1997 Topps, Jay Bell

Card No. 259

Although Jay Bell didn't get many of the headlines, he was undoubtedly a key cog in those successful Pirates teams of the early '90s....Led the majors in sac bunts in 1990 and '91, setting the stage for many a Bonds and Bonilla RBI opportunity....That's Ricky Jordan of the Phillies getting tagged out(?) at second base....Bell's rookie card is part of the '88 Topps checklist....Was traded to Kansas City in the winter of 1996, thus Jay was no longer a Pirate by the time this card came out in '97.

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1999 Topps, Jason Kendall

Card No. 191

One of the best base-stealing catchers in baseball history, Jason Kendall is today's featured Jukebox hit....Jason's 189 steals are second only to Roger Bresnahan among players who were primarily catchers....This is one of three occasions in which Jason's Topps card was given the horizontal treatment....His first Topps card appeared in the 1993 set as part of the "1992 Draft pick" subset....His final Topps card came in '11 set as a member of the Royals....Jason swiped 22 bags in 25 attempts in just 78 games for the Bucs in 1999.

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1974 Topps, Dave Parker

Card No. 252

During his playing days, Dave Parker earned the nickname "The Cobra" and, between you me, that particularly qualifies him as one of the biggest badasses in annals of American sports....Winning an MVP and two batting titles plus breaking the bank for the first million-dollar salary in baseball history helps, also....This is Dave's rookie card....He was featured in every Topps set through 1991....His final card appeared in the '91 Traded series....Dave contributed 4 homers and 29 RBIs over 220 ABs for the Bucs in 1974.

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1970 Topps, Bill Mazeroski

Card No. 440

Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski takes a knee and chats it up on this sun-splashed beauty of a card from 1970 Topps....A defensive wiz at second base, Maz was enshrined in Cooperstown in 2001...Famously sunk the Yankees with a walk-off  homer in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series....Bill's rookie card can be found in the 1957 set....His final Topps card was right around the corner from today's Jukebox hit, as the '72 set was Mazeroski's cardboard swan song....Collected four hits including a double in an 11-0 pasting of the Dodgers, 8/23/70.

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