers in their final season in Brooklyn (1957) and was also a member of the expansion Mets in '62....Listed as "Charley" on four of his nine career Topps cards, including his '56 rookie card....This is Neal's final Topps card and his only one as a Red....Batted just .156 (10-64) in 34 games for Cincinnati following trade from Mets, July 1, 1963.

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