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Remembering Satchel Paige

May 13, 2010 By Editor

42 years ago, a baseball icon brought joy to a country that needed it.

Filed Under: Around the Hobby Tagged With: Atlanta, baseball, career, Milwaukee, Negro, Paige, Satchel, story

Five Must-Have Baseball Cards from the 1940s

May 11, 2010 By Editor

1941 Play Ball DiMaggio

World War II put a crimp on the available issues, but here are five cards every collector should consider buying even if the sets are beyond reach.

Filed Under: Popular Stories, Vintage Sports Card News Tagged With: 20th century history, Bowman, Bowman Stan Musial, card, game, Hans, history, Jackie, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Larry Doby, Leaf, Leaf Babe, Leaf Honus, Leaf Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig, Paige, Play, Robinson, Ruth, San, Stan Musial, Stephen Strasburg, Ted Williams, the, U.S., Vietnam, Warren Spahn, Yogi Berra

Topps Releases Sterling 09 Cut Signature List

January 7, 2010 By Editor

Topps is putting the wraps on the 2009 baseball card year with a post-season release of its Sterling issue, one that includes a healthy list of cut signatures.

Filed Under: Modern Sports Card News Tagged With: Adam Comorosky, Admiral Harold Smith, Albert Pujols, Amos Otis Homer Peel, Art Carney, Art Jorgens, Arthur Ashe, Bert Hamric, Bill Dickey, Bill Hallahan, Bill Voiselle, Billy Herman Oral Hildebrand, Billy Jurges, Billy Martin Joe McCarthy, Bing Crosby, Birdie Tebbetts, Bob Boken, Bob Hope, Bob Johnson Buck Jordan, Bob Lemon, Bob Milliken, Bryant George Burns, Bud Podbielan, Byron Nelson Richard, Calvin Coolidge, Carl Furillo, Casey Stengel, Charlie Gehringer, Charlie Keller, Chick Hafey, Chuck Templeton, Clarence Townsley, Clint Hearn, Clinton Bill Clinton Kirby Higbe, Curt Flood, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Darryl Kile, Dave Bancroft, Dean Martin Audrey Meadows, Dean Jack Dempsey, Dolph Camilli, Don Bessent, Don Blasingame, Don Drysdale, Don Hurst, Don Hutson, Earl Grace Charlie Grimm, Ed Linke, Eddie Collins, Edgar Cameron General, Elmer Flick Fred Hancock, Ernie Lombardi, Eugene, Eugene Foss James Ives General, Frank Barrett, Frank Shellenback, Frankie Frisch, Freddie Lindstrom, General Albert Myer, General Andrew Hero Jr., General Carl Reichmann, General Charles Danforth, General Daniel Van Voorhis, General Edward Montgomery, General Eugene Ladd, General Frank Mahin, General Frank Parker, General Frank Scowden, General Frederick Russell, General George Read, General Hamilton Hawkins, General Irving Carr, General John L, General Jonathan Mayhew, General Julius Penn, General P.D. Lochridge, General Pearson Menoher, General Richard Williams, General Russell Putnam, General Wallace DeWitt, General Walter Reed, General William Cruikshank, George Bushnell, George Pillsbury, Grant Hank Greenberg, Gus Mancuso, Hal Newhouser, Hank Stram, Harry Walker Kiki, Howard Andrew Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Boris Karloff, Hoyt Carl Hubbell, Hughie Critz, Humphrey Bogart, J.Edgar Hoover, Jack Russell Major, Jake, James Garfield Warren Giles Jackie Gleason, Jim Lemon, Jimmie DeShong, Jimmy Wasdell, Joe Adcock, Joe Becker, Joe Cronin, Joe Kuhel, Joe Medwick, Joe Mulligan, Joe Sewell, Joe Stripp, Joey Bishop, John Kingman, John McCain, Johnny Babich, Johnny Callison, Johnny Carson Johnny Cash, Johnny Frederick Larry French, Johnny Marcum, Johnny Sain, Johnny Unitas, Ken Caminiti, kiki cuyler, Larry Cox, Larry Doby Leo Durocher, Lefty Gomez, Lefty O'Doul, Leo Nomellini, list, Luke Appling, Lyle Alzado, Margaret Hamilton Gil Hodges Herbert Hoover, Mark Belanger, Marlon Brando, Marv Throneberry, Max Carey, Max Lanier, Mel Harder, Mickey Cochrane, Mickey Mantle, Mike Webster Pete Reiser, Moe Berg, Nellie Fox, Nels Potter, Nixon, Paige, Pete Fox, Randy Gumpert, Ray Benge, Ray Bolger, Red, Reese Freddie Fitzsimmons, Rick Ferrell, Robert Kennedy, Rocky Marciano, Rolfe Theodore Roosevelt Edd, Roy Campanella, rube marquard, Sam, Sammy Baugh, Sammy Davis Jr., Sandy Amoros, season, Sidney Henry Alexander Clay Augustus Stanley General, Stan Coveleski, Sterling, Sterling Baseball, Ted Lyons, Thomas Mendenhall, Tom Landry, Tony Conigliaro, Tony Piet Phil Rizzuto, Topps, Travis Jackson Jackie Jensen, Vic Lombardi, Wainwright, Walker Lloyd Waner, Walt Moryn, Walter Wilson Franklin Delano Roosevelt Gerald Ford, Wes Schulmerich, William Osborne General, William T. Grant Joseph Henry Thomas Mann, Willie Kamm, Willis Hudlin, Woody English, year, Zack Wheat, Zeke Bonura

1949 Leaf Set Confounded Collectors

August 18, 2009 By Editor

It’s a vintage set full of superstars, Hall of Famers and short prints–but 60 years after they came out of wax packs, the 1949 Leaf baseball cards are still a little confusing.

Filed Under: Vintage Sports Card News Tagged With: baseball, Bob Feller, card, Chicago, grade, Hall, hall of famers, Illinois, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Vander, Larry Doby, Leaf, leaf baseball, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Paige, Phil Cavaretta, Ruth, Series, Stan Musial, Ted Williams

Babe Ruth Rookie Card Pacing Auction

March 27, 2009 By Editor

The latest Babe Ruth rookie card to hit the market is drawing bidders not shy about chasing one of the hobby’s icons.

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