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...]
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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...]
Hall of Fame’s ‘We Are Baseball’ Touring Exhibit Opens
Can’t get to Cooperstown? The Baseball Hall of Fame is coming to you—or at least a little closer. The Hall’s “We Are Baseball Tour” has begun its multi-year journey to hundreds of cities across North America, telling the game’s story through historic artifacts and modern technology. The first stop, open through Sunday, is Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa. It’ll … [Read more...]
2nd Casting of Gehrig’s Hall of Fame Plaque Art Discovered
A previously unknown bronze bas-relief plaque adornment cast from the same mold as Lou Gehrig's Baseball HOF plaque has been discovered and consigned to an upcoming auction. The bronze likeness of Gehrig, with baseball bats and a laurel branch, was designed and cast by artisan George Seaman at the Steinmeier Bronze Tablet Co., in 1939, the year of Gehrig’s retirement. The … [Read more...]
HOF Election Validates Early Faith for Griffey Jr. Collector
It really didn’t matter whether Ken Griffey Jr. got every vote from those who cast ballots in the Baseball Hall of Fame election. He was a slam dunk before the new millennium. The most popular player of his generation—and it wasn’t really close—Griffey was the rare athlete who had genuine skills and could still made highlight clip plays on a regular basis. The vote didn’t … [Read more...]
Piazza Marlins Collection Gets Hall of Fame Display
For 17 years, Jerry Dworkin of Irvine, CA collected certain Mike Piazza cards and memorabilia anticipating a day when the long-time catcher was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Little did he realize that he would beat his hero into the museum. The focus of Dworkin’s collection is a little unique. Instead of collecting all of Piazza’s cards—most of which picture him … [Read more...]
2016 Pre-Integration HOF Candidates and Their Cards
Sometimes things take you by surprise. One item which sure shocked me was seeing the ten names on the Pre-Integration Hall of Fame ballot who will be voted on by the committee at the winter meetings in December. Candidates for election can include managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players whose most significant career impact was realized during the time period from … [Read more...]
2015 Topps Five Star Baseball Info, Checklist
As promised, 2015 Topps Five Star Baseball is getting a makeover. Topps has released a final checklist for the product, which is slated for release at hobby shops and via online dealers. The major changes? You’ll only get two cards per pack but both will be autographed and the price point will be about one-fourth of last year’s model as Topps tries to bring one of its more … [Read more...]
