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39 years after it first hit the streets, the 1970 topps complete set is now mine. i started putting the set together about 10 years ago or so. it's kind of a boring set, but it's my birth year so what are you going to do.

here are some of the last few cards i needed. enjoy.

al mcbean. i had one of these in my topps dodger collection, but not for the set. did you know that al's nickname was 'gay blade'? me neither. i thought zorro had that covered.here's a card that i have had for a long time, but i had to post it - it's gil hodges.

those are perhaps the palest eyes i have ever seen.

back to the cards that completed the set - norm cash. steve garvey used a norm cash model bat. meanwhile, i think norm's fly might be open.

woodie fryman.

another high number, of course. did you know woody was a tobacco farmer?
i wonder if he brought his own to the ballpark.

the late bob allison.

this one was/is hard to come by in this neck of the woods. allison is still a pretty popular former twin who was with the franchise for his entire career. he seems to have made a big impression on his former teammates as well as the fans, as jim kaat requests that ttm autograph seekers make a donation to the bob allison ataxia research center.

here's the last card i needed. american league rookie stars #702.

some no-names, but a yankee and a twin made this a tough find. i picked it up on ebay for 49 cents plus s&h. i love it when sellers don't title things correctly. i found it by searching for 'zepp topps'. there was no mention of the year or the high number status in the listing.

so, there you have it - this set is done, although there are about a dozen or so cards that i should probably upgrade. a collector's work is never done.