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A member of The Infield is gone. The Dodgers announced today that Davey Lopes passed away at age 80. He was a central part of my earliest years as a baseball fan. That 1976 Topps Record-Breaker card is in the top 10 of cards that meant the most to me as a boy.
 
RIP. 
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bryan was here said…
Another one from the 1981 set is gone. Former pitcher Ken Clay also passed away recently.
April 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Old Cards said…
He was a talented player.
April 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Doc Samson said…
Being from Chicago, I remember when Davey played for the Cubs in 1984. An odd sight but a welcomed one.
April 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
steelehere said…
R.I.P. to one of my favorites from that Dodgers team.
April 8, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Ginko-5 said…
May he rest in peace
April 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Rod (Padrographs) said…
Former Padres coach included in Padrographs. I lived in Rhode Island for awhile and followed him in the Dodgers years.
April 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Angus said…
The '76 Record Breaker is one of the earliest cards I remember owning, but the O Pee Chee version.

RIP
April 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Billy Kingsley said…
Thought of you and gcrl when I saw the news on the Database.
Always sad to lose a favorite
April 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Batting Out Of Order said…
Yeah that stinks for sure.
April 9, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Jeff B - Wax Pack Wonders said…
Oof this is a big one. So sad.
April 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Fuji said…
Hearing news about guys I pulled out of packs of cards passing away is never easy, but this one hits a little harder.
April 9, 2026 at 9:09 AM
BillK21093 said…
PTI did a nice tribute to Davey on yesterday's telecast. Both Tony and MIke had nice things to say. Worth checking out
April 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Dennis said…
I heard this and immediately thought of you and GCRL. RIP to one of your favorites.
April 9, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Brett Alan said…
A legend. Condolences to you and to all the Dodger fans out there.
April 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Stack22 said…
Sad to hear about.
April 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Nick Vossbrink said…
Not to make you feel old but his 1987 record breaker is one of the first cards I remember owning… Quite a career to have showed up in that subset over a decade apart.
April 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
gogosox60 said…
I still have a mid 70s Cubs program at Wrigley Field with the Dodgers in town I received a Dave’s Lopes autograph and this was very Cool! This was during my early era fandom of Dodgers baseball.
April 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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