The backs of trading cards are often times just as interesting or even more interesting than the fronts of trading cards. Along with the usual biographical / personal info and stats there is sometimes trivia and fun facts as well. In 1987, Topps included on some cards trivia about the player and a this day in history type section called “On This Date”. In this special feature I’m going to highlight those “On This Date” facts. The next “On This Date” feature comes from the back of Allan Anderson’s (#336) 1987 Topps card.
“George Brett collected 3 hits in 6th consecutive game for Royals. George’s 1976 Topps card was #19.”
The consecutive game streak began on May 8, 1976 at the Baltimore Orioles. During the streak Brett went 18-26 (.692 batting average) with a double, a homerun, 4 runs batted in, 9 runs scored and 2 bases on balls. The Royals were 5-1 during the streak.
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