What a card: This card recognizes Pete Rose achieving the record for most singles in a career. Rose still holds the all-time mark with 3,215.
My observation on the front: Looks like a game against the Padres. I have no idea which team surrendered Rose's record-setting single, but my guess is the Padres were responsible for providing several players with record-setting achievements.
More opinion from me: Rose is all over this set with at least three cards. But that would be nothing compared to the Rose-palooza that opens the 1986 Topps set.
Something you might know: Rose holds the record for most outs made in a career with 10,328. No one is even close to it.
Something you might not know: Pete Rose was the first ballplayer I ever learned to hate. Surprised it wasn't a Yankee? Yeah, me, too.
My observation on the back: I'm not sure why Topps chose to recognize Rose with a card for most career singles but not a card for most career games.
The blog wants to speak now: The 1985 (and 1971) Topps blog will remain open over the next 24 hours, but I do invite you to read up on the SOPA and PIPA initiatives in the U.S. Senate and do the right thing. You want to continue to read this blog, don't you?
7 comments:
According to my research, freely conducted on the as of now SOPA free interweb, Pete Rose hit his record single while playing for the Expos. It came on 7/27/84 in a game against the Phillies and he hit it off Steve Carlton.
Thanks. In my still-recovering state, I really didn't look forward to the research on this one.
Is anyone else bothered by Topps irrational use of capitalization on any word associated with baseball such One-Hit?
Fantastic card - I recall feeling very lucky when I pulled one of these back in '85!!
You're welcome. After seeing the Ryan record breaker, it's an interesting coincedence that Carlton such a connection to the Rose and Ryan records.
How much does this card sale for?
Around a dollar.
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