They’re Coming For Your Baseball Cards!
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by Glenn Renick
3d ago
There are culprits destroying our baseball cards. The perpetrators are at it right now, working hard. They never give up and tomorrow they’ll work even harder. They won’t stop until each and every card we now own, or will ever buy, are all gone. They aren’t just after our cards. They’re working on our ticket ..read more
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Call for Nominations – 2025 Jefferson Burdick Award
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by jasoncards
4d ago
Through February 28, the SABR Baseball Cards Research Committee is accepting nominations for the Jefferson Burdick Award for Contributions to the Hobby. NOMINATION CRITERIA Nominations should come from active SABR members (click here to join) and honor a living person who has made significant contributions to the hobby of baseball card collecting in such areas ..read more
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Topps’ Women in Baseball: Cubs Coach Rachel Folden
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by John Racanelli
1w ago
At the Chicago Cubs’ annual stockholders meeting in December 1926, the board of directors passed a resolution that officially changed the name of their home ballpark from Cubs Park to Wrigley Field, gave first-year skipper Joe McCarthy a vote of confidence, and promoted corporate secretary John Seys to a newly-created second vice president position. Margaret ..read more
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The Confectionery Keystone, part 2
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by glennrenick
2w ago
Previously we saw how events and resources came together to make Southeastern Pennsylvania the birthplace of candy and gum cards. But who were the people and companies behind the scenes, those who gave us our cardboard treasures? At the end of the Civil War, Henry Wilbur owned a stove and hardware business in Vineland, NJ ..read more
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The Confectionery Keystone, part 1
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by glennrenick
2w ago
Almost every historical discussion about baseball cards feeds the impression that, since baseball was such a wildly popular game after the American Civil War, some enterprising businessmen, most notably James Buchanan Duke, thought it would be a brilliant idea to start putting cards with pictures of baseball players in cigarette packs to sell more tobacco ..read more
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My Favorite Set, 2006 Topps
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by briankopycinski
3w ago
We all have our favorite baseball card sets from when we started collecting. In some cases, the appeal was a set’s unique design. Other times, the allure might have been chasing its top rookies. Nostalgia is the greatest factor in this, I’d say. When you were a kid and had little to no responsibility, ripping ..read more
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SABR Virtual: John Racanelli and Brian Kappel, “From Design to Legacy: 1949 Leaf Baseball Cards”
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by SABR Baseball Cards Research Committee
3w ago
SABR’s Baseball Cards Committee held a virtual Zoom meeting on Monday, January 13, 2025. From Design to Legacy: The 1949 Leaf Baseball Cards Author Brian Kappel and SABR historian John Racanelli will delve into the 1949 Leaf baseball card set’s unique production story, its iconic cards (Jackie, Babe, Satchel, etc.) and lasting impact on baseball ..read more
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Twin Pair o’ Docs?
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by jasoncards
3w ago
Author’s note: I can’t be the only one celebrating the 40th anniversary of the classic 1985 Donruss set, can I? Well anyways, if you enjoyed the last one, here’s another one for you! Friends and readers know what a huge fan I was of the 660-card 1985 Donruss set, and a good 95% of my ..read more
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Big Time Stuff
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by Jeff Katz
1M ago
As I slowly rework the collection, with the goal of only having complete sets, I made a big decision in 2024 – forsake my 1933 Tattoo Orbit build and sell what I had. This was a huge step for me, but a clear one. Though I had 41/60, I didn’t have Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove ..read more
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The uneven handling by Topps of a team’s name
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by Andrew C. Sharp
1M ago
The Houston Astros began play as the Colt .45s in 1962. The name came from “the gun that won the West,” a bit of a dubious distinction even then. While Topps showed most players with “.45s” on the hats in 1963 and ’64, the cards called them “Colts” in 1962 and 1964. Topps also didn’t ..read more
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