#5T - George Bamberger

What a card: This is George Bamberger's first Topps card since he appeared as the Mets' manager in the 1983 Topps set.

My observation on the front: It looks like Bamberger is wearing a shirt and tie underneath that uniform, like this was from a press conference.

More opinion from me: I too often get Bamberger confused with another 1980s Brewers manager, Harvey Kuenn. Both were leaders of resurgent Brewers teams, although Bamberger's squad was in 1978 and Kuenn's in 1981-82.

Something you might know: Bamberger gained his reputation as a teacher as the Orioles' pitching coach from the late 1960s through the 1970s, a time when the Orioles featured Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally, Pat Dobson, Jim Hardin and others.

Something you might not know: Bamberger won 213 games as a minor league pitcher.

My observation on the back: This is the first look at an 85 Traded manager card. Topps replaced the team checklist with a super large font so it didn't have to write much.

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