#54 - Willie Mays
Nice way to end a set - Willie Mays. He's good enough to have a Babe Ruth comparison on the back of the card.
Not much space to write much on the card. Mays was 68 homers short of Ruth's record at this point. He'd have gotten close without military service in the early 1950s.
He hit 14 more homers in 1972 and 1973.
#53 - Willie Stargell
Stargell is consistent with mentioning his hobby of bowling. I've mentioned that in other posts.
The paragraph has lots to say. He is working to fight Sickle Cell Anemia, he led the league in homers and he was second in the MVP voting.
He is mentioned as being "burly". Stargell also added that guys who score 100+ runs are usually "greyhounds". I guess he means that those guys generally are not burly.
#52 - Sal Bando
Lots to say on this card since Salvatore has not played as long as Stargell or Mays.
The agent who signed him after the College World Series, Hank Peters, is mentioned. That shows how times have changed. He was drafted in the 6th round in 1965.
He was a four-sport star in high school in Cleveland.
Not on the card - QB in football, he also played baseball and basketball while competing in track.
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