Honus Wagner
Honus Wagner Baseball Cards The name Honus Wagner has been synonymous with baseball cards for over 100 years. After all, the most famous baseball card in history is the iconic T206 White Border of The Flying Dutchman. Even in the worst condition imaginable, the T206 Wagner sells for well over $200,000 with the highest grade example topping out at a […]
Tom Seaver
Tom Seaver Baseball Cards Tom Seaver is single-handedly responsible for changing the image of the Mets from hapless losers into World Champions. One could argue that the circumstances of Seaver becoming a Met helped the team shed its perpetually bad mojo. George Thomas Seaver originally signed with the Braves but the Commissioner of Baseball voided the […]
Pete Rose
Pete Rose Baseball Cards Pete Rose is the most polarizing name in baseball. Hardly anyone is on the fence when it comes to Charlie Hustle. Fans either love him or despise him and both points of view have merit. Rose’s style of play was a throwback to Ty Cobb. He ran to first after bases on balls and […]
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson Baseball Cards Jackie Robinson had a enormous impact on baseball in the 20th century. In 1947, with the encouragement of Branch Rickey and the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson shattered baseball’s color line. Robinson led the charge of black players into the Major Leagues (most notably the National League which was far more receptive to integration). […]
Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige Baseball Cards Because of segregation, Leroy Satchel Paige didn’t break into the major leagues until he was 41 years of age. He pitched until he was 46 and even came back twelve years later to throw an inning for the Kansas City A’s. Previously, Paige was one of the biggest stars of the Negro Leagues, […]
Stan Musial
Stan Musial Baseball Cards Stan Musial is one of most overlooked great players in modern baseball history. Playing out of the east coast spotlight, Stan The Man’s greatness was lost in the shadows of Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. His accomplishments are undeniable, though. Musial was a 7-time National League Batting Champion, a 3-time National […]
Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax Baseball Cards In Jane Leavy’s brilliant biography of Sandy Koufax, Al Campanis, who scouted Koufax for the Dodgers, said “There are two times in my life the hair on my arms has stood up: The first time I saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the second time, I saw Sandy Koufax throw […]
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson Baseball Cards Shoeless Joe Jackson. Few players in the history of baseball possessed the raw talent and mystique of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox’ most famous member. Jackson broke into the majors in 1908 with the Philadelphia Athletics. As a rookie, his teammates included Hall of Famers Eddie Collins, Jimmy Collins, Frank […]
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig Baseball Cards Lou Gehrig was the perfectly constructed baseball player. Broad shoulders, strong hands and an immense threshold for pain. How else does one explain the 17 fractures that doctors found on Lou’s hands from X-rays taken late in his career? It was this approach that earned Gehrig the nickname “The Iron Horse” along […]
Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb Baseball Cards At the age of 18, Ty Cobb played his first MLB game with the Detroit Tigers just three weeks after his mother shot his father to death. This dichotomy characterized the career of the combative Cobb. During his career, Cobb was portrayed as a racist with a quick temper and a giant mean […]