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1978 Topps - Lance Parrish
Here is another 1978 Topps Rookie card (the first was the Trammell/Molitor). In fact, here are two. (The Dave Bergman is below). This...
Mar 25, 2021


1988 Topps Insert - Ozzie Smith
Topps '88 jumbo packs came with an All-Star insert card. They were a 26-card set distinct from the main set of 792. They did a subset in...
Mar 25, 2021


1911 T206 - Ed Konetchy
Ed had two different T206 cards (the other has him with his glove raised over his head). It was not unusual for players to have more than...
Mar 25, 2021


1987 Topps - Bo Jackson
1987 Topps was a fine surprise. The woodgrain borders, the font, and the color management all made for a stand-out late-80s design. It...
Mar 23, 2021


1955 Topps - Al Kaline
Al Kaline's career could be described as the ideal career. Baseball had a renaissance in the '50s. It took a while after the war to get...
Mar 23, 2021


1982 Topps - Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson was a force of nature. His combination of base-thieving and lead-off hitting excellence put him in a class above...
Mar 22, 2021


1994 Denny's Hologram - Mo Vaughn
The 1994 Denny's hologram cards may have been their best. When Denny's first partnered with Upper Deck in 1991 for their Grand Slam...
Mar 22, 2021


1988 Starting Lineup - Willie Hernandez
In 1988 Kenner had the brilliant idea of taking one thing kids loved - action figures, and combining it with another thing kid loved -...
Mar 22, 2021


1948 Speedway Premium - George Kell
This is one of George Kell's earliest cards. It is more of a photo than a card (measuring in at 8" x 10"). It is a premium, nonetheless....
Mar 20, 2021


1957 Ed-u-cards - hit by pitcher
A friend gave me a card game he picked up at an antique mall or something. The name of the game is Baseball. It was made by ED-U-CARDS...
Mar 19, 2021


1988 Sportflics - Dan Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry was that rare relief pitcher that kids in the 80s would know and emulate. For one thing, he had a great name. For...
Mar 18, 2021


1978 Kellogg's 3-d - Eddie Murray(and Topps)
Eddie Murray was a great hitter, perhaps the 2nd best switch-hitter ever (maybe third). He won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1977, and...
Mar 15, 2021


1927 ? w560 - Johnson, Hornsby, and Lindstrom
The 1927 W560 strip cards are an interesting set of cards for several reasons. They came in a full sheet (unlike the row of strips of the...
Mar 15, 2021


1987 Donruss - Greg maddox
1987 was the year I became a serious collector. I would have been 8 years old at the beginning of that year. I had been getting baseball...
Mar 8, 2021


1943 m.p. Co. - Feller, Ott, and Cooper
This M.P. & Co. set is interesting for a few reasons. One, it is the only set (that I know of) that was made during WWII. Two, it is very...
Mar 5, 2021


1936 S S Game - Joe "Ducky" Medwick
Here is an S & S Game card of Joe Medwick. Joe was an HOF outfielder for the Gas House Gang Cardinals. I do not know how this game...
Mar 5, 2021


1928 Harringtons - Bill Terry
Bill Terry was an excellent hitter for the NY Giants. In 1930 he had a season batting average of .401. His lifetime average of .342 ranks...
Mar 5, 2021


1995 Bowman's Best - Rolen and Carpenter
Topps bought Bowman and laid them to rest in 1956. In 1989 Topps released a new Bowman set. These were done somewhat in the style of a...
Mar 5, 2021


1967 Topps - Mets Team
From 1964-ish to 1993-ish there is no regular issue Topps card more valuable than the 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan rookie card. Meanwhile, this...
Mar 5, 2021


1932 Polo Grounds Schedule PC - Carl Hubbell
This here is a postcard / schedule for the 1932 NY Giants featuring HOF pitcher, Carl Hubbell. When I first discovered this card I...
Mar 5, 2021
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