This weekend, a 16-member Modern Baseball Era Committee will gather to consider nine players and one former executive for induction to Cooperstown. Obviously, Hall of Fame election tends to mean a boost for a player’s rookie cards. As of now, all but the highest graded examples of most of the players’ cards are inexpensive. With results due to be announced Sunday at … [Read more...] about Modern Baseball Era Committee Candidates and Their Rookie Cards
1978 Topps set
1978 Topps Molitor-Trammell Rookie Card Earns Unique Distinction
Alan Trammell’s election to the Hall of Fame has created a baseball card unlike any other. His debut on the “Rookie Shortstops” card in the 1978 Topps set also features a young Milwaukee Brewers prospect named Paul Molitor. That card (#707) is the first in a long line of Topps’ multi-player rookie cards to feature two Hall of Famers. From their debut in 1962 … [Read more...] about 1978 Topps Molitor-Trammell Rookie Card Earns Unique Distinction
Tiger Fixture: Alan Trammell Baseball Cards
Alan Trammell turned 59 on Tuesday. It seems like he should be older. After all, Trammell first appeared on a baseball card in the 1970s. Truth is, he was just a kid when he made his big league debut several months earlier—a 19-year-old from Garden Grove, CA—who would form one of the most memorable double play combinations of … [Read more...] about Tiger Fixture: Alan Trammell Baseball Cards
8 Great Paul Molitor Cards
It’s not really surprising that Ichiro Suzuki’s 3,000th major-league hit was a triple. But he wasn't the first. Paul Molitor took that honor when he connected off Kansas City’s Jose Rosado on September 16, 1996, becoming the 21st member of baseball’s 3,000-hit club. He added more than 300 to his total before calling it quits. Voted as one of the 100 … [Read more...] about 8 Great Paul Molitor Cards
Ramblings: Readers Write on 1962 Backs, Rare Cards, Trivia
A few more reader questions and comments as we sift through the Rich’s Ramblings inbox… Mike Vesic wrote, saying he enjoyed the fun we had chronicling the cartoons on the back of the 1962 Topps baseball cards: Being 13 at the time I tried to collect as many 62s as possible. As time passed the cards became hand me downs and my younger brothers sent the 62s to a landfill. … [Read more...] about Ramblings: Readers Write on 1962 Backs, Rare Cards, Trivia