1970 62 1969 AL Batting Leaders Rod Carew Reggie Smith Tony Oliva

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1969 AL Batting Leaders Rod Carew Reggie Smith Tony Oliva


 The back of this card is a little more consistent with the 1969 playoffs than the NL Batting Leader card (#61).  The top three batters are Twins (although somehow a Reese photo was not included on the front). There are five Twins in the left column and seven Twins above 270.  After seeing these numbers, it is understandable that the Twins made the playoffs in 1969. 

Card # 404 says that Rich Reese did not qualify despite his average. That would explain Reese' absence from the front. If that is true, then why is he on the back of card # 62 ahead of so many other players?  And how did Reggie Smith jump ahead of Tony Oliva on the front if he is behind him on the back?

Chapters 19 and 20 of Bill Pennington's book ("Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius") discusses the 1969 Twins and 1969 AL playoffs in some depth. 

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