One hundred years ago, it did its duty. Day after day. Devotion after devotion. It wasn’t likely even called by its current name then. The term “baseball card” wasn’t really in fashion quite yet. It was a nice picture of a ballplayer—one the owner might have even recognized. No, the job of this old baseball photo—once it was free of its association with a tobacco … [Read more...] about Rare Baseball Card Found in Old Bible
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New Discovery: 1914 Joe Jackson Photo at Auction
The new Federal League came calling for rising star Joe Jackson prior to the 1914 season, but Cleveland fans didn’t have to worry. Shoeless Joe wasn’t going anywhere…at least not for several months. The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day shows the baseball icon during his last full season in Ohio, a newly discovered image that sat in an archive for roughly 100 years. It’s among … [Read more...] about New Discovery: 1914 Joe Jackson Photo at Auction
Helmar Card of the Week: Joe Tinker, 1914 Chicago Chi-Feds
Beginning today, we team up with Helmar Brewing Company, makers of some of the hobby's most iconic art cards, for a "Card of the Week". We'll feature one of the original, unique creations--and the story behind it. Helmar's incredible art work is designed to echo a time when collecting wasn’t about condition, but about the essence of the player, his team, the era that the card … [Read more...] about Helmar Card of the Week: Joe Tinker, 1914 Chicago Chi-Feds
Rare Chief Bender Photo Emerges
“If everything depended on one game, I just used Albert – the greatest money pitcher of all time.” Connie Mack’s assessment was right on the money. Charles Albert “Chief” Bender finished his long career with a .625 winning percentage and helped pitch Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics become a tour de force in the American League during the first part of the 20th century. Our … [Read more...] about Rare Chief Bender Photo Emerges
Babe’s Debut: 100 Years Ago Today
If you could hop into a time machine at any time in your life as a sports fan, today would be the day. Sometime on the morning of July 11, 1914—the story goes it was around 10 a.m.—George Ruth got off the train he’d been riding all night with a Baltimore Orioles employee and prepared to begin his career in Major League Baseball. “Babe” Ruth was just 19—still a babe in … [Read more...] about Babe’s Debut: 100 Years Ago Today