You won’t find a lot of Johnny Vander Meer rookie cards featured in dealer cases at your next big card show. He’s not a Hall of Famer and his career record, while serviceable, isn’t spectacular. Vander Meer is famous for what he did over the course of a few days 84 years ago. Something no other big league pitcher had done before and something that will almost … [Read more...] about Despite Unmatched Claim to History, Johnny Vander Meer Cards Aren’t Pricey
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New Johnny Vander Meer Card to Benefit Baseball Assistance Team
When children’s author Robert Skead spotted Triple Play Design baseball cards on Instagram one day, he quickly became enamored with Eric Kittelberger’s artistic style and shared passion for the game — and he knew he needed to talk to him about Johnny Vander Meer. While playing for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938, Vander Meer became the only pitcher in baseball history to … [Read more...] about New Johnny Vander Meer Card to Benefit Baseball Assistance Team
What I Collect: Keeping Johnny Vander Meer Memories Alive
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 learned about Johnny Vander Meer in 1996, when my wife and I moved to Midland Park, New Jersey. I soon became fascinated with his story—small town boy becomes major leaguer, sets record in his rookie season that no one … [Read more...] about What I Collect: Keeping Johnny Vander Meer Memories Alive
5 Underrated 1948 Leaf Baseball Cards
It's one of those sets that looks enticing. Jackie Robinson's rookie card. Stachel Paige's rookie card. Babe Ruth. Joe DiMaggio as card #1. And fewer than 100 cards in the entire set. Those chasing the 1948 Leaf baseball set soon find out that completing it is challenging and very expensive in anything less than poor condition. The single print … [Read more...] about 5 Underrated 1948 Leaf Baseball Cards
6 Underrated Baseball Rookie Cards of the 1940s
Even though the sports card hobby was hit especially hard by World War II thanks to paper rations and playing time lost to military service, collectors were nevertheless treated to some pretty stout 1940s baseball rookie cards. Jackie Robinson, Stan Musial, and Warren Spahn, for instance, were giants of the game, and all three of them made their cardboard debuts during the … [Read more...] about 6 Underrated Baseball Rookie Cards of the 1940s
Notes: Vander Meer No-Hit Balls Consigned, Fake Holder, Cards2Kids, Rookie Card Guide
Heritage Auctions will offer the two final out baseballs from each of Johnny Vander Meer’s back-to-back no-hit games at an auction this coming February. Vander Meer is the only man ever to throw back-to-back no-hitters in baseball history. According to Heritage, the baseballs were in the family for decades but will now be up for grabs. Chris Ivy of Heritage Auctions … [Read more...] about Notes: Vander Meer No-Hit Balls Consigned, Fake Holder, Cards2Kids, Rookie Card Guide