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1976 SSPC: Tom Seaver, Fritz Peterson, Paul Lindblad

Posted on March 20, 2019 by The Shlabotnik Report
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I’d done only two of these 1976 SSPC posts since the end of 2017; I’m going to try to streamline my process a bit to get them done more often. Paul Lindblad was a lefty reliever whose 3.29 career ERA … Continue reading →

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1976 SSPC: Mike Torrez, Bob Montgomery, Fernando Arroyo

Posted on July 26, 2018 by The Shlabotnik Report
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Here’s another in the sporadic series about the 1976 SSPC set… Mike Torrez had 20 wins in 1975 while also leading the league with 133 walks. According to his baseball-reference.com bio, he’s the last pitcher to win 20 games while … Continue reading →

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1976 SSPC: Mike Tyson (No, Not That One), Dale Murray & Steve Stone

Posted on March 5, 2018 by The Shlabotnik Report
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From when I was a kid and up until I was in my 20’s, when you spoke of “Mike Tyson”, you meant this guy. “The Original Mike Tyson” was a middle infielder with the Cardinals and Cubs from 1972 to … Continue reading →

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1976 SSPC: Carew, Cardenas & Currence

Posted on November 21, 2017 by The Shlabotnik Report
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I’m overdue for another batch of 1976 SSPC cards… I’ll start with HOFer Rod Carew. I’ll let you write your own caption to this picture, because I made several attempts and figuratively crumpled and tossed each one into the trash. … Continue reading →

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1976 SSPC: Bill Gogolewski, Bob Stinson And Billy Smith

Posted on September 26, 2017 by The Shlabotnik Report
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Bill Gogolewski is from Oshkosh, WI (b’gosh!) and pitched 19 games of relief in 1975 to finish his pitching career.  Before that, he pitched six seasons, mainly for the Senators/Rangers, and bbref.com lists his main accomplishment as a 1-hitter he … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball Cards, Hockey Cards | Tagged 1976 SSPC, 1983/84 O-Pee-Chee Hockey | 4 Replies

1976 SSPC: Chris Arnold, Mike Ivie, Andy Messersmith

Posted on July 5, 2017 by The Shlabotnik Report
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This SSPC post features players from the Giants, Padres and Dodgers, giving a California flair to the proceedings… 1976 was Chris Arnold’s last year in the Majors, and his stats for that year momentarily threw me for a loop. The … Continue reading →

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1976 SSPC: Phil & Joe Niekro, Tony Perez

Posted on April 19, 2017 by The Shlabotnik Report
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Hall-of-Famer Phil Niekro was only 37 in 1976.  For anyone else, that would come across as trying to be funny, but Phil was still over a decade from throwing his last knuckleball. Phil went 17-11 with a 3.29 ERA… and … Continue reading →

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1976 SSPC #594: Carl Erskine, Ralph Branca & Pee Wee Reese (Checklist #6)

Posted on March 10, 2017 by The Shlabotnik Report
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This was meant to be a quick post… You’ll soon see that this goal was not met. In my last post about 1976 SSPC, I featured a checklist card that has Keith Hernandez and Lou Brock on the front… but … Continue reading →

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1976 SSPC: Three Cool Set Filler Cards

Posted on March 1, 2017 by The Shlabotnik Report
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One of the things that’s unusual about the 1976 SSPC set… Wait a minute, let me rephrase that… One of many things that are unusual about the 1976 SSPC set is that the checklist is organized by team from card … Continue reading →

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1976 SSPC: Frank Robinson, Dave Kingman And Larry Demery

Posted on December 30, 2016 by The Shlabotnik Report
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I picked up a handful of 1976 SSPC cards during the COMC Black Friday promotion, and while I was scanning them, it inspired me to do another SSPC post.  None of these cards are ones I just got – I … Continue reading →

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