A Homer Bailey Trifecta

This is my fourth trifecta and it's just as impressive as the first three. For those who are unfamiliar with my trifecta selection, my trifecta consists of a player's rookie card, a certified autograph card and a 1/1 card. The Homer Bailey trifecta consists of a 2007 eTopps rookie card numbered out of 899, a 2005 Bowman certified autograph card, and a 2014 Bowman yellow printing plate numbered 1/1.You can see all of my trifectas here!

Billy Hamilton Autographed 8x10

My latest edition to the man cave is this autographed photo of the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year (runner-up) Billy Hamilton. I love everything about this photo. Although the photo doesn't show him swiping a base, it's still a fantastic bunting shot. I have yet to watch Hamilton play in person but I'm hoping to this coming season. Perhaps I'll finally attend my first Opening Day and cross that goal off my bucket list.

McFarlane Johnny Bench

I sat on the fence for the longest time in making this decision. I've been collecting Reds bobbleheads for years now, but I wasn't quite sure if I wanted to venture out and chase retail figures. After going back and forth on this for well over a year I decided I would go after these McFarlane figures, but only those produced depicting members of the Big Red Machine. This would limit me on just two figures (Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan). A few weeks back I was able to grab this opened Johnny Bench on eBay for more than half of what I would pay if it were still in the packaging. It's very detailed compared to the Kenner Starting Lineup figures and the poses are great. Johnny leaning over a rail to catch a foul ball is great! I do have plans of acquiring the Joe Morgan figure sometime in 2015 (just in time for the 40 anniversary of the 1975 World Series Championship).

1952 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

19 cards total in the low series base cards

6 Grady Hatton
13 Johnny Wyrostek
29 Ted Kluszewski
69 Virgil Stallcup
80 Herman Wehmeier
113 Dick Sisler
118 Ken Raffensberger
135 Dixie Howell
137 Roy McMillan
142 Harry Perkowski
144 Ed Blake
151 Wally Post
156 Frank Hiller
161 Bud Byerly
171 Ed Erautt
176 Hank Edwards
179 Frank Smith
249 Bobby Adams
297 Andy Seminick

1953 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

21 cards total in the base set

7 Bob Borkowski
12 Howie Judson
28 Eddie Pellagrini
45 Grady Hatton
47 Bubba Church
95 Willard Marshall
105 Joe Nuxhall
110 Herman Wehmeier
116 Frank Smith
118 Gus Bell
152 Bob Adams
153 Andy Seminick
162 Ted Kluszewski
206 Ed Bailey
209 Jim Greengrass
226 Ed Erautt
236 Harry Perkowski
237 Clarence Podbielan
252 Hank Foiles
259 Roy McMillan
276 Ken Raffensberger

1954 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

14 cards total in the base set

7 Ted Kluszewski
22 Jim Greengrass
46 Ken Raffensberger
69 Bud Podbielan
71 Frank Smith
120 Roy McMillan
123 Bobby Adams
125 Harry Perkowski
136 Connie Ryan
138 Bob Borkowski
162 Herman Wehmeier
182 Chuck Harmon
184 Ed Bailey
208 Grady Hatton

1955 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

12 cards total in the base set

3 Art Fowler
44 Corky Valentine
56 Ray Jablonski
69 Ed Bailey
74 Bob Borkowski
82 Chuck Harmon
120 Ted Kluszewski
153 Bud Podbielan
170 Jim Pearce
174 Rudy Minarcin
178 Bobby Adams
181 Roy McMillan

1956 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

20 cards total in the base set

25 Ted Kluszewski
36 Rudy Minarcin
47 Art Fowler
86 Ray Jablonski
90 Cincinnati Redlegs Team Card
123 Roy McMillan
137 Al Silvera
158 Wally Post
162 Gus Bell
178 Joe Black
192 Smoky Burgess
212 Johnny Temple
218 Joe Nuxhall
224 Bud Podbielan
242 Hershell Freeman
249 Johnny Klippstein
289 Hal Jeffcoat
305 Brooks Lawrence
308 Chuck Harmon
324 Rocky Bridges

1957 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

26 cards total in the base set

9 Johnny Temple
32 Hershell Freeman
35 Frank Robinson
66 Brooks Lawrence
69 Roy McMillan
73 George Crowe
93 Hal Jeffcoat
103 Joe Nuxhall
128 Ed Bailey
157 Wally Post
165 Ted Kluszewski
180 Gus Bell
219 Tom Acker
222 Alex Grammas
228 Smoky Burgess
233 Art Fowler
274 Don Hoak
279 Bob Thurman
294 Rocky Bridges
296 Johnny Klippstein
322 Cincinnati Reds Team Card
341 Don Gross
358 Jerry Lynch
370 Warren Hacker
373 Pete Whisenant
393 Raul Sanchez

1958 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

34 cards total in the base set

12 George Crowe
27 Bud Freeman
34 Bob Thurman
49 Smoky Burgess
63 Joe Nuxhall
75 Gus Bell
103 Jerry Lynch
118 Harvey Haddix
126 Stan Palys
131 Bob Henrich
149 Tom Acker
157 Dee Fondy
160 Don Hoak
205 Johnny Temple
214 Willard Schmidt
237 Bill Wight
242 Johnny Klippstein
254 Alex Grammas
285 Frank Robinson
294 Hal Jeffcoat
311 Bob Purkey
330 Ed Bailey
346 Steve Bilko
360 Roy McMillan
374 Brooks Lawrence
376 Charley Rabe
386 Birdies' Young Sluggers
396 Dutch Dotterer
420 Vada Pinson
428 Cincinnati Reds Team Card
466 Pete Whisenant
478 Johnny Temple
484 Ed Bailey
490 Frank Robinson

