1972 Topps, Willie McCovey

Card No. 280

A member of the 500 home run club and the only man in baseball history to have a cove named after him, Hall of Famer Willie McCovey graces the Jukebox with some 1972 Topps vibes....Some people refer to '72 Topps as the "psychedelic tombstone" set, and I guess I can see that...."Stretch" had his number retired by the Giants in 1980....Willie's iconic rookie card appeared in the '60 Topps set....His final Topps card can be found in the '80 release....Played in just 81 games for San Fran in '72, mashing 14 homers with 35 RBIs.

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1963 Topps, Don Larsen

Card No. 163

The only man to ever twirl a no-hitter or perfect game in World Series history, Don Larsen is today's Jukebox gem....This is another one I've inherited from my old man's boyhood collection....Larsen's perfect game occured as a member of the Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 Series....Don's first Topps card was in the '56 set....He's pictured as a Houston Astro on his final Topps card in '65....Appeared in 46 games out of the bullpen for the Giants in 1963, compiling a 7-7 record and 4 saves.

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2013 Topps, Hunter Pence

Card No. 3

You wouldn't exactly characterize his on-field movements as smooth or fluid, but Hunter Pence always seems to get the job done....Hunter was a member of two World Series winners with the Giants (2012, '14)....Acquired by San Fran from the Phillies at the '12 trade deadline....His first appearance as a Giant on a Topps card was in the '12 Update set....His rookie card is featured in the 2007 Update series....Hunter played in all 162 games for the Giants in 2013, producing a .283-27-99 season.

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1989 Topps, Will Clark

 Card No. 660

It wouldn't be right if this card wasn't my first entry into this blog's database. Not only is '89 Topps my favorite baseball card set of all-time, but Will Clark was my favorite ballplayer as a kid....1989 was Clark's third year of being included in the 792-card Topps set....Overall, this is Will's fourth Topps card, as his 'true' rookie was included in the 1986 Topps Traded release....Runner-up to teammate Kevin Mitchell in '89 N.L. MVP voting after posting career highs in hits (196), runs scored (104), RBIs (111) and batting average (.333) for San Francisco.

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