1968 Topps, Carl Yastrzemski

Card No. 250

An 18-time All-Star and a Bostonian for all 23 years of his major league career, the great Carl Yastrzemski graces the Jukebox today....Yaz was enshrined in Cooperstown in 1989, earning 94.6% of the vote on his first ballot....Won the A.L. Triple Crown in 1967 (.326-44-121)....This is Carl's ninth regular Topps card....His iconic rookie card appeared in the 1960 Topps set....On the heels of his epic '67 campaign, Carl produced modest totals with 23 homers and 74 RBIs for the Sox in '68.

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1968 Topps, Al Kaline

Card No. 240

Today the Jukebox serves up "Mr. Tiger" himself, Hall of Famer Al Kaline....A 10-time Gold Glover, Kaline played his entire 22-year career in Detroit....Fell just one homer shy of the 400 plateau and three points from a lifetime .300 average....You can find Al's rookie card in the 1954 set....He appeared in every regular Topps set from '54 to '74....The 1968 campaign marked the first time since his first full season in '54 that Kaline was not selected for the All-Star Game.

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