The Baseball Hall of Fame is planning to open its new permanent baseball card exhibit on Saturday, May 25. Last year, the Hall announced a campaign to raise $800,000 for the exhibit’s design and construction to build the exhibit, billed as a dedication “to the story of baseball cards.” According to the Hall, the exhibit will span more than 700 square feet of space on … [Read more...]
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VIDEO: Topps Sketch Card Artist Gets Hall Call
We don't know all of what will be inside the Baseball Hall of Fame's new, permanent baseball card exhibit when it opens later this year but we do know they'll soon be featuring the work of an artist familiar to current collectors. Todd Aaron Smith has already created numerous 1/1 sketch cards for Topps baseball cards. His work will be part of a display at the Hall that … [Read more...]
Notes: HOF Gets Sox Gamers; eBay Bucks Promo; Taco Bell Cards Out; McDavid Auction
The Boston Red Sox have donated several pieces of memorabilia to the Baseball Hall of Fame after winning the World Series Sunday. Included is a game-used bat from World Series MVP Steve Pearce; David Price’s Game 5 jersey, game-worn spectacles used by reliever Joe Kelly; a cap and spikes worn by Nathan Eovaldi; the ball/strike indicator from home plate umpire Ted Barnett … [Read more...]
Signed Ball from 11 Original Hall of Fame Inductees Could Fetch Record Price
Once the property of an autograph seeking player, a baseball signed by 11 members of Major League Baseball’s original 1939 Hall of Fame inductees will be brought to auction starting on July 25. The Reach Official American League ball boasts the signatures of Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Tris Speaker, George Sisler, Walter Johnson, Connie Mack, Nap Lajoie, … [Read more...]
1948 Jersey from Ruth’s Farewell Day Has Deeper History
Seventy years ago Wednesday, Babe Ruth made his final appearance at Yankee Stadium. His voice was weak and raspy from the cancer that would take his life in a matter of weeks, but he managed to don a uniform as part of the ceremony at which his number 3 was retired. That uniform is the centerpiece of a Ruth display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, but we now … [Read more...]
UK George Sisler Card Mentioned a Mysterious Baseball Monument
In 1925, Turf Cigarettes, a UK tobacco product, distributed a set of 50 cards called the Sports Records set. The cards were distributed in their packages of cigarettes and split into two separate series, each with 25 cards. The cards featured a variety of sports, including baseball, golf, boxing, tennis, and swimming, among others. The key card in the set for most collectors is … [Read more...]
1st of Babe Ruth’s Scrapbooks Now Online
In partnership with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, digital history pioneer HistoryIT launched an interactive exhibit of the first of Babe Ruth’s 25 scrapbooks on Thursday. The scrapbooks are part of the Museum’s digital collection, which launched last week and will continue to be updated. The Babe Ruth scrapbooks contain clippings and photos saved by Ruth’s … [Read more...]
Digital History Company Helps Hall of Fame Bring Artifacts Online
For decades, Babe Ruth’s scrapbooks have been stored in an archive at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, available only to researchers who made special arrangements to view them in Cooperstown, New York. That changed Wednesday with the launch of digital versions of the scrapbooks, compiled by the legendary baseball player’s manager almost a century ago. The … [Read more...]
Ichiro Gets 2 Topps NOW Cards as 3000-Hit Game Gear Goes to HOF
Topps NOW is producing two cards commemorating Ichiro’s 3,000th career hit—a budget-minded one and a special parallel featuring a piece of a base used in Sunday’s game with the Rockies. The standard cards start at $9.99 (discounts for quantity) while the game-used base cards pricing will vary based on the number produced. There will be cards numbered to 99 ($179.99), 49 … [Read more...]
Ultimate 1930s TTM Effort Lands Hall of Fame Autographs
Sunday’s induction ceremony at the Baseball Hall of Fame continued a tradition that began in Cooperstown back in the 1930s when the idea was conceived and the first players were inducted. You may have seen a few first day covers featuring signatures of Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Cy Young, Walter Johnson and the other greats who were inducted. Stamp clubs made it a project to … [Read more...]
