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The first baseball cards I remember were the 1966 Topps (Yes I am old! LMAO!) which makes it one of my favorite all time sets. I love the simplicity of this set and is in my top 3 for best looking sets with 1967 and 1969 Topps. The only cards I remember earlier than the 1966 Topps were the 1965 Topps and 1965 Philadelphia football issues.
 
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1972 NLCS Pirates v. Reds........

Clemente 2B, Sangullien HR
Rose 2, 2B's, Bench 3B

Pirates 3, Reds 2, final........Not a card but I'm into collecting ephemera these days..........
That is an awesome piece!! It is one of the last games Roberto Clemente played in as he passed away a little over two months later.

I'm also impressed to see Johnny Bench had a triple in this game! I see he had 24 triples in his career but I never think of Johnny Bench and triples in the same sentence.
 
I think this card is considered to be the first action shot for a baseball player's card. First because it is a very low numbered card in the set (#5 I believe) and is the first to appear when going through the 1971 set in chronological order. This does not count special subset cards like World Series or Highlights.. I was told this recently and I can't think of another action card for a baseball player's actual card. If anyone can think of an earlier action card for a player's actual card, I'd be curious to hear that.
 
I think this card is considered to be the first action shot for a baseball player's card. First because it is a very low numbered card in the set (#5 I believe) and is the first to appear when going through the 1971 set in chronological order. This does not count special subset cards like World Series or Highlights.. I was told this recently and I can't think of another action card for a baseball player's actual card. If anyone can think of an earlier action card for a player's actual card, I'd be curious to hear that.
1953 bowman color p33 wee reese..
 
1953 bowman color p33 wee reese..
I should have been a bit more specific. I meant an actual game action shot. I know the Reese card you are talking about but that is staged. I think 57-58 Fleer Basketball had actual game shots and I know 1961-62 Fleer did In action shots but the regular palyer cards were all posed. IE Bill Russell's regular card as well as a Russell In Action card.

I think the same holds true for football wher the regular palyer cards were posed but there were action shots for subset cards as far back as the 60s at least. I must mull this over when I take a break from meditating about the meaning of life. LOL
 
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One of the greatest players of all time...........One of two inducted into the HOF one year after death.........You should read the book by David Maraniss, it's awesome; read it 3 times myself..........
Love Clemente. I have said it often, but if there is such a thing as a underrated HOFer, he would be at the top of the list in my opinion.
 
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