1980 Topps, Mickey Rivers

Card No. 485

Probably most remembered for his stint as a Yankee, here we find Mickey Rivers--the Ranger--ready to take his cuts in the batting cage....This is Mickey's first Rangers card...."Mick the Quick" was a part of two World Series winners during the late '70s in the Bronx....His given name is John....Mickey's rookie card can be found in the '72 Topps set....His 'sunset' Topps card appeared in '85....Had a brilliant 1980 season for Texas, collecting a career-best 210 base hits to the tune of a .333 average.

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1985 Topps Traded, Oddibe McDowell

Card No. 82T

A member of the Arizona State Athletics Hall of Fame, Oddibe McDowell was also a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team that featured Mark McGwire, Barry Larkin and Will Clark....I was lucky enough to find the 1985 Traded boxed set last year at a show for 5 bucks....Oddibe's true rookie appeared in the regular '85 set as part of the USA Baseball subset....His final Topps card is in the '94 Traded set....Finished fourth in A.L. Rookie of the Year balloting in '85 when he cracked 18 homers and stole 25 bases in 111 games.

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2001 Topps, Chad Curtis

Card No. 540

If you ever witnessed a game featuring Chad Curtis in center field, chances are you saw him literally flip heels over head on a throw to the plate....2001 marked the eighth-straight year Curtis was featured in the Topps flagship set....It's also his next-to-last Topps card....Chad's rookie can be found in the 1992 Topps Traded set....Logged just 115 at-bats over 38 games for Texas in '01--his final year in the Majors. 

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