Pack Break: 1996 Topps Series 1
Written by Steve on June 15th, 2010
1996 Topps Series 1:
- #53 Al Martin
- #139 Steve Finley
- #136 Hideo Nomo (Topps All-Star Rookie)
- Mantle #3 Mickey Mantle (Reprint)
- #84 Omar Vizquel
- #102 Brian Givens/T.J. Mathews (AAA Stars)
- #41 Tripp Cromer
- #194 Alex Fernandez
- #152 Benji Gil
- #130 Kenny Rogers
- #89 Jose Offerman
- #37 Tony Tarasco
“Many baseball experts say that switch-hitting Mickey is the greatest baseball prospect they’ve ever seen. He certainly showed why in ’52 finishing 2nd in the American League in Doubles and Slugging (.530). In ’52 Mickey also set a new Yankee record and led the League with 111 Strikeouts. He broke in as a shortstop in ’49, hit .383 for Joplin in ’50 and split the ’51 season between the Yankees and Kansas City.”
I think I have like 40 Mickey Mantle cards now because of all these dang reprints and Mantle inserts.