Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Striving For Perfection

I have decided on a new theme or section for my baseball card collection.  I will try as much as I can to get rookie cards of all the pitchers who pitched complete game perfect games.  My accountant says that Sandy Koufax or Jim Bunning rcs are out of my budget so I will not pursue those.  I do have Koufax's 1966 Topps and Jim Bunning's 1958 Topps cards as a part of my hall of fame collection.
So here are the perfectos I have now:
2004 Bowman

Felix Hernandez (August 15, 2012 vs Tampa Bay)
2005 Bowman Heritage

Philip Humber (April 12, 2012 vs Seattle)
2007 Topps Update
Dallas Braden (May 9, 2010 vs Tampa Bay)
1989 Upper Deck

Randy Johnson (May 18,2004 vs Atlanta)
1987 Donruss
David Cone (July 18, 1999 vs Montreal)
1988 Donruss

David Wells(May 17, 1998 vs Minnesota)
1989 Topps Traded

Kenny Rogers (July 28, 1994 vs California)
And a honorary member is Armando Galarraga.  He would have be on the list if not for the bad call by umpire Jim Joyce or it if instant replay was used then. So on June 2, 2010 vs Cleveland, Galarraga had the 28 out "perfect game" or the "imperfect game".  And I do have his 2008 Bowman rookie card.




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