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Q2: How long have sports cards been around ? (part 2) The first important and mainstream basketball set was issued by Bowman in 1948. Other than a Topps set in 1957-58 and a 1961-62 Fleer set, there were no mainstream basketball sets issued until Topps started producing yearly sets beginning with their 1969-70 set featuring the rookie card of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who then went under the name of Lew Alcindor. In hockey, there were a few sets issued in the 1910's and while O-Pee-Chee issued some sets in the 1930's, the real modern sets began in 1951 with the itroduction of Parkhurst's first set. In racing, while cards go back as far as the early Indy car days of 1911, modern racing sets began in 1988 with the issues released by MAXX. History of Football Cards (T3) The first football card appeared over 100 years ago? 1894 Mayo football cards were the first known cards depicting football players. This set contained 35 cards of the top Ivy League players including one of the most sought after football cards ever made with less than 10 known copies. Picturing an unnamed player, believed to be John Dunlop from Harvard, it is valued at around $18,000 in EX-MINT condition. In 1933, Goudey Gum Company released a multi-sport "Sport Kings" set. This popular set included cards of Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Knute Rockne along with many other greats from many other sports including Baseball and Boxing. It took 15 years for the next football card set when Bowman and Leaf football cards hit the market. There have been football card sets issued ever year since.

***  BATTING AVERAGE  -  ALL-TIME Leaders  ***
Active Players - "+" BOLD in CAPS with AGE
Rank Player              Batting Average
 1.  Ty Cobb HOF            .3664
 2.  Rogers Hornsby HOF     .3585
 3.  Joe Jackson            .3558
 4.  Lefty O'Doul           .3493
 5.  Ed Delahanty HOF       .3459
 6.  Tris Speaker HOF       .3447
 7.  Ted Williams HOF       .3444
 8.  Billy Hamilton HOF     .3443
 9.  Dan Brouthers HOF      .3421
     Babe Ruth HOF          .3421
11.  Dave Orr               .3420
12.  Harry Heilmann HOF     .3416
13.  Pete Browning          .3415
14.  Willie Keeler HOF      .3413
15.  Bill Terry HOF         .3412
16.  George Sisler HOF      .3402
17.  Lou Gehrig HOF         .3401
18.  Jake Stenzel           .3386
19.  Jesse Burkett HOF      .3384
20.  Tony Gwynn             .3382
21.  Nap Lajoie HOF         .3381
22.+ TODD HELTON (31)       .3366
23.  Riggs Stephenson       .3361
24.  Al Simmons HOF         .3342
25.  John McGraw HOF        .3336
26.  Eddie Collins HOF      .3332
     Paul Waner HOF         .3332
28.  Cap Anson HOF          .3326
     Mike Donlin            .3326
30.+ ALBERT PUJOLS (25)     .3324
31.+ ICHIRO SUZUKI (31)     .3323
32.  Stan Musial HOF        .3308
33.  Sam Thompson HOF       .3307
34.  Bill Lange             .3302
35.  Heinie Manush HOF      .3298
36.  Wade Boggs HOF         .3279
37.  Rod Carew HOF          .3278
38.  Honus Wagner HOF       .3274
39.  Tip O'Neill            .3257
40.  Bob Fothergill         .3255
41.  Jimmie Foxx HOF        .3253
42.  Earle Combs HOF        .3248
43.  Joe DiMaggio HOF       .3246
44.  Babe Herman            .3245
45.  Hugh Duffy HOF         .3241
46.+ VLADAMIR GUERRERO (29) .3240
47.  Joe Medwick HOF        .3236
48.  Edd Roush HOF          .3227
49.  Sam Rice HOF           .3223
50.  Ross Youngs HOF        .3222
51.  Kiki Cuyler HOF        .3210
52.  Charlie Gehringer HOF  .3204
53.  Chuck Klein HOF        .3201
54.+ NOMAR GARCIAPARRA (31) .3197
55.  Mickey Cochrane HOF    .3196
     Pie Traynor HOF        .3196
57.  Ken Williams           .3192
58.  Kirby Puckett HOF      .3181
59.  Earl Averill HOF       .3178
60.  Arky Vaughan HOF       .3176
61.  Bill Everitt           .3174
62.  Roberto Clemente HOF   .3173
     Joe Harris             .3173
64.  Chick Hafey HOF        .3170
65.  Joe Kelley HOF         .3169
66.  Zack Wheat HOF         .3167
67.  Roger Connor HOF       .3165
68.  Lloyd Waner HOF        .3164
69.  Frankie Frisch HOF     .3161
70.  Goose Goslin HOF       .3160
71.  Lew Fonseca            .3158
72.  George Van Haltren     .3157
73.  Bibb Falk              .3145
74.  Cecil Travis           .3142
75.+ DEREK JETER (31)       .3139
76.+ MANNY RAMIREZ (33)     .3137
77.  Hank Greenberg HOF     .3135
78.  Jack Fournier          .3132
79.  Elmer Flick HOF        .3130
80.  Ed Morgan              .3128
81.  Larry Walker           .3127
82.  Bill Dickey HOF        .3125
83.  Dale Mitchell          .3123
84.  Johnny Mize HOF        .3121
     Joe Sewell HOF         .3121
86.  Fred Clarke HOF        .3119
     Deacon White           .3119
88.  Barney McCosky         .3118
89.  Edgar Martinez         .3115
90.  Johnny Hodapp          .3114
     Hughie Jennings HOF    .3114
     Freddie Lindstrom HOF  .3114
93.  Bing Miller            .3113
     Jackie Robinson HOF    .3113
95.  Baby Doll Jacobson     .3112
     Taffy Wright           .3112
97.+ MIKE PIAZZA (36)       .3110
     Rip Radcliff           .3110
99.  Bug Holliday           .3109
100. Ginger Beaumont        .3108
   
