The 1977 OPC Baseball Autograph Project

Received this card signed by mail. In his rookie season in 1976, he posted a 14-7 record, a 2.74 ERA and 143 strikeouts. He was the co-winner of the Rookie of the Year in 1976. Pat pitched q...

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This was a card show purchase. George Foster was in Toronto a few years ago for a celebrity dinner, and baseball game the next day. I attended the game the next day, and I ended up missing Fos...

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Received both cards signed by mail. Campbell was one of the top relief pitchers in all of baseball with the Minnesota Twins in 1976 and the Boston Red Sox in 1977. He signed with Boston after ...

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Received this card signed in the mail. Chris is currently a coach with the Cincinnati Reds. He played in the majors for 19 years and started and ended his career with the same team, the San Fra...

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Signed in person at the fanfest in Toronto in 1991. One of the premier pitchers in the 1970's, he possessed a breaking curveball that he threw on occasion and an above average change-up, but h...

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In the mail success. He played for 12 seasons as an outfielder in the Major Leagues between 1974 and 1985. He played for 5 different teams in the Majors and won a Gold Glove in 1979. While wit...

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Through the mail success. Dave McKay was the first Canadian born player to play for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977. He started his career with the Minnesota Twins in 1975 and ended with the Oak...

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Signed in person at the Toronto All-Star Fanfest in 1991. I remember that Mr. Minoso took a sheet of paper and placed it on the card, and then signed his name. I guess he wanted to line-up his ...

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In person at the All-Star Fanfest in 1991. He was a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers for his entire career, from 1965 to 1985. John broke in with the team in 1965, but didn't see substantial pla...

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I received this card in the mail. Tippy is a former left-handed relief pitcher who pitched from 1974-1988. He was a member of the 1983 World Series Baltimore Orioles and he posted a lifetime w...

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This card was signed in person at the Toronto FanFest in 1991. In his first season with the Royals, Patek hit for the cycle on July 9, 1971, and led the American League with eleven triples to ...

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Signed in person in 2008.

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Received this in person at the Toronto All-Star Fanfest. This autograph is very special to me and among my very favorites.More commonly known now as Barry Bonds father, Bobby was a great player...

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Signed by mail. This photo is different than Topps. Although I'm happy this card isn't airbrushed, I think I prefer the Topps version. It shows Cash's afro in it's full 70's glory.

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Signed by mail. This version is totally air-brushed. The 77 Topps has Richie as a member of the Pirates. Same pose.

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Signed in person at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. This card features a different photo than the Topps version. I would think that Topps used an older picture of Steve, since OPC ...

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