1975 Topps

If you are over 35, this is one of the seminal sets of your card collecting career. Rookie cards of George Brett, Robin Yount, Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, Gary Carter, and Keith Hernandez made this one of the most memorable sets ever. But if you are a Tigers fan, this set is a sad, sad, sad reminder of what was the beginning of one of the saddest eras in Tigers baseball. 

Even more memorable is that this is the set of the mini cards, the birth of the parallel card. These have been as much fun to hunt down as the regular base cards have been. 

For an otherwise ugly set, it somehow manages to be a fantastic one. Maybe it's because it's the last time we would ever see Mr. Al Kaline pictured on a Topps baseball card. Or the first time we would ever see Ron LeFlore on one. You be the judge.

And here are the 1975 Topps Detroit Tigers:

4 Al Kaline 1974 Highlights

18 Detroit Tigers Team Card

42 Joe Coleman

66 Willie Horton

89 Jim Ray

116 Lerrin LaGrow

141 Mickey Stanley

166 Woodie Fryman

206 1968 MVP's Denny McLain

221 Aurelio Rodriguez

245 Mickey Lolich

271 Jerry Moses

293 Dick Sharon

323 Fred Holdsworth

344 Ben Oglivie

371 Gates Brown

397 Bill Freehan

415 John Hiller

439 Ed Brinkman

474 Luke Walker

497 Jim Nettles

522 Gary Sutherland

549 John Knox

571 Dave Lemanczyk

593 Gene Lamont

599 Nate Colbert

614 Rookie Pitchers Vern Ruhle

617 Rookie Outfielders Reggie Sanders

620 Rookie Catchers/Outfielders Danny Meyer/Leon Roberts

623 Rookie Infielders Tom Veryzer

628 Ron LeFlore

What can I say? I like them.