Baseball people in the background ... '60s & '70s

by theFalcon - 90 cards (Last updated on Mar 28, 2024)

If you thought you had finished collecting your favorite player, check this list ... he might be in the background of these cards.

For now, I'm going to omit "traditional" action cards to make the list more manageable in length.

21. 1966 Topps #478 Tony Gonzalez

John Herrnstein (22) in 1964 or 1965, probably at Shea Stadium.

1967 Topps #63 Cards Clubbers (Lou Brock / Curt Flood) Front

22. 1967 Topps #63 Cards Clubbers (Lou Brock / Curt Flood)

Phil Gagliano (16) and Bob Uecker (9) in 1964 or 1965.

23. 1967 Topps #532 Jim Hicks

John Romano (5) at Yankee Stadium in 1965 or 1966.

24. 1967 Topps #586 Manny Jimenez

Coach Clyde King (6) at Shea Stadium in 1967.

25. 1967 Topps #595 Cookie Rojas

My best guess is Dick Groat (24). But, that glove looks big for a shortstop ... it could be Billy Sorrell or Frank Thomas in 1965 ... or maybe Don Demeter in 1963.

1967 JD McCarthy Postcards #NNO Curt Flood Front

26. 1967 JD McCarthy Postcards #NNO Curt Flood

Tim McCarver (15)

27. 1968 Topps #69 Tom Tresh

Coach Frank Crosetti (2) at spring training in 1967 or earlier.

28. 1968 Topps #226 Jimmie Price

Johnny Podres (22) at Yankee Stadium in 1967.

29. 1968 Topps #452 Jesus Alou

Jack Fisher (22) at the Polo Grounds in 1963.

1969 Kahn's Wieners #NNO Gary Peters Front

30. 1969 Kahn's Wieners #NNO Gary Peters

Pitching coach Ray Berres (37) at spring training in 1969.

Comments

Jan 4, 2022 - 9:53PM
C2Cigars

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/55/cid/28339/1962-Topps-88-Ralph-Houk Yogi Berra

Jan 5, 2022 - 9:18PM
theFalcon

Yeah, I don't need to see a #8 to identify Yogi, LOL.

Jan 17, 2022 - 12:33PM
curling2019

Cool Concept! I don't know haw modern you want to get in the future (since this says 60s & 70s), but here's a couple off the top of my head:

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/1340/cid/234927/1999-Topps-194-Rey-Ordonez (w/ John Cangelosi)

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/1411/cid/251410/2000-Topps-37-Rey-Ordonez (w/ Ellis Burks)

These are action shots, but there are a lot of cool cards featuring an out at 2nd, so that could also be a concept. Just a couple ideas that you could take or leave.

Edited on: Jan 17, 2022 - 12:38PM

Jan 18, 2022 - 11:20AM
theFalcon

I'm adding about five cards at a time, which is enough work for me ... add in action cards from the '70s and I'll be doing this forever ... a separate list of action-only cards from the 60's and '70s would be more manageable in scope if anyone wants to take a crack at it ... here's a Pete Rose I discovered recently:

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/102025/cid/7131401/1967-Sports-Service-San-Francisco-Giants-NNO-Tom-Haller

Feb 18, 2023 - 5:12PM
C2Cigars

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72/cid/17102/1972-Topps-697-Jerry-Koosman; Coach Joe Pignatano

Feb 18, 2023 - 6:32PM
theFalcon

Good find, I'm inclined to agree, so I'll add Koosman.

Feb 18, 2023 - 10:08PM
fedoratipper

1978 Topps #38 Willie Montanez | Trading Card Database (tcdb.com) I believe that's Rod Gilbreath in the background.

1977 O-Pee-Chee #85 Bill Singer | Trading Card Database (tcdb.com) Tom Bruno

1977 O-Pee-Chee #103 Mike Willis | Trading Card Database (tcdb.com) I think that's Chuck Hartenstein, it looks like a 24.

Mar 28, 2024 - 4:45PM
theFalcon

I added Bill Singer ... not sure about the other two.

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