Minnesota Twins Team Cards 1961-1981

[Avardan]

I grew up in Minnesota, born in St. Paul in 1968.  My friend down the street infected me with the baseball card collecting bug in 1978.  So here we are, 46 years later and I'm still collecting!

Today I share with you an opus of mine - collecting the entire series of team cards, which started in 1961.  There were a few in the 2000s, but I haven't bothered with the new stuff.

I hope you enjoy the ride!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 2, 2025 by Avardan
Duplicate photos and math

[nicksaviking]

Nice!

I have a few of those, but never noticed until seeing them next to each other that 1962-1965 was the exact same pic?!?! Must have been weird for Jim Perry when Jack Kralick showed back up to take his place in the photo!

 

[Avardan]

Wow, I didn't notice that!  Awesome observation - stuff like that I really appreciate!

[Avardan]

I posted this on a Subreddit (r/baseballcards_vintage) and someone there opened the door to Topps' craziness!  Apparently this kind of shenanigans was commonplace for Topps.

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/research-yields-surprises-hidden-in-vintage-topps-baseball-team-cards/