Only four left-handed pitchers have won 300 or more games in major league history. Steve Carlton is No. 2 overall with 329 victories, trailing only Warren Spahn’s 363. No wonder Carlton was called “Lefty.” On Dec. 22, the wily southpaw celebrates his 78th birthday. Carlton is in the mix when naming the top southpaws of the post-World War II era, along with Spahn, Sandy … [Read more...] about Lefty At 78: A Look Back At Steve Carlton’s Career Through Baseball Cards
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More Items from Ted Simmons Collection at Heritage This Weekend
A large group of items from the personal collection of Hall of Famer Ted Simmons were sold through Heritage Auctions last month, including game jerseys, bats, championship rings and autographed baseballs. That wasn’t everything the former catcher and big league executive consigned, however. A group of lower valued items is being offered in the company’s weekly Sunday … [Read more...] about More Items from Ted Simmons Collection at Heritage This Weekend
Notes: Lawlar Superfractor Pulled; The Company Formerly Known as Topps; Cards’ Winter Warmup Axed; Big Puck Auction
One of the top cards from 2021 Bowman Draft emerged from a pack Wednesday night. The 1/1 Superfractor autograph of Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Jordan Lawlar was pulled in a break by Live Breaks. Currently listed as the number 3 overall prospect by MLB.com, Lawlar is a 19-year-old shortstop out of Dallas who was drafted sixth overall. When you sell the name … [Read more...] about Notes: Lawlar Superfractor Pulled; The Company Formerly Known as Topps; Cards’ Winter Warmup Axed; Big Puck Auction
Tyler O’Neill Rookie and Prospect Cards Getting a Look as Cards’ Compact Slugger Shines
He's a 5'11 power-packed ball of energy. A Canadian dynamo who enjoyed a breakout season. Does it mean Tyler O'Neill baseball cards will be good long term play? The weights certainly seem stacked in his favor. Especially when you consider his play on the baseball diamond isn't just about raw power. The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder has already captured the … [Read more...] about Tyler O’Neill Rookie and Prospect Cards Getting a Look as Cards’ Compact Slugger Shines
8 Career Chronicling Ted Simmons Baseball Cards
It was a long wait to be elected and another long wait to be inducted, but the day has finally come for one of the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ted Simmons was elected by the Modern Baseball Era Committee back in December of 2019 but it wasn't until now that he could enjoy an actual day in the sun at Cooperstown. His 21-year career, spent mostly with … [Read more...] about 8 Career Chronicling Ted Simmons Baseball Cards
9 Career-Chronicling Cards of the Late, Great Bob Gibson
Remembered as one of the fiercest competitors to ever take the mound, Bob Gibson’s trademark tenacity and grit was likely forged long before he ever dreamt of becoming a major leaguer. Months before his birth, Gibson’s father passed away from tuberculosis, leaving his mother Victoria to raise seven children without a dad in a post-depression Omaha, Nebraska. Born Pack Robert … [Read more...] about 9 Career-Chronicling Cards of the Late, Great Bob Gibson
Arozarena Rookie Cards a Late Season Sensation
Randy Arozarena has rocketed to prominence during this baseball postseason. But Arozarena’s journey was long and difficult. It included a treacherous trip on a boat five years ago from his native Cuba to Mexico and a positive test for COVID-19 earlier this year, but now the Tampa Bay Rays’ 25-year-old outfielder is living up to the nickname he earned in his native Cuba — El … [Read more...] about Arozarena Rookie Cards a Late Season Sensation
1941 St. Louis Cardinals Team Issue Set Boasts Plenty of Key Cards (Part II)
This is the second of a two-part series on the 1941 St. Louis baseball team-issue card sets. Offered for sale at Sportsman's Park, the home stadium for both the cardinals and Browns, they represent two of the relatively few war-time sets. Part I focused on the St. Louis Browns set while Part II below looks at the Cardinals set. 1941 St. Louis Cardinals … [Read more...] about 1941 St. Louis Cardinals Team Issue Set Boasts Plenty of Key Cards (Part II)
35 Years After Last MLB At-Bat, Bill Lyons Finally Gets a Cardinals Baseball Card
Bill Lyons, a Cardinals prospect in the 1980s, had 133 at-bats with St. Louis, split between the 1983 and ’84 seasons. His career, spent mostly in the minors, provided plenty of memories, but never a baseball card. Not one you could pull out of a pack of MLB licensed cards, anyway. That short stint with the Cardinals was his last in the big leagues but he'd play four more … [Read more...] about 35 Years After Last MLB At-Bat, Bill Lyons Finally Gets a Cardinals Baseball Card
Photo of the Day: Dizzy and Paul Dean are 1935 Autograph Machines
Think players are conflicted by autograph hounds today? It’s nothing new. “If you don’t talk to people, sign autographs and do what you can to accommodate them, they get sore at you,” said Dizzy Dean to baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis in April of 1935. Sometimes, though, it was just part of the deal. And Diz was always ready to make a … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Dizzy and Paul Dean are 1935 Autograph Machines