Card Number 124: Topps (Series 2), 2013; #CH-76
The Chasing History insert series ran over three Topps releases in 2013. The first 50 were in flagship Series 1. The second 50, including this card, were in flagship Series 2. This card commemorates Tony setting the record for hits in Padres history.
You can't see it very well in this scan, but the grey bits on the left hand side are edged in silver foil, adding to the attractiveness of the card.
The back is elegant and notes how Tony became the all-time record Padres hits leader way back in 1988!
Card Number 125: Topps Update, 2013; #CH-149
Topps continued the Chasing History series into their Update release, with another 50 cards. This card commemorates the 19 seasons that Tony recorded a batting average above .300.
The card template stays the same, but there's a change of photo and the little caption on the left has changed as well.
The back has the same template. It's still elegant. The blurb mentions how his record-breaking 16th season batting over .300 overtook a record set more than a century before by Cap Anson.
There is also a third Chasing History card about Tony's batting crowns. I've yet to acquire that card to turn these twins into triplets.
Total: 125/394
There's also a holofoil version... and a gold holofoil version of each card. It'd be kinda cool to see all 9 on one 9-pocket page.
ReplyDeleteI always liked these Chasing history cards. I have a nearly-complete rainbow of Troy Tulowitzki from this set, only missing one of the rarer relics. They look great.
ReplyDeleteCap Anson was famously racist and played a key role in the establishment of the "color line" that would have prevented Gwynn from playing in the major leagues.
ReplyDeleteThere is therefore a special justice in Tony having broken Anson's record.
Yes, the Wikipedia article I linked to gives a fairly anodyne account, but even that summary apalled me.
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