After the tobacco card boom in the early 1900s and 1910s, baseball cards began making their way into candy products. While some earlier issues existed, the 1920s was really when candy/caramel cards kicked into high gear. Some 1920s sets, such as the American Caramel releases, are relatively common. Others, though, are much more scarce. Such is the case with the 1928 Star Player … [Read more...]
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Lou Gehrig’s 1925 Contract to Be Sold
The contract signed by Lou Gehrig at the beginning of his first full season in the major leagues is going on the auction block. Steiner Auctions says it will offer the pact on consignment in its Fall Classic catalog, set to open for bidding in mid-October. Gehrig, 21 at the time, signed the document "H.L. Gehrig". It's stamped on April 16, 1925, the day of the … [Read more...]
Signed 1928 Ruth, Gehrig Exhibit Cards at Auction
The market for vintage autographed cards has been heating up and two 1928 Exhibits are fanning the flames in an auction set to close next weekend. Heritage Auctions is offering the duo—Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig—in its August auction. Both are already nearing their pre-sale estimates of $20,000 in early bidding. While the cards show wear that would be considered typical … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Lou Gehrig’s Last Hurrah
It had become a familiar feeling. A long season over. Victory in the World Series. A celebration in the locker room. For Lou Gehrig, 1938 marked the sixth time in his career he was able to let loose on an October afternoon. The Yankees had just swept the Chicago Cubs, winning two at Wrigley Field and then two more at Yankee Stadium. Gehrig … [Read more...]
80-Year-Old Gehrig Flannel Could Fetch $800,000
Long before there was a “collector market” for game-worn baseball jerseys, those old button downs were often passed down through a team’s minor league system. Worn down but still useful, the lettering and numbers were changed but the jersey’s skeleton remained as it was when worn by a big leaguer. Jerseys worn by superstars were tossed in with the … [Read more...]
1925 Exhibit Lou Gehrig Rookie Card Among Hobby’s Hottest
Forget sticking a penny inside the Exhibit Supply Company vending machine at the county fair in 1925. If you'd stuck a few thousand dollars into a low or mid-grade Lou Gehrig rookie card just a couple of years ago, you made a shrewd investment. The postcard-sized image that is considered by most to be Gehrig's first baseball card has skyrocketed in value. Measuring … [Read more...]
Diminutive 1930 Baguer Chocolates Set Among Smallest Trading Card Issues
While baseball cards in the 1920s and 1930s were generally getting bigger in size than the tobacco and caramel cards that preceded them, one issue chose to go small. Tiny, actually. Let me introduce you to the 1930 Baguer Chocolates set, a Cuban issue that's unknown even to many knowledgeable collectors. 1930 Baguer Chocolates Overview Simply put, the 1930 Baguer Chocolates … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Slide, Clipper, Slide
Nobody knew it yet, but Lou Gehrig was playing in his final All-Star Game. On July 6, 1938, at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, Gehrig was on deck in the top of the ninth inning when Joe Cronin hit a one-out double to left field. Joe DiMaggio, who had opened the inning with a single, attempted to score on the play, and Gehrig was there at the plate, urging his young American League … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Ruth, Gehrig Hit the Road
The home run barrage of 1927 captivated the country and sports’ first super agent, Christy Walsh, wasn’t about to let an opportunity slip away. Walsh organized a nationwide barnstorming trip headlined by the two sluggers, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Ruth had broken his own record with 60 homers; Gehrig had launched 47. Hack Wilson was third—with 30. The two Yankees … [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...]
