1968 Topps Venezuelan
Total Cards: 370
Rating: 4.6 (4 ratings)
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Notes: Topps released baseball card sets in Venezuela in 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968. The cards closely resemble Topps cards released in the U.S. but do have some differences: the card stoc... more
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1 | National League 1967 Batting Leaders (Roberto Clemente / Tony Gonzalez / Matty Alou) LL | Pittsburgh Pirates / Philadelphia Phillies |
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2 | American League 1967 Batting Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Frank Robinson / Al Kaline) LL | Boston Red Sox / Baltimore Orioles / Detroit Tigers |
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3 | National League 1967 RBI Leaders (Orlando Cepeda / Roberto Clemente / Hank Aaron) LL | St. Louis Cardinals / Pittsburgh Pirates / Atlanta Braves |
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4 | American League 1967 RBI Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Harmon Killebrew / Frank Robinson) LL | Boston Red Sox / Minnesota Twins / Baltimore Orioles |
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5 | National League 1967 Home Run Leaders (Hank Aaron / Jim Wynn / Ron Santo / Willie McCovey) LL | Atlanta Braves / Houston Astros / Chicago Cubs / San Francisco Giants |
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6 | American League 1967 Home Run Leaders (Carl Yastrzemski / Harmon Killebrew / Frank Howard) LL | Boston Red Sox / Minnesota Twins / Washington Senators |
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7 | National League 1967 ERA Leaders (Phil Niekro / Jim Bunning / Chris Short) LL | Atlanta Braves / Philadelphia Phillies |
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8 | American League 1967 ERA Leaders (Joe Horlen / Gary Peters / Sonny Siebert) LL | Chicago White Sox / Cleveland Indians |
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9 | National League 1967 Pitching Leaders (Mike McCormick / Ferguson Jenkins / Jim Bunning / Claude Osteen) LL | San Francisco Giants / Chicago Cubs / Philadelphia Phillies / Los Angeles Dodgers |
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10 | American League 1967 Pitching Leaders (Jim Lonborg / Earl Wilson / Dean Chance) LL | Boston Red Sox / Detroit Tigers / Minnesota Twins |
Trivia |
- HECHO EN VENEZUELA ? C. A. LITOVEN printed at the bottom on back of cards.
- #1 National League 1967 Batting Leaders (Roberto Clemente / Tony Gonzalez / Matty Alou) - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #3 National League 1967 RBI Leaders (Orlando Cepeda / Roberto Clemente / Hank Aaron) - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #150 Bob Clemente - Clemente's name was not Bob. He made it explicitly clear his name was Roberto. The nicknames Bob and Bobby were disrespectful to his heritage.
- #177 Mets 1968 Rookie Stars (Jerry Koosman / Nolan Ryan) - UER: 1st line of Ryan write-up on back, "sensational" is misspelled "senational"
- #179 Bill Stoneman - UER: The last sentence of the write-up on the back ends prematurely ("Bill was used sparingly but still")
- #196 Gary Nolan - UER: Born "May 4, 1943", should be "May 27, 1948"
- #226 Jimmie Price - UER: The 1967 stat line is listed as Pittsburgh, should be Detroit
- #315 Zoilo Versalles - UER: Born "Dec. 18, 1940", should be "Dec. 18, 1939"
- #337 Bill Robinson - UER: The trivia answer on the lower back is incorrect. Mantle had 518 homers entering the 1968 season.
- #339 Rich Nye - UER: 4th line of write-up on back, "Comiskey Park" should be "Wrigley Field"
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