Dec 13, 2024
Don Drysdale, 1957 Topps
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Don Drysdale, 1957 Topps
What’s wrong with this picture ...?
That’s right ... Hank Aaron - arguably the best baseball player ever - was a right-handed batter.
On this baseball card (Topps 1957, #20) the negative got reversed, making it look like Aaron, who died Friday at age 86, was a left-handed batter. Topps never corrected the error, so Aaron remained a lefty in the entire print run in ‘57,
Ironically, ‘57 was probably his best year. He hit .322 that year with 44 home runs and 132 RBI. He won the National League MVP Award and led the Braves to their first World Series Championship since 1914.
Aaron holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), and total bases (6,856). Aaron is also in the top five for career hits (3,771) and runs (2,174).
And in my opinion he’s still the career home-run champ, with 755. Yes, Barry Bonds hit 762, but some of them were steroid-fueled bombs.
No wonder Muhammad Ali once called Hank Aaron “The only man I idolize more than myself.”
Donald “Newt” Newcombe (June 14, 1926-February 18, 2019). Rest In Peace.
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