Night Owl Cards

I think I've addressed the reasons that I collect about a couple dozen times on this blog, both directly and indirectly. I collect for the reasons everyone else collects. It's calming, it keeps me out of trouble, it keeps me sane, it restores my faith in humanity, it keeps me in contact with the game I love, and it helps me to learn more about the game I love. For instance, there is this card here of someone named Bob Keegan. Topps tells me that he hurled the majors' only no-hitter in 1957. I never knew that until I received a bunch of 1977 Topps cards from Josh D. at Royals and Randoms . Somehow this particular Turn Back the Clock card in the '77 set had eluded me. I knew all about Ralph Kiner in 1952, Maury Wills in 1962, Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 and Nate Colbert in 1972. But Keegan? Not a clue. Never saw the card. So, 35 years after I could've known who Keegan was, I am now finally figuring it out. He was a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox who no-hi...