#18 - Brooks Robinson
The Robinson card back features a different format so that they can add some text on the right. That's what happens when the guy already has played 20 years. No columns were harmed, but the text is even smaller and closer together than on most of the other cards.
Kellogg's predicts that Robinson will get into the Hall of Fame. They were correct.
He's compared to "ol' man river".
Not on the card - 16 Gold Gloves, an All-Star every year from 1960 - 1974, and MVP Award and four other top-four finishes certainly made the Hall of Fame an easy prediction.
#17 - Steve Garvey
Two cards in a row with a unique start. Garvey is mentioned as a regular candidate for the "good guy" award. He won the All-Star MVP and the 1974 NL MVP Award.
Garvey played for Michigan State in the famous 10-10 tie against Notre Dame in 1967. That's what I want to read on the back of a baseball card!
He won his All-Star Game spot as a write-in candidate.
Not on the card - I don't care. This is one of the first cards in the set that actually had lots of good stuff.
#16 - John Briggs
Not on the card - there was another Johnny Briggs who played in the late 1950s,
The card mentions that he had "speed" power and 26 stolen bases in over three seasons with the Brewers.
Not on the card - he only stole 64 bases in his career.
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