tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post1256826038851814386..comments2022-12-31T20:03:34.406-05:00Comments on 1969 Topps Baseball: Ex-players with cardsJim from Downingtownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post-26337962848210000072017-06-05T22:03:11.984-04:002017-06-05T22:03:11.984-04:00Good catch on Bobby Klaus. Like Rollie Sheldon (la...Good catch on Bobby Klaus. Like Rollie Sheldon (last played in '66), Jesse Gonder ('67), and Dave Nicholson ('67), Topps speculated that guys who hadn't played in the majors for some time might make it with an expansion team.<br /><br /><br /><br />Hubbs is a slightly different case - an "In Memoriam" card, rather than just a season-after-retirement wrap-up-his-stats card. <br /><br />I am not familiar with Campanella's cards, but I suspect any subsequent card soon after his accident was a tribute, not a run-of-the-mill career-capper. (I actually don't like that term, but it seems to have gained traction.)Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post-9830535034398029652017-06-05T07:57:59.618-04:002017-06-05T07:57:59.618-04:00Would the Campanella and Hubbs cards count as care...Would the Campanella and Hubbs cards count as career cappers?Eric C. Loyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976398985735064343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post-17512591587632622002017-06-05T07:56:43.160-04:002017-06-05T07:56:43.160-04:00Bobby Klaus is another in the set.Bobby Klaus is another in the set.Eric C. Loyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976398985735064343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037263425226837432.post-85614032287095237992017-06-03T13:54:24.574-04:002017-06-03T13:54:24.574-04:00Worth noting that Elia went on to a second major l...Worth noting that Elia went on to a second major league career as manager of the Cubs and Phillies.Brett Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909286892005353279noreply@blogger.com