*** BATTING AVERAGE  -  Active Leaders  ***
Rank Player (age)        Batting Average
 1.  Todd Helton (31)       .3366
 2.  Albert Pujols (25)     .3324
 3.  Ichiro Suzuki (31)     .3323
 4.  Vladimir Guerrero (29) .3240
 5.  Nomar Garciaparra (31) .3197
 6.  Derek Jeter (31)       .3139
 7.  Manny Ramirez (33)     .3137
 8.  Mike Piazza (36)       .3110
 9.  Frank Thomas (37)      .3071
10.  Alex Rodriguez (29)    .3069
11.  Magglio Ordonez (31)   .3062
12.  Sean Casey (30)        .3050
13.  Juan Pierre (27)       .3049
14.  Ivan Rodriguez (33)    .3042
15.  Mike Sweeney (31)      .3040
16.  Chipper Jones (33)     .3031
17.  Bobby Abreu (31)       .3029
18.  Jose Vidro (30)        .3021
19.  Jason Kendall (31)     .3019
20.  Lance Berkman (29)     .3018
21.  Moises Alou (38)       .3010
22.  Mark Loretta (33)      .3006
23.  Placido Polanco (29)   .3005
24.  Barry Bonds (40)       .3000
25.  Shannon Stewart (31)   .2996
26.  Julio Franco (46)      .2993
27.  Brian Giles (34)       .2992
28.  Kenny Lofton (38)      .2991
29.  Garret Anderson (33)   .2980
30.  Bernie Williams (36)   .2978

1962 Topps Baseball Bucks Another Hit Topps Test Issue from the 1960's !!! The 1962 Topps Bucks were one of Topps most creative Test Issues. Each "Buck" resembled U.S. currency and measured 1 3/4" x 4 1/8" but instead of George Washington staring at you, it could be Mickey Mantle !!! A drawing of the player's home park along with a brief write-up also appeared on the front. The backs included team and league logos. The 1962 Topps Bucks test issue was sold in it's own 1 cent wax packs and was not an insert in 1962 Topps wax packs. Most examples exist with a fold line but it should not be overly noticeable. Player selection was great as the set is packed with numerous Hall-of-Famers including MICKEY MANTLE, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Carl Yastrzemski, Stan Musial, Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, Don Drysdale, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron and more !!!

1964 Topps Stand-Ups Topps most popular 1960's test issue !!! Blank-backed and unnumbered, these standard size cards were called "Stand-Ups". "Stand-Ups" refers to a type of card that was die cut around the player's picture. The background section then could be folded in half, so the card could stand up by itself while the player's picture stood alone. Directions for folding are on the background and when folded only the green background remains. 1934-36 Batter Up and the 1951 Topps All-Star sets are 2 other popular standup issues. Thanks to the green and yellow borders and the likelihood that most cards have been heavily folded, 1964 Stand-Ups are extremely difficult to obtain in top grades. The 77 card set features color photographs of the player on yellow and green backgrounds. 22 of the 77 cards were single printed making them twice as scarce and much higher in demand. The set is packed with Hall-of-Famers including MICKEY MANTLE, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Carl Yastrzemski, Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, Don Drysdale, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey and more !!!

1952,1953,1954,1955 Red Man TOBACCO Red Man Tobacco issued baseball cards in 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955, making them the only tobacco company to do so since 1920. The cards are very attractive with a large, painted portrait and a short player's bio on the front. On the back is company advertising. 1/2" tabs at the bottom of each card could be exchanged for a prize. The exchange rate was 50 tabs for one free Big League style baseball cap. Thus, cards with the tabs still intact are much, much, harder to find making them more valuable. Without the tabs it is difficult to determine which year certain players were issued. It is usually easiest to determine the year by looking at the expiration date on the back. Subtract 1 from the expiration year to determine the year of the card. Each set is made up of 25 players from each league all personally selected by Editor J.G. Taylor Spink of the "Sporting News". Managers from each league were included in the 1952 and 1953 sets. The 1954 set had four different variations. That brings the total to only 208 cards to complete your Master Red Man Tobacco Baseball Card Set !!! Start collecting now !

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