1986 Topps, Bret Saberhagen

Card No. 487

A reminder from 1986 Topps and two-time Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen that powder blue and the Royals uniform belong together....That's the unmistakable facade of old Yankee Stadium in the background....J. Paul Getty would have approved of this card....Bret pitched a pair of complete game victories for K.C. in the '85 World Series, earning MVP honors....His rookie card is part of the '84 Traded set....1986 was a down year for Bret, as he went 7-12 with a 4.15 ERA in 25 starts.

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1986 Topps, Dave Kingman

Card No. 410

The 1986 set brought us the penultimate Topps card of strikeout-prone slugger Dave Kingman....Behind only the 1987 and '89 sets, '86 Topps is my favorite Topps design of the decade....Kingman first appeared on a Topps card wearing Oakland duds in the 1984 Traded set.... Kong's rookie card is part of the 1972 Topps checklist....Dave led the A's with 35 home runs during in '86 season--his final as a big leaguer.

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