THE GREAT 1970s HOME RUN CHASE = September 21, 1970

 The 60s HR Chase - All Time Leaders – September 21, 1970

Babe Ruth 714

Willie Mays 628

Hank Aaron 591

Micky Mantle 536

Jimmy Foxx 534

Ted Williams 521

Eddie Mathews 512

Mel Ott 511

Ernie Banks 509

Lou Gehrig 493

Harmon Killebrew 487

Stan Musial 475

Frank Robinson 473

Duke Sinder 407

Rocky Colavito 373

Gil Hodges 370

Ralph Kiner 369

Joe DiMaggio 361

 

For a long time (3 years) there was no one between Duke Snider at 407 and Stan Musial at 475 until  Willie McCovey (9/3/73), Billy Williams (8/7/75) and Willie Stargell (6/10/78) showed up. When Stargell hit 408 on 6/10/78, McCovey was already at 497.

The GREAT 1960s and 1970s Home Run Chase

 The 60s HR Chase - All Time Leaders – June 7, 1970

Babe Ruth 714

Willie Mays 613

Hank Aaron 571

Micky Mantle 536

Jimmy Foxx 534

Ted Williams 521

Eddie Mathews 512

Mel Ott 511

Ernie Banks 501

Lou Gehrig 493

Stan Musial 475

Harmon Killebrew 461

Frank Robinson 458

Duke Sinder 407

Rocky Colavito 373

Gil Hodges 370

Ralph Kiner 369

Joe DiMaggio 361

The Top sports card sets to debut in the 21th Century - No 2. Allen Ginter

 

O.K. this set is recycled from the 19th century - and the non baseball player checklist has been lacking for the last few years - but the designs have become significantly better the last 10 years.  The photos look the paintings. The headshots are reminiscence of the early Topps 1950s set - The card stock is solid.