Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
This is the rookie card of Indians pitcher Larry Burchart. Burchart was a 3rd round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1967 and then was drafted by the Indians in the 1968 rule 5 draft. He would make his major league debut in 1969 with Cleveland, and over 42[…]
The only rookie card of the former Major League Baseball home run king. Roger Maris made his major league debut in 1957 with the Cleveland Indians, hitting .235/.344/.405 with 14 HR. The 22-year-old would carry a 105 OPS+ and looked like he was the future of the Cleveland outfield. But[…]