68. 1962 Topps #1 Roger Maris – PSA NM-MT 8
69. 1967 Topps Venezuela #177 Satchel Paige (HOF) – PSA GOOD 2
Roger and delighted Yankees fans end-to- end during the 1961 season, outracing teammate Mickey Maris stunned Mantle to the American League’s home run crown and setting a new season record by hitting 61 HRs, including the final blast described on his card back, a tie- breaking drive off Boston rookie Tracy Stallard on Oct 1. (It proved the only run by either team, so ruined one of Tracy’s best outings that year.)
The respected “retirado” (retired) series hails from a three-part 1967 Venezuelan baseball set and contains many key stars and Hall of Fame players within its 50-player checklist. Their special series features a distinctive visual contrast between robin’s egg blue backgrounds and color-tinted player images. The sheer scarcity of almost any foreign release, combined with its significant star power, makes these highly valued items.
This Ruthian feat moved Roger to the #1 set position and earned him a wide variety of accolades, including a spot in the family film Safe at Home! (1962). Mantle and Maris “acted” as themselves in scenes shot during that year’s spring training, followed by a rushed release to theaters soon after opening day. This PSA NM-MT 8 shows Maris at his powerful best, with a minor centering nudge to the southeast and light print marks on each side justifying this grade. PSA’s population report contains just seven encapsulated at higher scores, with no perfect tens. Love of the Game is excited to offer this thrilling star from an elite 1962 Topps set, available card-by-card in this auction.
The irrepressible Satchel Paige continued to pitch so late in life that calling him “retired” in any context just invited him to show up one more time and prove you wrong. His appearance in this series might be inspired by Paige’s “comeback” at age 58, when he threw three scoreless innings for K.C. in 1965, followed by two innings for a minor league club in 1966. This PSA GOOD 2 avoided the back damage that’s endemic to Venezuelan sets, thanks to its popular storage in albums. Its Spanish bio offers clean and clear respect to this “Methuselah of baseball” and his many achievements. Corners show modest rounding, a bit of flaking for one, and light surface haze. It remains one of the best examples we’ve seen at this collector grade, considering the damage common to Venezuelan issues.
MINIMUM BID: $1,000
MINIMUM BID: $1,000
70. 1962 Topps #350 Frank Robinson (HOF) – PSA NM-MT 8
Frank Robinson took home his first MVP award in 1961, so its omission from his card bio suggests Topps composed this series prior to baseball’s “award season.” He was in the prime of that amazing career by any measure, and this top-shelf example commands similar respect. Its PSA NM-MT 8 grade reflects its splendid color balance, almost glowing composition, and clean periphery all around. There’s little to concern the viewer; perhaps one bit of corner fuzz and light print marks on each surface set its technical score without distracting from Frank’s superior central image. This single stands about as high on its mountain as one can, with PSA’s population report showing just one better (PSA 9) and no tens. This gorgeous, high-grade example of Frank Robinson’s 1962 card presents one jewel selected from the elite Topps registry set offered singly in our Love of the Game auction.
MINIMUM BID: $1,500
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