From 1967 through 1975, the Fleer company issued a series of attractive cloth patches featuring the names, logos, and emblems of most Major League Baseball franchises. What I have for you today is the 1968 cloth patch set, specifically the ten American League teams from that season.

Each patch set was comprised of three smaller patches — one with the primary team logo, a smaller secondary logo hat patch, and a team name shoulder patch. The entire set measures 2.5″ by 4.2″, which is why they’re known as “tallboys” by collectors.

Baltimore Orioles

Boston Red Sox

California Angels

Chicago White Sox

Cleveland Indians

Detroit Tigers

Minnesota Twins

New York Yankees

Oakland A’s

Washington Senators