Reggie Jackson wore No. 44 when he played for the New York Yankees. And on Oct. 18, 1977 — 44 years ago — the Hall of Fame slugger became Mr. October. Jackson had hit a home run in Game 5 of the 1977 World Series in his final at-bat, a drive that clanged off the right-field foul pole at Dodger Stadium. New York lost 10-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Series headed back … [Read more...] about Reggie Jackson: Mr. October’s Career in Cardboard
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Pat Neshek Helps Launch eBay’s New Video Series on Collecting
Pat Neshek is helping eBay kick off a new digital content series Monday, by giving fellow collectors and baseball fans a look inside his large collection of autographed cards, his top-rated 1970 Topps baseball set and other items. “Uncommon” debuted on eBay's YouTube channel. You can watch it below. The first installment of videos is coming off the heels of eBay’s … [Read more...] about Pat Neshek Helps Launch eBay’s New Video Series on Collecting
5 Memorable Cards From the 1971 Topps Set
The baseball card design meetings at Topps in 1970 must have been lit. During a year in which it was issuing cards with light gray borders and probably grumbling about the Seattle Pilots' late move to Milwaukee, the company was putting together a set unlike anything they'd ever done before. Jet black borders, lower case letters for the player's name and position … [Read more...] about 5 Memorable Cards From the 1971 Topps Set
Vintage Pack Facts: 1970 Topps Cello Baseball
This is the fifth installment of Vintage Pack Facts, a weekly feature highlighting unopened packs from the past. This series hopes to shed some light on one individual release each week in terms of the variety of packaging methods used, prices at the time, a little about the set itself and more. VintageBreaks.com will often open the packs we’re … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1970 Topps Cello Baseball
Uncut Sheets, Vintage Cards Highlight Wheatland Auction
A collector’s stash of dozens of uncut sheets from Topps products of the past are among hundreds of items now up for grabs in Wheatland Auctions’ Vintage Sports Card and Memorabilia online catalog. The collection includes semi-high and high number sheets from the 1970 Topps baseball set, a super scarce 1972 Topps Third Series football sheet, multiple sheets of 1974, ’75, ’82 … [Read more...] about Uncut Sheets, Vintage Cards Highlight Wheatland Auction
Stargell Sampler: Pops’ Cards Span 3 Decades
Late in his career he was called “Pops,” but during most of his major-league career, Willie Stargell was better known as one of baseball’s big power hitters. He hit 296 of his career 475 home runs during the 1970s and led the National League in homers twice (1971 and 1973). In 1979, the last time the Pirates won the World Series, Stargell was the league’s co-MVP, sharing top … [Read more...] about Stargell Sampler: Pops’ Cards Span 3 Decades
1970 Topps Baseball: A Little History
Wax packs went from a nickel to a dime, which must have seemed outrageous at the time. Double the price?! At least collectors had more cards to chase when the 1970 Topps Baseball cards hit the market. The set was split into seven series and was the largest one produced to that point at 720 cards. The front of the cards seemed to lack pizzazz but the … [Read more...] about 1970 Topps Baseball: A Little History