1959 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

34 cards total in the base set:

14 Pete Whisenant
25 Don Hoak
58 Eddie Miksis
67 Brooks Lawrence
81 Hal Jeffcoat
97 Jerry Lynch
111 Cincinnati Reds Team Card
120 Chuck Coles
136 Jim O'Toole
158 Walt Dropo
171 Willard Schmidt
184 Harvey Haddix
201 Tom Acker
210 Ed Bailey
224 Claude Osteen
232 Eddie Kasko
255 Del Ennis
271 Orlando Pena
288 Dutch Dotterer
312 Don Newcombe
335 Johnny Temple
356 Bob Mabe
365 Gus Bell
389 Joe Nuxhall
405 Roy McMillan
431 Whammy Douglas
435 Frank Robinson
448 Vada Pinson
489 John Powers
490 Frank Thomas
494 Don Pavletich
506 Bob Purkey
518 Mike Cueller
541 Bob Thurman

1960 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

37 cards total in the base set

4 Bob Purkey
21 Dutch Dotterer
32 O'Toole/Pinson - Sophomore Stalwarts
45 Roy McMillan
61 Eddie Kasko
110 Cal McLish
119 Chico Cardenas
146 Ted Wieand
164 Cincinnati Reds Team
173 Billy Martin
176 Vada Pinson
187 Jay Hook
198 Jerry Lynch
206 Claude Osteen
219 Fred Hutchinson
235 Gus Bell
257 Gordy Coleman
282 Joe Nuxhall
289 Willie Jones
311 Raul Sanchez
325 Jim O'Toole
345 Don Newcombe
352 Bell/Lynch/Robinson - Cincy Clouters
359 Buddy Gilbert
372 Frank House
398 Mike Cuellar
411 Ed Bailey
424 Pete Whisenant
434 Brooks Lawrence
449 Jim Brosnan
459 Cincinnati Reds Coaches
490 Frank Robinson
506 Lee Walls
518 Tony Gonzalez
524 Bill Henry
535 Whitey Lockman
543 Elio Chacan

1961 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

30 cards total in the base set

9 Bob Purkey
25 Bell/Pinson/Robinson - Reds Heavy Hitters
66 Bill Henry
76 Harry Anderson
97 Jerry Lynch
110 Vada Pinson
135 Fred Hutchinson
162 Jay Hook
166 Danny Kravitz
175 Gene Freese
194 Gordy Coleman
215 Gus Bell
233 Joe Jay
244 Chico Cardenas
249 Cincinnati Reds Team
276 Ray Rippelmeyer
292 Jim Baumer
328 Jim O'Toole
346 Howie Nunn
360 Frank Robinson
378 Wally Post
399 Cliff Cook
418 Ed Bailey
436 Jim Maloney
456 Hal Bevan
497 Willie Jones
513 Jim Brosnan
534 Eddie Kasko
556 Jim Hunt
581 Frank Robinson

1962 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

43 cards total in the base set

2 Jim Brosnan
16 Darrell Johnson
41 Cliff Cook
52 Vada Pinson - National League Batting Leaders
54 Frank Robinson - National League Home Run Leaders
56 Jim O'Toole - National League ERA Leaders
58 Joe Jay/Jim O'Toole - National League Win Leaders
60 Jim O'Toole - National League Strikeout Leaders
80 Vada Pinson
103 Don Blasingame
120 Bob Purkey
148 Wally Post
151 Johnny Klippstein
171 Dave Sisler
172 Fred Hutchinson
193 Eddie Kasko
205 Gene Freese
232 World Series
233 World Series
234 World Series
235 World Series
236 World Series
237 World Series
258 Marty Keough
263 Jay/Purkey/Turner
267 Dan Dobbek
282 Dave Hillman
302 John Edwards
331 Moe Drabowsky
350 Frank Robinson
364 Ken Hunt
381 Chico Cardenas
396 Frank Robinson
414 Joe Gains
440 Joe Jay
450 Jim O'Toole
465 Cincinnati Reds Team
478 Don Zimmer
487 Jerry Lynch
508 Gordy Coleman
524 Howie Nunn
562 Bill Henry
594 Don Pavletich

1963 Topps Cincinnati Reds Team Set

35 total cards in the base set

1 Frank Robinson - National League Batting Leaders
3 Frank Robinson - National League Home Run Leaders
5 Bob Purkey - National League ERA Leaders
7 Joe Jay/Bob Purkey - National League Pitching Leaders
21 Marty Keough
29 Sammy Ellis/Jesse Gonder
37 Jerry Lynch
63 Cincinnati Reds Team Card
70 Jim O'Toole
90 Gordy Coleman
116 Jim Brosnan
133 Gene Freese
158 Tommy Harper
178 Johnny Edwards
194 Joe Nuxhall
203 Chico Cardenas
225 Joe Jay
244 John Tsitouris
265 Vada Pinson
284 Dave Sisler
304 Harry Bright
326 Hank Foiles
350 Bob Purkey
378 Bill Henry
400 Frank Robinson
407 Chico Ruiz
422 Fred Hutchinson
444 Jim Maloney
462 Wally Post
483 Jim Owens
498 Eddie Kasko
518 Don Blasingame
534 Ken Walters
537 Pete Rose
556 Al Worthington