Pack Break: 2001 Topps Series 2
Written by Steve on June 5th, 2009
2001 Topps Noteworthy #TN1 Mark McGwire
2001 Topps series 2
- #418 Mickey Morandini
- #564 Alex Gonzalez
- #605 Tony Eusebio
- #686 Garrett Stephenson
- #408 Brant Brown
- Noteworthy #TN1 Mark McGwire
- #521 Bernie Williams
- #654 Rickey Ledee
- #649 Brian Rose
- #475 Cal Eldred
…and Series 2 Checklist 2/4.
Noteworthy achievements for Mark McGwire:
- “Slugged a record 70 home runs in 1998, shattering Roger Maris’s single-season mark of 61“
- “Has homered in a record-tying (Fred McGriff) 37 different big-league ballparks“
- “Stands seventh on baseball’s all-time home run list (554), nine behind sixth-place Reggie Jackson.“
- “Only player in history to hit his 400th and 500th home runs in consecutive seasons (1998-99)“
- “Has been chosen to play in the All-Star Game 12 times, including eight starts.“
- “Set NL record for walks in a season (162) in 1998.“
Did anyone else notice that on the card Mark McGwire’s name is spelled “mark mcgWire” with a capital “W”?
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About the upper case “W”… it’s the same size as the lower case “r” in his last name, so I’m wondering if it just LOOKS like a typo. Sloppy editing either way!