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Bob Gibson, Ferguson Jenkins, Bill Singer

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Chicago Cubs
1969 
Topps
#12

Gibson: A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. Known for a fiercely competitive nature and for intimidating opposing batters, he was elected in 1981 to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The Cardinals retired his uniform number 45 in September 1975 and inducted him into the team Hall of Fame in 2014.

Jenkins: He was a National League (NL) and Cubs All-Star for three seasons, and in 1971, he was the first Canadian and Cubs pitcher to win a Cy Young Award. He was a 20-game winner for seven seasons, including six consecutive seasons for the Cubs. He was the NL leader in wins, in 1971, and the American League (AL) leader in wins, in 1974. Jenkins was also the NL leader in complete games in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the AL leader in complete games in 1974.His 284 victories are the most by a black pitcher in major league history.

Singer: a 14-year career from 1964 to 1977. He played primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–72) and the California Angels (1973–75), spending his final two seasons with the Texas Rangers (1976), Minnesota Twins (1976), and Toronto Blue Jays (1977). His nicknames included “Sing Sing,” “Billy No-No” and “The Singer Throwing Machine.”

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Kind of scratchy front which was only noticeable after I took pic and zoomed in with certain light…like cant see with naked eye, otherwise great coloring. One corner dinged just slightly, front centring great, back is off. Love, love this card. I met Gibson and Jenkins before and both were great. Didn’t know much about Singer but he had a good career and a wicked nickname.
PC Ranking:
Rated 5 out of 5

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