I needed the 1969 Minnesota Twins for the Prairieland APBA Tournament coming up on April 16th and could not get one (or a complete set of 1969) off Ebay for a decent price. I was about to order from APBA (also expensive when compared to other sets) and I put a call out to buy a set on Facebook. Howie answered and made me a set, and they are great! The APBA community is really a great group of people.
Here are some photos:
The custom envelope, custom card-back and a few of the starts from the '69 Twins.
A closeup of the card-back
A close-up of Killer's card
I am playing the 1969 Twins for the first annual Prairieland tournament held in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois on April 16th, 2016. So far there are 16 teams signed up for this first-ever tournament held during a busy tournament season, good job guys! Message me here for info on the Prairieland tournament.
Here is how I have set the line-up. I have not played this team too much yet, but I will run them out against two of my tried and true teams: 1977 and 2006 Twins.
1. Tovar 3B-3 F
2. Carew 2B-8 F
3. Oliva LF-2 F
4. Killebrew DH S
5. Reese 1B-4
6. Cardenas SS-9 F
7. Uhlaender CF-3 F
8. Roseboro C-8
9. Allison RF-1
Defense 38 w/o the arm.
They have surprising speed, but I would really like that defense to be a #1. 1-5 are very solid for average and power with speed in the right place.. Carew hit .332, Oliva .309 with 24HRs, Reese hit .322 and Killer .276 with 49HRs. Bobby Allison is a real disappointment hitting .228 and a OF-1 defender, but he is all I have.
The Rotation:
Kaat Byz
Perry Byz
Boswell Bx
Hall C yz
I like those z's!
Pen
Perranowski Az
Miller Bz
Again, I like the z's and to have an Az in the 1960's is a nice addition.
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