1985 Topps Baseball GEORGE BRETT #100 #703 Kansas City Royals 2 Card Lot HOF!
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1985 Topps Baseball GEORGE BRETT #100 #703 Kansas City Royals 2 Card Lot HOF!. August 2, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals. October 3, 1993, for the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City Royals (1973–1993). Kansas City Royals No. 5 retired. Gold Glove Award (1985). World Series champion (1985). Attention Kansas City Royals fans! The product is a 1985 Topps baseball card lot featuring George Brett of the Kansas City Royals. This 2-card set includes card numbers 100 and 703, both standard size and made of card stock. The vintage cards are original and not autographed, but they are part of the base set for the 1985 season in Major League Baseball. Manufactured by Topps in the United States, these English-language cards are a rare find for collectors seeking a piece of baseball history. George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are second most by any third baseman in major league history (after only Adrian Beltré's 3,166) and rank 18th all-time. He is one of five players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Miguel Cabrera, and Stan Musial). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility, and is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades. He was also a member of the Royals' 1985 World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Brett was named the Royals' interim hitting coach in 2013 on May 30, but he stepped down from the position on July 25 in order to resume his position of vice president of baseball operations. In 2015 he won his second World Series ring, when the Royals' won the series in 5 games over the New York Mets. MLB debut August 2, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals Last MLB appearance October 3, 1993, for the Kansas City Royals MLB statistics Batting average .305 Hits 3,154 Home runs 317 Runs batted in 1,596 Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata Teams Kansas City Royals (1973–1993) Career highlights and awards 13× All-Star (1976–1988) World Series champion (1985) AL MVP (1980) ALCS MVP (1985) Gold Glove Award (1985) 3× Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1985, 1988) 3× AL batting champion (1976, 1980, 1990) Kansas City Royals No. 5 retired Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1999 Vote 98.2% (first ballot) These cards are from a great set and are each stored in a plastic sleeve and top loader. The cards are in great condition and should grade professionally, really well!
