If collectors and fans were looking for a player’s baseball card when he toiled for the Sod Poodles or another one from the Muck Dogs, the Fireflies, the Yard Goats, the Baby Cakes, the Blue Wahoos, the Flying Squirrels, or the Jumbo Shrimp one of the sources you could get them from is Stephen and Lily Green of STB Sports. For thirty years they’ve been selling cards … [Read more...] about Minor League Baseball Card Seller Left in the Cold with No Season
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Humble Beginnings: Most of Cal Ripken Jr.’s First Baseball Cards Were Destroyed
It’s May 30, 1980, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Nashville Sounds are at Jim Crockett Memorial Park to take on the Charlotte O’s, the AA Minor-League affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Souvenir programs leading up to tonight’s Southern League contest have billed the game as “WBTV Baseball Card Nite.” Through a partnership with Charlotte’s WBTV Television, “all children 14 … [Read more...] about Humble Beginnings: Most of Cal Ripken Jr.’s First Baseball Cards Were Destroyed
Mysteries Still Surround the Rare T217 Mono Cigarettes Set
The T217 Mono Cigarettes set is one of the rarest 20th century tobacco baseball card issues. Despite a relatively small checklist, completing this rare tobacco set is extremely difficult . And in the case of assembling a fully complete set, that may be impossible. About the T217 Mono Cigarettes Set If obscure baseball players is your thing, the T217 Mono Cigarettes set has … [Read more...] about Mysteries Still Surround the Rare T217 Mono Cigarettes Set
1950s Mother’s Cookies Cards Depicted West Coast’s “Major Leaguers”
In 1952 and 1953, west coast-based Mother's Cookies issued two sets of baseball cards as a spring and summer promotion for their products. Here's a closer look at these unique sets of minor league players. 1950s Mother's Cookies Basics While the brand may not have been familiar to most consumers east of the Rockies, Mother's Cookies issued bakery products from 1914 until … [Read more...] about 1950s Mother’s Cookies Cards Depicted West Coast’s “Major Leaguers”
1949-1951 Hage’s Dairy Pacific Coast League Cards Included Familiar Names
It was the west coast's "big league." A starting point for future major league legends, the Pacific Coast League spawned several baseball card sets during its long heyday in the first half of the 20th century. Among them are three early post-war vintage issues from Hage's Dairy. Operated in San Diego by Willard Hage Jr., whose father founded the company, Hage's was a … [Read more...] about 1949-1951 Hage’s Dairy Pacific Coast League Cards Included Familiar Names
1960 Tacoma Giants Set Featured HOFer Juan Marichal’s First Card
The 1960 Tacoma Giants boasted three future Hall of Famers, a former World Series hero and a member of a famous baseball family who had a career average of .307 in the major leagues. The squad was a Triple-A minor league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, and to welcome Pacific Coast League baseball back to the City of Destiny, 3-inch by 5-inch cards were sold at … [Read more...] about 1960 Tacoma Giants Set Featured HOFer Juan Marichal’s First Card
1949 Remar Bread Set Highlighted Strong Oakland Oaks PCL Team
“Let’s Be Friends” was the motto of the Remar Baking Company, and that slogan adorned the back of a 32-card minor-league set during the late 1940s. The 1949 Remar Bread Oakland Oaks cards, 2 inches by 3 inches, could be found in packages of the venerable bread, an institution in Oakland since the company was formed in May 1918 by brewer Jacob Paul Rettenmayer. The … [Read more...] about 1949 Remar Bread Set Highlighted Strong Oakland Oaks PCL Team
1976 Goofs Set Featured Satchel Paige, Daffy Dean Autograph Cards
During the mid-1970s, the Tulsa Oilers had a minor-league card set that was sponsored by Goofs and included a Daffy pitcher. The 1976 Goofs Pants Tulsa Oilers set had several attractive lures for collectors. Originally sold by the team for $5, it’s worth much more now but difficult to find. Of the players who were on the roster of the St. Louis Cardinals’ … [Read more...] about 1976 Goofs Set Featured Satchel Paige, Daffy Dean Autograph Cards
T210 Old Mill Set Featured Minor Leaguers and a Holy Grail
The 1910 T210 Old Mill set is one of the more unique tobacco card sets around. And while many of the players are unknown to today's collectors, the issue is heavily pursued and includes a Holy Grail of sorts. T210 Old Mill Basics Many collectors unfamiliar with the release would be surprised to learn that the T210 Old Mill set is such a massive issue. In all, the set is made … [Read more...] about T210 Old Mill Set Featured Minor Leaguers and a Holy Grail
1930s Worch Cigar Sets Featured Major League and Minor League Baseball
In the 1930s, Worch Cigar produced three sets of small photographs featuring minor league and major league baseball players. The pictures were available as a mail-in offer with Minnesota-based Worch Cigar, who would send them in exchange for cigar bands from their products. Here's a look at all three Worch Cigar issues. 1932 Worch Cigar These photos were previously … [Read more...] about 1930s Worch Cigar Sets Featured Major League and Minor League Baseball