MISSING BASEBALL #5

For a dime, baseball cards came five to a pack with a stick of pink gum that left a sweet smell and a dusting of sugar on the top card. (Although I saw in the back of Boy's Life magazine where rich kids could order the whole set for a staggering $13.) 

Occasionally, though, the dime packs had inserts — including a smaller card to be used in a simple game called "Batter Up!" in 1968. 

I framed some of those a few years ago because they reminded me of my youth and showed some of my favorite players. 

Whoever developed this project was obviously a Mays fan; he got to be the home run card while drawing an Aaron or Mantle card resulted in a single. Poor Matty Alou was an error and Tim McCarver a foul out.