Random Card of the Day

Monday, May 7, 2018

Year: 1971

“ I see he is a pitcher...so, if he throws a really hot ball, would it be a Bahnsen Burner? Sorry, that's too corny even for me! ” -Billy Kingsley

“ Wow....never seen these before....always nice to see something new. Would be better if they had something on the back....but I imagine they were cut-outs from the back of the box. ” -tbshaw

“ Stan the bahn. A very bland chalky looking card. But what else can you expect from a bland chalky candy. ” -parsley24

“ I wish I liked Milk Duds back then. ” -NJDevils

“ Love these. Back in the day I had a few. Those cards were lost to time. A few years back I got my full box of Hondo the first graded card/product I purposefully bought or acquired. I have 4 graded cards 2 I had gotten from trades or giveaways from traders and the other 2 I bought on purpose. ” -captkirk42

“ Not a fan of Milk Duds but I would have been if you got cards in them like this. ” -carthage44

“ If this was a card that had to be cut off of a box of Milk Duds, someone did a pretty good job... ” -BlueJays77

“ The perfect Random Card of the Day. It's baseball, it's a Yankee, and it's a card I collected when I was a kid. It doesn't get better than that. ” -jayoneill

“ Good player, good candy, good card. What’s not to like? ” -IfbBirdsCards

“ This would be awful, but given it is from what I guess is a Milk Duds box 47 years ago, I think it is pretty cool. I mean, what could you expect from a 47 year old Milk Duds box? ” -muskie027

“ I have been expanding my collection into all sorts of random vintage sets. This will not be one of them. Blah. ” -Vvvergeer

“ Love seeing some older promo cards ” -Bargunmaster

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PapaG321

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Monday, May 7, 2018 7:50 AM
Can't recall whether or not we had Milk Duds back in that time up here in Canada though that could just be the "foggy memory" playing tricks. Maybe a fellow "canuck" could shed more light on that. Typical looking card for the era I suppose and since I collected everything at one time might have stashed some away.

NJDevils

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Monday, May 7, 2018 9:12 AM
And yes, Billy, he was known as the "Bahnsen Burner".

OCHawkeye

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Monday, May 7, 2018 10:31 AM

Stan Bahnsen was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1968 and started 42(!) games for the White Sox in 1973.

It always amazes me when I read old newspaper articles how some of the most bizarre items get reported so casually. Take for example this article from the June 25th, 1970 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Pinson Lands Haymaker On Bahnsen

NEW YORK, June 24 (AP) -- Vada Pinson, Cleveland left fielder, decked New York Yankee pitcher Stan Bahnsen with a left hook after a play at the plate in the fifth inning of today's second game of a doubleheader.

Following the fight, Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse was injured when struck on the right foot by a firecracker thrown from the stands in the bottom of the fifth.

...

Come again?!

fedoratipper

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Monday, May 7, 2018 7:33 PM
I've heard of this guy. I have a 1980 Topps card of him when he was with the Expos. Edited on: May 7, 2018 - 7:34PM

Doc Floyd

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Monday, May 7, 2018 11:58 PM
Pretty sure I recall seeing these back then. Daddy used to eat Milk Duds quite often. There was no way they would let me save a box. I tried with stuff toys came in, and got grief for it. ------------------------------- "I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter." - Crash Davis