1954 Topps #35, Junior Gilliam ⭐ MLB Pioneer
I love the design of 1954 Topps baseball cards. This particular card, #35, is extraordinary and portrays two stunning images of the first true gentleman of baseball's golden era of the 1950's.
Gilliam started out in the Negro Leagues for the Baltimore Elite (pronounced ee-Light) before signing with the Dodgers.
He spent his entire MLB career playing and coaching with the Dodgers.
He played on 4 Dodgers World Champion teams and played on 7 pennant winners.

1970 Kellogg's #2, Pete Rose ⭐
1970 Topps #580, Pete Rose ⭐
1970 Topps #458, Pete Rose All-Star ⭐
In 1970, Pete Rose was on top of the baseball world.
That year, he was at the height of his popularity and performance:

• He won the National League batting title with a .348 average, one of his best seasons at the plate.

• He helped lead the Cincinnati Reds to the National League pennant, as the team’s fiery sparkplug and emotional leader at the start of the “Big Red Machine” era.

• In the 1970 All-Star Game, he famously scored the winning run by colliding with catcher Ray Fosse at home plate — one of baseball’s most iconic and controversial moments.

• He finished 7th in NL MVP voting, further cementing his status as one of the game’s elite hitters and fiercest competitors.

By 1970, Rose was more than a baseball star, he'd become a national symbol of hustle, intensity, and winning.