This is the latest in an ongoing series of articles written by readers who tell the stories of the sports memorabilia they collect and why. I’m known as “The World’s Biggest White Sox Fan”. I simply don’t care about any other team or any other sport. The Sox are my only sports obsession. I collected the White Sox programs and yearbooks as a … [Read more...] about What I Collect: The White Sox Man
Bill Veeck
1949-1950 Num Num Cleveland Indians Set Highlighted 1948 Champions
The Cubs' 108-year famine is over. The wait, however, goes on in Cleveland. Back in 1948, the franchise won its second (and most recent) World Series title. In 1949 and 1950, the Num Num snack company created a set of photographs of Indians players - most of whom were on that championship team from 1948. It represents about the only comprehensive trading card … [Read more...] about 1949-1950 Num Num Cleveland Indians Set Highlighted 1948 Champions
Vintage Photo of the Day: Satchel Paige 1951
The prime of Satchel Paige’s career was spent in the Negro Leagues and it was because of his dominance there that he eventually earned induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he got a taste of the majors once baseball slowly warmed to integration. Our Vintage Photo of the Day shows Paige, who had turned 45 just two weeks earlier, walking off the mound toward the dugout … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo of the Day: Satchel Paige 1951