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Another classic from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1962 Topps baseball card of Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock. This ’62 card is Brock’s rookie card, which makes it more valuable among collectors. Brock started his career with the Chicago Cubs, but in 1964 was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Cardinals, who were looking for a replacement left fielder for retiring legend Stan Musial. Brock was acquired, along with a couple other players, for pitcher Ernie Broglio (and also a couple others) in what at the time was described as a one-sided trade for the Cubs. Over time, however, Brock developed into the ultimate symbol of speed in the game and any trade in baseball that seemed favorable to one team was automatically tagged a “Brock-for-Broglio” deal. Brock held every major stolen base record in baseball in his time, until Rickey Henderson came along, and was the engine that drove the Cardinals to World Series titles in 1964 and 1967. Today, the player who leads the National League in stolen bases each season is presented with the Lou Brock Award, in his honor.