How About Some Love for 1974's?

[MattyC]

The photos in 74 are awesome. Great sampling. Has inspired me to go find a nice raw set for a binder now!

[David W]

Torre brushed back, Reitz blowing a bubble, Simba and his long. Great action Cardinals.

[Gr8Beldini]

As much as I like '74, I always thought they dropped the ball with Aaron's card. The #1 card should have been a "Highlight Special"... it was ugly for a regular issue card. I did like the Aaron specials, much like I enjoyed the '75 MVP's. I was 10 years old at the time; it was the first time I got the chance to see what the older Topps cards looked like. And looking at the Killebrew card - you can clearly see that it was his batting profile that was used for the MLB logo (I've heard speculation that it was Pete Rose, but look at the logo and then look at the '74 Killebrew card - Identical.

[steve B]

74 was the first year I really collected as a kid. I'd bought about a pack a year from 69-72, moved in late 73 to a neighborhood where some kids collected cards, so I bought a few late 73 packs. (High numbers?! What?! Our neighborhood store had the all in one set packs)

The Aaron specials made me aware of older cards for the first time.
And the Washington cards probably made me interested in variations.
And one of the local stores carried not only cards, but pages and binders.
(Both horrible, but at the time all there was)
The best day was Mom bringing home a rack with Aaron on the front, along with 4 or 5 others. The store put them on sale late in the year for less than half price. Of course I opened them all.

I got close to the full set, within maybe a hundred or so, and gradually finished it off later.
The last one was the Schmidt. Finally found one at a nice price when they started getting cheaper. Maybe mid 90's?
Still don't have all the Washingtons, but I do have the Alou no position.


Anyone else recall a rumor that the A's manager card had a question mark instead of a picture? That had me searching for a month or two back then.

It's about the only set I still have in a binder. And even though I could I've never really given much thought to upgrading any of the cards. I suppose eventually I'll do a second set in really nice condition.

Steve B