in one of the boxes i received from sluggo, among the dodger cards were complete sets of the ted williams card company's 1993 "memories" inserts featuring the 1955 brooklyn and 1963 los angeles dodgers.
i had most of the 1963 dodger cards, but the 1955 ones were new to me. the first one features a fantastic color photo of roy campanella
along with a photo of jim gilliam wearing number 15
which makes me wonder if it is a photo of him from his time with the baltimore elite giants but with a brooklyn "b" added to his cap. the other dodgers are gil hodges
and duke snider
with a nice "posed" action shot. the fifth card in the 1955 part of the set is a checklist
and the 1963 checklist that finishes off the 10 card memories set was also a need
the '63 dodgers featured are don drysdale, willie davis, johnny podres, and maury wills. podres, of course, would have fit with the 1955 players as he provided one of the greatest memories from that season with his world series game 7 performance.
Ted Williams has long been one of my favorite "retired guy" brands (and a sadly short-lived one), and these Memories inserts are always a thrill.
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