Cards That Never Were is a recurring series on which I create virtual trading cards for players missed in various sets. It is a concept I borrowed from far too many to list, but I appreciate all of thei efforts.
Outfielder Garry Maddox was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB January Draft. After debuting for the Giants in 1972, Maddox would go on to an outstanding career lasting 15 seasons. Maddox spent parts of the first four seasons with the Giants, before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies where his career really blossomed. In total, he played in 1,749 games, with a .285 batting average, 117 HRs, 754 RBIs and 777 runs scored.
For his efforts, Topps gave Maddox cards in every year 1973-1986. This left a 1987 Career Capper missing. As sometimes happens, when I set out to create this card, I saw Gio at When Topps had Baseballs already created one. Gio is a master, haing made thousands of cards of all sorts on his site. If you're a card collector or a sports fan, you should check his site. Not needing to attempt to duplicate his work, I feature another of his awesome creations.
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