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Beginning in 1961, Topps started including league leader cards in its sets and there are 12 league leaders cards kicking off the 1965 Topps set.
Building the Set
August 5, 2020 from Cincinnati, OH - Card #137
In early August, I hit an eBay slump and lost out on every single card I had placed a reasonable bid on from a dealer breaking up a 1965 Topps set. It seems to me a lot of former and new collectors have returned or entered the hobby as an escape from the pandemic, and I'm noticing card prices for these 1965 Topps cards continuing to increase. I had bid on several cards up for auction from this set break, all graded EX+ or NM, with my highest bids being around $2.50. Every single card went for much more than that, with final winning bids ranging from $8.50 to $18. Again, these were all commons and from the relatively prevalent first series of the set.
Surprised by the outcome of those auctions, I turned to the always reliable Dean's Cards and the easier approach of clicking Buy It Now on four cards from the first series I felt were reasonably priced. This League Leaders card was the second most expensive card I added, having spent $20 on the Frank Howard (#40) card. I'll feature the last two cards added from this mini shopping trip in upcoming posts.
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I asked this question already with the N.L. Pitching Leaders card, but I've always wondered why Topps labelled these cards "Pitching Leaders" and not "Victory Leaders" since they were showcasing the pitchers with the most wins?
Dean Chance (#140) and Gary Peters (#430) were the American League's only two 20-game winners in 1964. Chance would win 20 games again in 1967 for the Twins, while Peters would never again reach that plateau. Wally Bunker (#290), Juan Pizarro (#125) and Dave Wickersham (#375) earned smaller head spaces on the bottom row of the card with 19 wins each. Of those three pitchers and throughout the rest of their careers, only Bunker would win more than 10 games again as he went 12-11 for the Royals in 1969.
As they had done on his base card, Topps misspelled Jim Kaat's (#62) name on the back of this leaders card too. Kaat had 17 wins in 1964.
Angels Team Set / White Sox Team Set / Orioles Team Set / Tigers Team Set
Prior Card: #8 1964 N.L. ERA Leaders
Next Card: #10 1964 N.L. Pitching Leaders
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