1974 Topps Fritz Peterson
Oddest Trade In Baseball History... I was a bit young at the time to appreciate exactly what made Fritz Peterson (and his best friend at the time, Mike Kekich) famous. But years later, I read about it and it became a different kind of memory. It was 1973 and things were much different than they are now. People weren't nearly as uptight. At least I'm guessing considering that Peterson and Kekich literally swapped families. They even swapped dogs. While Kekich and the former Mr
1975 Topps Al Kaline
A Legend Retires... He's a Hall of Famer slugger but he played way before my time. I only remember this because I collected tons of 1975 baseball cards when I was six. When I think about it, I think it was great that players like Kaline and Brooks Robinson had record breaker cards the year after they retired for those that might have missed them play. As this was my introduction to Al Kaline. Too bad I missed watching him play as I heard he was awesome! #1975 #topps #kaline #
1976 Topps Jim Lonborg
The Dentist... The Dentist, Jim Lonborg was probably a much better pitcher than any one of us remembers. He then retired to become a dentist. Kind of odd if you ask me. Anyway, 157 career wins and a near 14 year career which was not bad, not bad at all. But always in the shadow of a Tiant or a Carlton, Lonborg was always a solid number two starter. I'm guessing injuries took its toll on him as he made only four appearances in 1979 and was released in June at age 37. Too bad,
