I'm still way off on needs for the 1967 Topps set, but I have them all listed out in my notebook. I wanted to make sure the cards I needed were listed in there at least, before I went to Chicago. I figured that I might see some cheap 67s, and I was right. I got this card out of a bargain bin and snatched it up, since I knew I needed one for the set. I already had one in the Brooks PC, but I didn't want to rob from that to work on the set.
I also found another 67 that I needed in one of my own boxes at the house, so, that's two cards down, a lot to go. I will work to get the needs list posted on here. Since I finished off 1959, I plan on knocking out 1967 and 1969 before I jump into more vintage sets. One set I really need to get done is 1972. I bought a lot of those in bulk, hoping I could make a dent in that set. I did ok, but I still need quite a few more.
Hank Bauer (b. 1922 - d. 2007) played in the majors from 1948 to 1961 for the Yankees and A's. He retired with 1,424 hits, 164 home runs and a batting average of .277. Bauer won the World Series with 7 Yankees clubs as a player (1949 to 1953, 1956 and 1958). Bauer is also known as a very accomplished manager, managing for the A's in 1961, 1962 and 1969 and the Orioles from 1964 to 1968. Bauer would win the World Series with the Orioles in 1966, completely stunning the heavily favored Dodgers and sending Sandy Koufax into retirement with a loss in his final start. Go O's!!! Oh, sorry Dodger fans. Bauer retired as a manager after the 1969 season with a record of 594-544. I wonder if Bauer will make his way into the Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee at some point? The record isn't crazily impressive, but he had a run with the O's for a couple years from 1964-1966 where they were pretty darn good.