Here are the AL Batting Average, RBI, and Home Run leaders for the 1969 season.
On their way to the inaugural AL West title, the Twins also snared the Triple Crown, though it took two players to do it. For good measure, teammate Tony Oliva finished 3rd in the batting race.
Boog Powell and Frank Howard made frequent appearances on these cards in the late-60s/early-70s.
In his 2nd full season, Reggie Jackson finished 3rd in RBI and home runs.
The other Reggie (Smith) was not one of the usual players you would think of for the batting title.
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Topps screwed up once again. Twin's first baseman Rich Reese hit .322 in 1969, good for 2nd in the batting race. Smith and Oliva were both tied for 3rd place, 13 points behind Reese.
Because Topps was too lazy to get a photo of Reese, they just skipped him.
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