- #42 Stan Williams
- #126 Bob Uecker
- #242 "Power Plus" Ernie Banks & Hank Aaron
- #446 Whitey Ford
- #537 1963 Rookie Stars Pedro Gonzalez, Ken McMullen, Pete Rose, Al Weis
1963 Topps
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Frank Robinson sticks in my mind for some reason for 1963. Although I think Rose should win, I think Frank should be in the mix too.
ReplyDeleteSorry, have to go with the '63 Mantle on this one. My all-time favorite!
ReplyDeleteA few more neat cards from 1963:
ReplyDeleteGil Hodges - first card as a Met, I think he's kind of the first hero to Mets fans - definitely the link from Brooklyn fans to the Mets
Tommie Aaron - RC of Hank's brother
Bob Gibson - like the card pic
Orlando Cepeda - like the card pic
Why Stan Williams?
ReplyDeleteGil Hodges had a Mets card in '62 Topps (albeit Big Head, No Hat) and I've always been partial to Hot Rod Kanehl's '63. But, if you truly want an iconic '63 Mets card--and I really think you should--you want MARVELOUS MARV THRONEBERRY. Let's pick up the play-by-play, shall we? I can hear Lindsey Nelson now...
Marv hits a line drive in the gap, one run scores, two runs score, and Marv Throneberry is standing on third with a triple and two runs batted in! But, wait, the Cubs are going for the appeal play over at first. And...Throneberry is out! Marv Throneberry is out! The umpire saying Marv failed to touch first base. He is out and no runs will score on the play. And here comes Casey Stengel out of the dugout to dispute the call of the first base umpire. He's stopped for a moment, talking to first base coach Cookie Lavagetto. Probably wants to hear from the man closest to the play. And Casey has turned around and is returning to the dugout. So I guess the umpire made the correct call in the opinion of Lavagetto. Marv Throneberry is out and there will be no argument from the Mets.
Note: What Cookie told Casey..."Don't bother, Case. He didn't touch second either." Your honor, the defense rests.