Baseball Cards of the 1960s

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1. What is missing from the 1966 set that is included in most other sets in the decade? Checklists League Leader cards Combination cards World Series cards

2. Team cards were a prominent feature in the 1960s card sets. From 1965 to 1969, which team did not have a team card included in the sets? Mets Astros Angels Cubs

3. For two years, team cards also stated where the team finished in the standings the prior season in addition to the team name. In which years' sets was this included? 1962 & 1968 1967 & 1968 1965 & 1966 1963 & 1964

4. In the 1966, '68, and '69 sets, the same color combination was repeated in the card design for each team, and each team in the American and National league shared a color combination for these 3 years. For example, the Dodgers and Yankees had yellow letters on a red background for either the team name, player name, or both. What two teams had white letters on a blue background? Reds and Twins White Sox and Braves Pirates and Senators Tigers and Orioles

5. Which set had the team name and logo in a flag or pennant shaped field in one of the lower corners? 1967 1961 1965 1963

6. Combination cards (cards featuring two or more players) were a popular feature in some sets in the 1960s. In the 1966 set, the Pirates had a card called "Buc Belters." What two players were pictured on this card? Willie Stargell & Roberto Clemente Donn Clendenon & Willie Stargell Robert Clemente & Donn Clendenon Willie Stargell & Bill Mazeroski

7. A Braves combination card in 1967 titled "Atlanta Aces" featured what two players? Hank Aaron and Rico Carty Denis Menke & Tony Cloninger Phil Niekro and Cecil Upshaw Felipe Alou and Joe Torres

8. In the 1966 set, a Dodgers Rookie Stars card featured two pitchers who would each eventually become 20 game winners. Who? Don Sutton & Bill Singer Bill Singer and Claude Osteen Don Sutton & Andy Messersmith Al Downing & Tommy John

9. One of the most valuable cards from the decade is the 1968 Mets Rookie Stars card featuring Nolan Ryan. Who else is pictured on that card with Ryan? Gary Gentry Cleon Jones John Matlack Jerry Koosman

10. Which set had the players photos on a "wood" background? 1962 1964 1960 1969