Let's just say Lefty Gomez didn't always enjoy having to face Jimmie Foxx. "He has muscles in his hair," the always quotable Yankees pitcher once said. "The Beast" was just that during his long big league career. He belted 534 homers and batted .325, winning three MVP awards and the Triple Crown in 1933. It all had to start somewhere, … [Read more...]
Jimmie Foxx Collection Headlines Huge Heritage Event
More than a dozen items from the personal collection of baseball great Jimmie Foxx, including the Hall of Famer’s game-used bat and his 500th home-run ball, are now on the auction block as Heritage Auctions kicks off its final catalog auction of 2020. The items from Foxx’s personal collection are being offered for the first time. They include everything from a 1934 … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Don’t Get Caught Up in Collecting Regrets
The booming sports card market has a lot going for it. The cards you own are worth more. The cards you part with sell for more. You sell more of them. Then there’s the other fun stuff. Frustration. Remorse. Regret. I’d love to buy more cards, but I can ‘t afford everything. I wish I hadn’t bought that. Why didn’t I buy that instead? Why did I … [Read more...]
1934 Jimmie Foxx Bat Coming to Auction
From the late 1920s to the beginning of World War II, there were few sights more dangerous to a pitcher’s health than Jimmie Foxx standing in the batter’s box with a bat in his hands. At six feet tall, he was no giant but every inch of it was muscle. When he connected, the ball became a sizzling projectile. Now, one of those giant sticks with his name burned … [Read more...]
1939 Gehrig All-Star Pin Tops Goldin Sale
The 1939 All-Star Game pin presented to an ailing Lou Gehrig sold for $171,500 to top bidding in Goldin Auctions’ latest catalog sale. The pin was the only one not donated by Gehrig’s wife Eleanor to the Hall of Fame, as it was given to one of the nurses who took care of him in his final days. It remained in her family until it was originally sold by her nephew in … [Read more...]
1934-36 Batter Up Cards Offer Unique Challenges
Young baseball card collectors had some choices during the mid-1930s. Goudey Gum Company was producing them, although their 1934 and '35 sets weren’t nearly as comprehensive as their landmark 1933 issue. Massachusetts-based National Chicle was also trying to sell gum and during the years 1934-36, they came out with a couple of sets: the Diamond Stars issue … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Jimmie Foxx as a Cub
When fans and collectors think about Jimmie Foxx, the image that comes to mind is usually one where he’s wearing the uniform of the Philadelphia Athletics or Boston Red Sox. Foxx, though, would appear in 85 games for the Chicago Cubs, where his sad decline would relegate him mostly to pinch hitting appearances. RMY Auctions has uncovered one of the very few original … [Read more...]
1933 DeLong Cards Were A One-Year Wonder
The 1933 DeLong cards combine a colorful design with a limited checklist that is chock full of Hall of Famers. Unfortunately, it was a case of one and done. While it can't match Goudey for comprehensiveness, you'll recognize most of the names. There are 15 Hall of Famers in this 24-card set, and an argument can be made for Riggs Stephenson to have a plaque at … [Read more...]
1930 Old Timer’s Day Signed Poster, Gehrig Bat Among New Discoveries in LOTG Auction
Love of the Game Auctions' Winter auction is open with sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia from the late 19th Century to the present, highlighted by a fresh-to-market 1930 Boston Post Old-Timer’s Day Multi-Signed Poster. The poster was created by participants in the 1930 event, to be given to former Red Sox catcher Lou Criger, who was unable to attend the game due to … [Read more...]
7 Great Jimmie Foxx Cards to Own
He was just 17 years old when he stepped onto a big league field for the first time. His career would last 20 years and include MVP awards, World Series titles and everlasting respect from his peers for his friendly disposition. Life didn’t always treat him well, especially in retirement, but Jimmie Foxx baseball cards belong on the list of any collector assembling … [Read more...]