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It's Oddball Day so today I am posting nine cards from my collection that each came with a figurine of some sort. I don't collect the figurines but am always on the lookout for the cards.

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1969 Transogram Statues Cards #23 Ken Harrelson (A precursor to the Starting Lineup cards of the '80s and '90s, this card of "Hawk" Harrelson was cut from the back of the box that the figurine came in. The photos are the same as each player's 1969 Topps card. This design was revisited in 2018 as an insert in Topps Heritage called '69 Collector Cards.)
1989 Kenner Starting Lineup Greats Cards #19 Carl Yastrzemski (From Kenner's first Starting Lineup set, figurines were sold two per package along with the corresponding cards of each player. This smiling Yaz shared his package with Hank Aaron and is actually a short print. You could not buy one player and not the other.)
1994 Ashton Drake Legends Series #1 Babe Ruth (Ashton Drake was famous for their porcelain dolls. In 1994 they produced a fourteen inch tall statue of Babe Ruth to commemorate his 60 home run season. This card pictures the statue which came in four pieces, Ruth, his bat, his hat and the base.)

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1997 Kenner Starting Lineup Classic Doubles Cards #2 Barry Bonds (Kenner released the first of their Classic Doubles line in 1997 again featuring two players per package. Bonds was teamed up with his father, Bobby in the same package.)
1998 Kenner Starting Lineup Cooperstown Collection Cards #1 Yogi Berra (Berra was one of the popular Cooperstown Collection figurines in 1998. His figurine depicts him squatting on home plate prepared to receive a throw with his face mask behind him.)
1999 Topps Action Flats #7 Alex Rodriguez (In 1999 Topps jumped into the statue market with their line of Action Flats. They were issued in a custom box featuring detailed miniature replicas of leading players. Also included in the box is a card showing the photography which was duplicated in the statue.)

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2000 Hasbro Starting Lineup Cards #20 Mark McGwire (Produced by Hasbro, this card came in a blister package along with a McGwire figurine and a display stand designed to hold both the statue and the card.)
2000 Pacific Starting Lineup #1 Ken Griffey Jr. (This card came as part of the Baseball Elite line of Starting Lineups and was produced by Pacific Trading Cards.)
2001 Upper Deck Play Makers Cards #8 Nomar Garciaparra (Cards from this set produced by Upper Deck came in blister packs along with a bobble head.)