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1970ToppsProject

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The 1970 Topps Project is an effort to supplement a complete 1970 Topps Baseball set with Autographs to every card. Follow the progress.

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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
2 years
Autographed card purchased from a reputable dealer on Twitter. Carl Yastrzemski played 23 MLB seasons, all with Boston. He was a Triple Crown winner, MVP, 2-time pennant winner, 18 time All-Star, and owner of over 3400 hits. Obvious 1st ballot HOF'er.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
3 years
JSA Certified Auto purchased from All Sport Auctions. Luis Aparicio was a 12 time All-Star in his 18 year Hall of Fame career. The 1956 AL Rookie of the Year, he led the AL in Stolen Bases for 9 consecutive seasons, and won a World Series with the 1966 Orioles.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
3 years
PSA Certified Slabbed Auto purchase from All Sports Auctions. Joe Torre was a 9 time All-Star in a 18 year MLB career, which included 1971 MVP. Later excelled as a HOF manager mostly for Yankees, for whom he won 4 World Series.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
3 years
Auto purchased through private signing with St Louis Sports Collectors. Julian Javier was a 2B who played 13 MLB seasons, all but one with the Cardinals. He appeared in 4 World Series, winning two. A two-time All-Star, he is the father of former MLB outfielder Stan Javier.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
3 years
Auto Card purchased from a Dealer at East Coast National. Bob Johnson pitched in the MLB for 7 seasons, most notably as a member of the 1971 World Series Champ Pirates. He outdueled Marichal to win Game 3 of the '71 NLCS. Also pitched in 2 games for the 1969 Mets.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
3 years
Live signing at the East Coast National. Cleon Jones played 13 seasons in the MLB, almost all with the Mets. The starting leftfielder for the 1969 NL All Stars, he hit .340 in that magical season and caught the last out of the Miracle Mets championship.
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1970ToppsProject
3 years
Live signing at the National. Rico Petrocelli played 13 seasons in the MLB, all with the Red Sox. His career spanned both the Impossible Dream 67 Red Sox World Series and the 1975 World Series. Hit a then-record 40 HR as a shortstop in 1969.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
3 years
Live signing at the National. Graig Nettles was a 6-time All-Star, 2-time World Series champ, and hit 390 HR, all while one of the best fielding 3B of all time. Appeared in post-season seven different times. Should be HOF.
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1970ToppsProject
3 years
Live signing at the National. Tony Perez is a HOF'er who played 23 years in the MLB, most notably with the Reds where he won 2 WS Titles. A 7 time All-Star and RBI machine, he finished his career with over 2700 hits.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
3 years
Live signing at @nsccshow. Johnny Bench is arguably the greatest catcher in MLB history. Two-time MVP, two-time WS Champ, and 1st ballot HOF, Bench played 17 seasons, all for the Reds. He was a 14-time all-star and 1968 ROY. A gregarious man who was remarkably friendly to all.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
3 years
Signed card purchased from Deals By George at The National. Tommy Davis played 18 seasons in the MLB and was a WS Champ with the 1962 Dodgers, a season where he hit .346 with 153 RBI, and finished 3rd in MVP voting. Tommy sadly passed earlier this year at age 83.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
4 years
TTM with donation to local little league. Jim Kaat won 283 games in 25 seasons, primarily as the ace of the excellent 60s Twins. Later a reliever, he won a WS title with '82 Cards. After retirement, became long time announcer and philanthropist, raising money for youth sports.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
4 years
Live signing at the Philly Show on Saturday. Joe Pepitone played 12 MLB seasons primarily for NYY. Joe was a power-hitting 1B, 3 time all-star and 1-time World Champ. He's lived an up and down but colorful life after retirement.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
4 years
Live Signing at Hofstra show yesterday. Tony Oliva was 1964 Rookie of the Year, 7 time All Star, winner of 3 batting titles, and 2-time MVP runner-up. One of the best hitters of the 1960s, should probably be in the HOF.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
4 years
Signed Card purchased from Collector Connection Auction. Harmon Killebrew was one of the greatest sluggers in MLB history. A 13-time All-Star, 1969 MVP, and owner of 573 career HR's, he was inducted into HOF in 1984. Harmon sadly passed from cancer in 2011.
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@1970Topps
1970ToppsProject
5 years
TTM in 16 days through PastPros. Claude Raymond was born in Canada and pitched in 16 MLB seasons, primarily as a reliever. He was a 1966 All-Star and finished his career with a successful run in Montreal, where he later became the French language announcer for 30 seasons.
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1970ToppsProject
5 years
TTM in 548 days. Dick Hall was an outfielder for 3 seasons, and then a righthanded reliever for 13 more MLB seasons. A stalwart of the 60s and 70s Orioles, he's a 2-time WS Champion and had a 0.00 ERA in 6 post-season series. @orioles_1970
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1970ToppsProject
5 years
TTM in 93 days. Joe Coleman was a pitcher in 15 MLB seasons. A 1972 All-Star and 2-time 20 game winner, Joe threw a complete game shutout with a then-record 14 K's in his only career post-season start in the 1972 ALCS. After retirement, he was an MLB pitching coach for decades.
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1970ToppsProject
5 years
RIP.
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1970ToppsProject
5 years
TTM in 88 days. Jim Campanis was a reserve catcher in 6 MLB seasons. The son of controversial Dodgers GM Al Campanis, he was traded by his father to the Royals in 1969. His son later played for USC and for 6 seasons in the minors.
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