My ‘70 and ‘72 Hanks came home today. That ‘72 is probably my favorite card because I’ve had it since I was 9 or 10. A sentimental favorite. I believe my mom bought it for me from Sports Vendor in Tilton, IL…that was back in 1984.

These comic style booklets are fun to look through. I said I would keep sharing these as I dig through my box. The short story goes through the late 60’s, Harper was a true athlete.

Last year I started working my way through the boxes of cards I have accumulated over the years. The box I opened this week is filled with cards from the 60’s and 70’s. I think some 50’s. Forgot I even had these cards as my collecting started in the junk wax era. I have a few of these booklets, I will share them over the next few days. I think these are pretty cool.

You don’t see these every day!

Other than sharing a rookie card with Thurman Munson, I knew nothing about Dave McDonald. So I did a bit of research.

He was a patient hitter with power and had several good seasons at the plate in the minors. His best year came in 1969, when he hit .281 with a .540 slugging avg and 24 home runs for AAA Syracuse.

He had brief stints with the Yankees and Expos, hitting .145 in 62 career at bats. His only major league home run came off Rick Wise in a 4-2 Montreal win in July of 1971.

His father Les played football for the University of Nebraska and was drafted 8th overall by the Chicago Bears in 1937. Les also competed as an amateur boxer in the heavyweight division.

After his baseball career ended, Dave became a teacher. He also coached high school and college baseball.

bought this at auction right after it was mentioned on an early Sports Cards Nonsense episode. Learned a quick lesson in pausing when something is spiking. Luckily it is a card I enjoy but easily paid double what I needed to.