Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Tony Horton made the majors in 1964 with the Boston Red Sox. While the Red Sox considered him a legit prospect, he struggled to find playing time behind another promising rookie, George Scott. So in June 1967 the Red Sox, in contention and in need of pitching, traded Horton and Don Demeter to Cleveland for Gary Bell.
Do you know who was a pretty good pitcher? Bret Saberhagen.
Eddie Murray spent 21-seasons in the big leagues. Three of those seasons, in the twilight of his career, came with Cleveland. They were good too. In 1995, at the age of 39, he would hit .323/.375/.516 with 21 HR, good for a 129 OPS+.
Jake Gautreau was drafted by San Diego with the 14th overall pick of the 2001 MLB draft. In his last season at Tulane, he hit .355/.435/.659 with 21 HR and was thought to be one of the better college hitters in the country. Coming into the 2002 season he was[…]
During his 22-season big league career, Musial was selected to 24 All-Star teams, won seven batting titles. was a three-time MVP, and finished in the Top 10 in MVP voting 11 more times. That is…impressive.
Did you know that Roger Clemens has 139.2 career WAR? That places him #8 all-time, between Hank Aaron (#7) and Tris Speaker (#9). The only pitchers higher than him? Walter Johnson (#2) and Cy Young (#3). That alone should be enough to get him into the Hall of Fame. Of[…]
Nellie Rodriguez was drafted by Cleveland in the 15th round of the 2012 draft. From 2014-2017 Rodriguez was one of the Tribe’s Top 30 prospects–almost totally based on his plus power.
Ray Boone was a very good player, though his best seasons came after he left Cleveland. Ray Boone spent 13 seasons in the big leagues (1948-1960). He was a rookie the Cleveland team that won the 1948 World Series, and would spend six years with the club. Boone was a[…]
Joey Votto signed 2013 Topps Allen & Ginter oversized box topper card. Joey Votto has had a fantastic career. During his 15 seasons in the big leagues, he has led the league in OBP seven times, walks five times, been selected to six All-Star teams, won a Gold Glove, and[…]
I got to see Zack Greinke when he was with the Royals AAA club in Omaha. Made me a fan, though admittedly is not all that easy considering what a prickly dude he is.