For example, they include altered background coloring and assorted border colors. He set all-time records for home runs and total bases and RBIs and earned two batting titles and three Gold Gloves. 1963 NL RBI Leaders Hank Aaron. As a black athlete in white America, he faced racism and fought back.
The product includes a tamper-evident hologram and matching certificate of authenticity. Notice the halftone printing used in the orange background and how it meets the solid black borders of the circle and solid yellows used for the logo. On-base percentage of. Though Barry Bonds has since passed his record, he still holds a special place in MLB history. All Rights Reserved. Ireland National Team. 322 to lead the Braves all the way to a World Series title. The first is numbers 117-148, the Sport Magazine rookies. Take your baseball memorabilia collection to the next level with this Hank Aaron autographed Topps card.
Indiana State Sycamores. However, the value has since come down to around $2, 000. By his fourth season, the Mobile, Alabama native hit 44 home runs and 132 RBI, winning the 1957 MVP award and leading the Braves to a World Series championship. The card is an original, not a reproduction from 1961 and it features Hank Aaron.
Furthermore, the design for the '56 Topps set is epic. There are too many great Aaron cards out there to stop just yet, so here are a couple more that hold a special place in hobby history (or at least in my hobby history) …. In 1960, Topps opted for a horizontal layout with the typical 2-½" x 3-½" size. Well, for one thing, it's not Hank Aaron. Just like Aaron was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, you can include him in you personal memorabilia collection with this autographed trading card. Of all the MLB stars, Aaron might be the only one to have only a single rookie card in circulation. Musical Instruments.
Even though I didn't really know who Hank Aaron was at that point, and even though the photo of the card was small, grainy, and grayscale. But, even though the legendary swatter made the All-Star roster, he wasn't exactly playing his best ball. Two groups of rookie cards are in the set. A notable innovation is the addition of 20 "All-Star" cards. Photo variations of several cards in the 2nd series exist (#110-196). Namely, the mere existence of Aaron's 1954 Topps rookie card. It was a rocketship to superstardom from there, with Aaron smacking 27 and 26 homers in 1955 and 1956, respectively, and winning a batting title (. Kansas City Athletics. With card numbers reflecting the players' uniform numbers — Aaron wore #5 in 1954 before switching to his now-iconic #44 in 1955. Then you can examine the Aaron rookie card and see if you notice similar print details. Customers who viewed this item also viewed. "But once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again. Finally, there are cards of the two league presidents, William Harridge and Warren Giles. Spending most of his time in the game as an outfielder for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Hank was no stranger to home plate.
This will make a great addition to any sports fan's collection. CA Supply Chains Act/UK Modern Slavery Act. However, demand could rise, resulting in a higher value. PWCC Auctions sold a PSA 9 example in June 2021 at auction for a record-setting $22, 877. New Jersey Americans. Interestingly, an injury to Bobby Thomson gave rise to both Aaron's first opportunity to seize a starting role and to a scarcity in this set, as the Thomson card was pulled from distribution when it became clear he'd be out for a long while (he didn't play until July). He was the hero of the 1957 World Series. Topps re-used the Hank Aaron photo from the previous year. For the first time, Topps incorporated checklists into the numbered series on the backs of team cards. Centering issues present themselves in this series.
The text 'Henry Aaron' and the Braves text. The backs are not much different from the previous year, combining year-by-year major or minor league stats, a short career overview, a cartoon, and the usual biographical data. Is doing business for Check Out My LLC and is utilizing patented technology. 1974 Atlanta Braves. Here's a side by side of a real Aaron rookie card and the same fake card in question. We see the Braves logo in the upper left-hand corner, with Aaron's name, position, and team name to the right. Still, this one is sort of anticlimactic in the grand scheme of things since it was issued about a full year after Aaron's legendary big fly, and since Hank himself had been (gulp) traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for the 1975 season. On a separate note, 1964 wasn't Hank Aaron's best year. So, dropping in a 1962 card sort of captures the heart of Aaron's prime and also ostensibly shows him from 1961, his peak WAR season. 1955 Bowman #179 Hank Aaron PSA 4 Graded Baseball Card Milwaukee Braves MLB.
Boston College Eagles. He finished fourth in NL Rookie of the Year balloting. That brought both men into the conversation as potential threats to Babe Ruth's career record of 714 long balls, a space Mays had shared with Mickey Mantle for years before The Mick's injuries spiraled his career to an early end. And, while these rankings take card value into consideration, it's not the driving force in whether or not a particular card appears on our list.
PSA graded 4, 824 of Aaron's 1959 baseball card. The trading card company's new design focused heavily on graphics, attention-grabbing typeface, and more vibrant color schemes. A colored circle encompasses the player's name and position in one of the upper corners. Aaron hit 755 career home runs, which included breaking Babe Ruth's previous record of 713 on April 8, 1974, and stood as the MLB record for 33 years, before being surpassed by Barry Bonds in 2007. Katapult is not available in GU, MN, PR, NJ, VI, WI, WY.
Here's what else he achieved during his illustrious career: - WAR level of 143. Hammerin' Hank never hit 50 homers in a season — his career high was 47 in 1971 — but he had 20 straight seasons with at least 20 homers and eight 40-homer seasons, and he never struck out 100 times in a season. Resize: Drag to Resize Video. PSA graded 5, 743 of Aaron's '55 Topps card.
328 average was enough to earn him the first of his two career NL batting titles. Aaron still holds the MLB record for 2, 297 RBIs and 6, 856 total bases. Instead, a simple, solid purple circle encapsulates these details. Hit 714th home run to tie Babe Ruth on April 4. What are Aaron's most popular baseball cards? Indeed, by out-homering his more celebrated counterpart by a tally of 34-to-8, and checking in three years younger, Aaron suddenly looked like the. Of those submitted, two graded gem mint, 25 graded mint 9, and 193 graded near-mint to mint 8. Luggage and Travel Gear. NCAA Autographed Mini Helmets. Aaron, who had previously made brief appearances in the Negro Leagues and Minor Leagues, made his MLB debut in 1954 at the age of 20 and finished fourth in the rookie of the year voting, recording a. And for another thing, this card features a clear shot of Aaron in his real Milwaukee Brewers uniform — it fixes the abomination of the airbrushed side-profile mess that 1975 Topps unleashed on collectors. Vegas Golden Knights. Aaron did his part and then some, though, leading the N. L. with 44 home runs and the majors with 127 RBI.