There is only one color I think of when I think of the Indians. It is not blue. It is not white. It is not even orange or pink, which are the colors that Topps linked to the Indians repeatedly during the '70s and '80s. The color I think of is red. I see no other color scheme. The Indians can claim all they want that blue is part of that their uniform, but it does not register with me. Why is that? Oh, you'll see in a minute. But first, here is the rundown of the colors that Topps associated with the Indians for the years in which it used specific colors depending on the team that was featured. 1964: blue, yellow and black 1965: blue and black 1966: red and gray 1967: light blue 1968: gray and red 1969: gray and magenta (yes, magenta) 1971: green and red 1972: pink, yellow and light green 1974: red and yellow 1976: orange and pink 1977: pink, orange and blue 1978: green and pink 1979: pink and blue 1980: pink, red and yellow 1981: orange and blue ...
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