#553 Bill Skowron Sport Magazine All Star

Bill Skowron Sport Magazine '60 All Star Selection

As an All Star: Skowron was a four time All Star as a Yankee. He was selected as the starting first baseman for four straight years beginning in 1957. He was 6 for 14 with a double over his five games.

In the '60 ASGs: He started both games at 1B for the AL going 2 for 4 with a pair of singles and a walk.

The Card: Another nice Jack Davis cartoon. Interesting that Topps references the Yankees as 'falling apart' in 1959.

#563 Mickey Mantle Sport Magazine All Star

Mickey Mantle, Sport Magazine '60 All Star Selection

As an All Star: The Mick played in 16 ASGs but hit only .233 going 10 for 45 with 17 whiffs. His brightest ASG moment came in the top of the first in the '55 game in Milwaukee when he smacked a three run homer in the top of the first. That staked Billy Pierce and the AL to a lead that Whitey Ford would blow in the 7th and 8th. The NL won 6-5 on Stan Musial's lead-off dinger in the bottom of the 12th.. His other AGS homer came the next year in Washington when he followed Ted Williams' homer off Warren Spahn with one of his own.

In the 1960 ASGs: He started in center in both games that year. In Kansas City he walked twice than gave way to Al Kaline. In Yankee Stadium a couple of days later he singled in four trips to the plate.

The Card: This one came to me in a screw-down holder and it looked great if you can forgive the off centeredness. Scanning reveals a few flaws. Both the bottom and the top edges are rough and the corners are softer than they appeared in the case. Still its a pretty nice card for the price I paid.

The All Star subset is growing on me. It'll never replace the '58 as my favorite but it has a pretty cool design.

#557 Frank Malzone Sport Magazine All Star

Frank Malzone, Sport Magazine '60 All Star Selection

As an All Star: He was a six time All Star, played in seven games without a lot of success. He hit .150 in 20 at bats. He did homer off Don Drysdale in the second of two ASGs in 1959.

In the '60 ASGs: Malzone started both of the games going 0 for 5.

The Card: These All Star cards feature a large cartoon which makes it easy to spot the distinctive style of Jack Davis who made his name working at Mad Magazine.

#565 Roger Maris Sport Magazine All Star

Roger Maris, Sport Magazine '60 All Star Selection

As an All Star: Maris was selected to the AL squad four straight seasons, 1959 thru 1962. He played in seven ASG but didn't accomplish much as he collected only two hits in 19 at bats.

In the 1960 ASGs: Maris started both games in RF that year. He was 0-6 with a walk and the AL lost them both.

The card: This is the first 1960 All Star card I've posted. I think these rank behind only the 1958 All Star cards as favorites of mine. The design seems ahead of it's time for Topps. This subset comes at the end of the 7th Series. They were produced about a month into the 1960 season as the text references Maris' production in the first three weeks of the 1960 season.

The condition of this card pretty much reflects the low price I won it at. Maybe one day I'll look to upgrade it but for now it's perfectly fine.