What is your favorite set of the 1970s

[SAllen2556]

Opinions are like......and everyone has one.

The '71 set is the ugliest, most boring baseball card set ever made. Only a CPA could appreciate the '71 set! No career stats on the back, just the 1 previous year; (boring!) they chip if you just breathe on them, and they're....black! (blah!) Even the font used for the team name is boring. Like they used stencils from a grade school grade art class!

'72 all the way. They're the bomb man! They remind me of those cool Filmore rock and roll posters from the 60's. Each a work of art unto itself.

Look up "groovy" in the dictionary and it says, "See 1972 Topps baseball or Grateful Dead poster"


Seriously? Who would want this card? Blah! Boring!

[vintagetoppsguy]

Another vote for '72s here, but the '71s are a very close 2nd.

[rats60]

I'd pick the 1972 set also.

[ALR-bishop]

1972

[bcbgcbrcb]

I would go with the '72 set also followed closely in second by the '75 set. Can you tell I like the most colorful things out there?

[bobsbbcards]

1972. Actually, it's the only set from the '70s that I like.

[1963Topps Set]

1972 is a very close second to me. I love the action card sub series too and the players as kids. It is also a huge set, no lack of cards there, and very colorful as well.

[Mark70Z]

"Currently" my favorite's as follows:

1. 1975
2. 1971
3. 1972
4. 1970
5. 1973

I pretty much like them all in the '70's personally.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

Seriously? Who would want this card? Blah! Boring!

Me

This is one of my very favorite cards

[K-Nole]

For me, it is the 1979 set.

It was the first year I bought baseball cards as a kid.

2nd would have to 1972 which is kind of ironic because we have put sets together of all the 70's sets (attempting 1970 as I write this) and we had to skip over the 72 set because of the pure # of cards and # of high # cards.
Just too many cards to attempt it.

[Jayworld]

Although 1975 was the first year I actually bought baseball cards (or rather, my Mom did for 20 cents a pack at the local 7-11), my favorite set is the 1976 Topps set for the following reasons:

1. Nice overall front design, and I have always liked the graphic illustrations of the positional players on the front of the cards, especially noting the left hander and right hander for L and R pitchers.
2. It is the set that I still have my very first card from....
3. First 1970s card set I slowly put together, first from packs in 1976, then from Richard Gelman's card company, and finally via local card shows. I finished the set in 1982.
4. Unlike the 1975 set (which I just recently completed), the 1976 set is one that I have never sold and re-acquired. All the cards are mine (so to speak).
5. One of my great "mom" memories revolves around the 1976 set, which I highlighted in another post here on the boards a year or so ago; nutshell is several years ago my mom was going through her purses in her closet and found an unopened pack of 1976 baseball cards...she bought for me back in the day and forgot to give me.... When I think of the 1976 set, I think of her. She passed away in May, 2013.

[1963Topps Set]

I still have an unopened pack of 1976 Topps cards I kept from the day...

[Vintagevault13]

Going to veer a different direction from the previous responses, but I really like the 74 set. I think it gets a bad rap for being the first set Topps distributed nationally in one series, but it really is a nice set. The action shots of Seaver, Ryan, and Reggie (and many others) are outstanding and the Winfield and Parker RCs are also top notch. In addition, the "Washington" variation cards make for an interesting subset. Finally, the Aaron and Aaron Special cards are a great tribute to an all-time great.

[glynparson]

I'd have to go with 1973 topps Comics, followed by the stand ups from the same year. And the 1974 topps puzzles in third.

[bosoxfan]

'72 all the way. They're the bomb man! They remind me of those cool Filmore rock and roll posters from the 60's. Each a work of art unto itself.





I love this!

[Bigdaddy]

1. 1977 - first year I really collected baseball cards. Really loved the Rose and Garvey cards from that set along with the All-Star cards

2. 1978 - Nice clean front and good photography

3. 1971 - love the black borders and photography

4. 1976 - What a baseball card should look like

[skelly]

I really like the 70 set. Backs are clear and easy to read. High numbers are somewhat tough. No Mantle card to contend with... The problem I have with the 71 set, is I just feel that the slightest wear makes it look crummy. A mid grade set that has white borders is OK with me, but a slightly off grade 71 set. No thanks. I also like the 78 set quite a bit. 75 is a classic in my opinion and in time I feel it will be the most recent set that people will really care about / get behind.

[bobsbbcards]

The best way to enjoy the "ugly" 1972 set is to put the cards together by team:

[bobsbbcards]

[ALR-bishop]

Great cards Bob (even if they are all Reds), and from the best set of the 70s