For those who missed Part 1 and don’t want to click on this link to go back and read it, this series looks into cards in 1976 SSPC which show players in a uniform that didn’t show up on a … Continue reading →

In last week’s “1970s: A-Z” post, I featured this 1976 SSPC card of Craig Reynolds: …and mentioned that this is Reynolds’ only ‘solo’ card with the Pirates. He was on two multi-player rookie cards with the Pirates in 1976 and … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →