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1968 Topps #.31 Ed Stroud (Senators)Price = $ 3.5NM
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 Using a system of grading codes based on those established by price guides such as Beckett, Tuff Stuff, Sports Collector’s Digest, collectors can determine the approximate condition of items offered by interpreting the following grades. Grading is very subjective and there can also be grades in between the levels below. MINT (MT) - while we rarely use this grade, occasionally it can be found for items that we appraise as appearing nearly perfect to the naked eye. With respect to cards, it would be defined as one with 50/50 centering all around, razor-sharp corners, a photo that is well-registered and completely focused, and no visible imperfections on card front or back. NEAR MINT-MINT (NRMT/MT) - is qualified by at least 60/40 centering, only the slightest hint of corner wear upon close inspection, and may have a barely visible print spot, lack of intense color, or a slight focus imperfection. NEAR MINT (NRMT) - card displays at least 70/30 centering, may have a visible slight touch of corner wear all around, and/or a few slightly visible print spots, a lack of intense color, or a slight focus imperfection. EXCELLENT-MINT (EX/MINT) - centering equivalent to NRMT (70/30), but 2 or 3 corners display an obvious "fuzzy" quality. Essentially, a card that would have been deemed NRMT if not for the corner wear being more apparent. May have a barely visible print spot, a lack of intense color, or a slight focus imperfection. EXCELLENT (EX) - all four corners show visible signs of wear, but are not rounded. Centering at least 80/20. May have a visible print spot, a lack of intense color, or a slight focus imperfection. VERY GOOD (VG) - Corners are rounded and the card may have creases or wrinkles. FAIR TO GOOD - in this grade, card has rounded corners and other major defects such as scuffing, pinholes, loss of gloss, multiple creases. In general, a markedly worn card and often used as a "filler" until a better one comes along.
Modern Sports Cards (T2)The drop in production from World War I was compounded by the Black Sox scandal and cards were not produced in significant quantities for over a decade. In the 1930s, baseball cards finally began to reappear with candy products. Beginning in 1933, Goudey, a chewing gum company, began producing cards. Gum became the product associated with baseball cards. Goudey produced larger sets of cards than usual and a boon to collector's they numbered them ! For the next several years, Goudey released new sets of cards to coincide with the baseball season. Again a World War (II) curtailed baseball card production. Bowman Gum Company resurrected baseball cards in 1948 soon to be followed by another bubblegum company, Topps. The two competed not only for consumers but also for rights to baseball players with each trying to sign players to exclusive contracts. In 1956 Topps bought out Bowman and enjoyed a relative monopoly for decades. While Topps was dominant nationally, various regionally-produced sets, usually on or in packages of foods. Post Cereal and Jello printed baseball cards on the backs of their boxes from 1961 to 1963 in both U.S. and Canada. In 1962 Post also produced a football card set featuring players from the two countries in each respective country. Fleer and Donruss ended Topps baseball card monopoly in 1981. Topps sued both but the courts ruled that Topps' exclusive rights only applied to sports cards sold with gum. Score in 1988 and Upper Deck in 1989 joined the market. In 1989 Topps reintroduced tje Bowman brand. The baseball card hobby quickly became saturated with cards. The baseball player's strike in 1994 started a rapid decline in interest. Baseball card companies, trying to remain profitable, started introducing improvements in card quality and also measures to prevent counterfeiting. They released many different brands of cards as well as rare and unique cards. Now baseball cards have come full circle and in 2006 there are only two companies marketing and selling baseball cards: Topps and Upper Deck. Fleer went bankrupt and Donruss lost their license. Upper Deck did buy Fleer and began issuing Fleer brand again.
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*** RBI - ALL-TIME Leaders ***
Rank Player (age) RBI
1. Hank Aaron HOF 2297
2. Babe Ruth HOF 2217
3. Cap Anson HOF 2076
4. Lou Gehrig HOF 1995
5. Stan Musial HOF 1951
6. Ty Cobb HOF 1937
7. Jimmie Foxx HOF 1922
8. Eddie Murray HOF 1917
9. Willie Mays HOF 1903
10. Mel Ott HOF 1860
11.+ BARRY BONDS (40) 1853
12. Carl Yastrzemski HOF 1844
13. Ted Williams HOF 1839
14. Rafael Palmeiro 1835
15. Dave Winfield HOF 1833
16. Al Simmons HOF 1827
17. Frank Robinson HOF 1812
18. Honus Wagner HOF 1732
19. Reggie Jackson HOF 1702
20. Cal Ripken 1695
21. Tony Perez HOF 1652
22. Ernie Banks HOF 1636
23. Harold Baines 1628
24. Goose Goslin HOF 1609
25. Nap Lajoie HOF 1599
26. George Brett HOF 1595
Mike Schmidt HOF 1595
28. Andre Dawson 1591
29. Rogers Hornsby HOF 1584
Harmon Killebrew HOF 1584
31. Al Kaline HOF 1583
32. Jake Beckley HOF 1575
Sammy Sosa 1575
34. Willie McCovey HOF 1555
35. Fred McGriff 1550
36. Willie Stargell HOF 1540
37. Harry Heilmann HOF 1539
38. Joe DiMaggio HOF 1537
39.+ KEN GRIFFEY JR (35) 1536
40. Jeff Bagwell 1529
Tris Speaker HOF 1529
42. Sam Crawford HOF 1525
43. Mickey Mantle HOF 1509
44. Dave Parker 1493
45.+ GARY SHEFFIELD (36) 1476
46. Billy Williams HOF 1475
47. Rusty Staub 1466
48.+ FRANK THOMAS (37) 1465
49. Ed Delahanty HOF 1464
50. Eddie Mathews HOF 1453
51. Jim Rice 1451
52. Joe Carter 1445
53. George Davis HOF 1437
54. Yogi Berra HOF 1430
55. Charlie Gehringer HOF 1427
56. Andres Galarraga 1425
57. Joe Cronin HOF 1424
58. Jim Bottomley HOF 1422
59. Mark McGwire 1414
+ MANNY RAMIREZ (33) 1414
61. Jose Canseco 1407
62. Robin Yount HOF 1406
63.+ JUAN GONZALEZ (35) 1404
64. Ted Simmons 1389
65. Dwight Evans 1384
66. Joe Medwick HOF 1383
67. Johnny Bench HOF 1376
68. Chili Davis 1372
69. Lave Cross 1371
70. Orlando Cepeda HOF 1365
71. Brooks Robinson HOF 1357
72. Darrell Evans 1354
73. Gary Gaetti 1341
74. Johnny Mize HOF 1337
75. Duke Snider HOF 1333
76. Ron Santo 1331
77. Carlton Fisk HOF 1330
78. Al Oliver 1326
79. Roger Connor HOF 1322
80. Ruben Sierra 1318
81. Graig Nettles 1314
Pete Rose 1314
83.+ JEFF KENT (37) 1312
84. Mickey Vernon 1311
Larry Walker 1311
86. Paul Waner HOF 1309
87. Steve Garvey 1308
88. Paul Molitor HOF 1307
89. Roberto Clemente HOF 1305
90. Enos Slaughter HOF 1304
91. Hugh Duffy HOF 1302
92. Eddie Collins HOF 1300
93. Sam Thompson HOF 1299
94. Dan Brouthers HOF 1296
95. Del Ennis 1284
96. Bob Johnson 1283
97. Don Baylor 1276
Hank Greenberg HOF 1276
99. Gil Hodges 1274
100. Pie Traynor HOF 1273
*** RBI - Active Leaders ***
Rank Player (age) RBI
1. Barry Bonds (40) 1853
2. Rafael Palmeiro (40) 1835
3. Sammy Sosa (36) 1575
4. Ken Griffey (35) 1536
5. Jeff Bagwell (37) 1529
6. Gary Sheffield (36) 1476
7. Frank Thomas (37) 1465
8. Manny Ramirez (33) 1414
9. Juan Gonzalez (35) 1404
10. Ruben Sierra (39) 1318
11. Jeff Kent (37) 1312
12. Luis Gonzalez (37) 1251
13. John Olerud (36) 1230
14. Alex Rodriguez (29) 1226
15. Mike Piazza (36) 1223
16. Bernie Williams (36) 1196
17. Jim Thome (34) 1193
18. Robin Ventura (37) 1182
19. Carlos Delgado (33) 1173
20. Moises Alou (38) 1155
21. B.J. Surhoff (40) 1153
22. Julio Franco (46) 1152
23. Steve Finley (40) 1125
24. Chipper Jones (33) 1111
25. Vinny Castilla (37) 1078
26. Craig Biggio (39) 1063
27. Ivan Rodriguez (33) 1050
28. Garret Anderson (33) 1043
29. Jason Giambi (34) 1031
30. Bret Boone (36) 1021
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*** WALKS - ALL-TIME Leaders ***
Rank Player (age) Walks
1.+ BARRY BONDS (40) 2311
2. Rickey Henderson 2190
3. Babe Ruth HOF 2062
4. Ted Williams HOF 2021
5. Joe Morgan HOF 1865
6. Carl Yastrzemski HOF 1845
7. Mickey Mantle HOF 1733
8. Mel Ott HOF 1708
9. Eddie Yost 1614
10. Darrell Evans 1605
11. Stan Musial HOF 1599
12. Pete Rose 1566
13. Harmon Killebrew HOF 1559
14. Lou Gehrig HOF 1508
15. Mike Schmidt HOF 1507
16. Eddie Collins HOF 1499
17.+ FRANK THOMAS (37) 1466
18. Willie Mays HOF 1464
19. Jimmie Foxx HOF 1452
20. Eddie Mathews HOF 1444
21. Frank Robinson HOF 1420
22. Wade Boggs HOF 1412
23. Hank Aaron HOF 1402
24. Jeff Bagwell 1401
25. Dwight Evans 1391
26. Tris Speaker HOF 1381
27. Reggie Jackson HOF 1375
28. Rafael Palmeiro 1353
29. Willie McCovey HOF 1345
30. Eddie Murray HOF 1333
31. Tim Raines 1330
32. Tony Phillips 1319
33. Mark McGwire 1317
34. Fred McGriff 1305
35. Luke Appling HOF 1302
36. Edgar Martinez 1283
37.+ GARY SHEFFIELD (36) 1280
38. Al Kaline HOF 1277
39. John Olerud 1275
40. Ken Singleton 1263
41. Jack Clark 1262
42.+ JIM THOME (34) 1257
43. Rusty Staub 1255
44. Ty Cobb HOF 1249
45. Willie Randolph 1243
46. Jimmy Wynn 1224
47. Dave Winfield HOF 1216
48. Pee Wee Reese HOF 1210
49. Richie Ashburn HOF 1198
50. Brian Downing 1197
Lou Whitaker 1197
52. Chili Davis 1194
53. Billy Hamilton HOF 1187
54. Charlie Gehringer HOF 1186
55. Donie Bush 1158
56. Max Bishop 1153
Toby Harrah 1153
58. Harry Hooper HOF 1136
59. Jimmy Sheckard 1135
60. Brett Butler 1129
Cal Ripken 1129
62. Ron Santo 1108
63.+ CRAIG BIGGIO (39) 1097
64. George Brett HOF 1096
65. Paul Molitor HOF 1094
66. Lu Blue 1092
Stan Hack 1092
68. Paul Waner HOF 1091
69. Graig Nettles 1088
70. Bobby Grich 1087
71. Mark Grace 1075
Bob Johnson 1075
Robin Ventura 1075
74. Ozzie Smith HOF 1072
75. Harlond Clift 1070
Keith Hernandez 1070
77. Bill Dahlen 1064
78. Harold Baines 1062
79. Joe Cronin HOF 1059
80. Ron Fairly 1052
81. Billy Williams HOF 1045
82. Norm Cash 1043
Eddie Joost 1043
84. Roy Thomas 1042
85. Max Carey HOF 1040
86.+ KEN GRIFFEY JR (35) 1038
Rogers Hornsby HOF 1038
88. Jim Gilliam 1036
+ BERNIE WILLIAMS (36) 1036
90. Roberto Alomar 1032
91. Sal Bando 1031
92. Jesse Burkett HOF 1029
93. Rod Carew HOF 1018
Enos Slaughter HOF 1018
95. Ron Cey 1012
96. Ralph Kiner HOF 1011
97.+ CHIPPER JONES (33) 1009
98. Dummy Hoy 1004
99. Miller Huggins HOF 1003
100. Roger Connor HOF 1002
*** WALKS - Active Leaders ***
Rank Player (age) Walks
1. Barry Bonds (40) 2311
2. Frank Thomas (37) 1466
3. Jeff Bagwell (37) 1401
4. Rafael Palmeiro (40) 1353
5. Gary Sheffield (36) 1280
6. John Olerud (36) 1275
7. Jim Thome (34) 1257
8. Craig Biggio (39) 1097
9. Robin Ventura (37) 1075
10. Ken Griffey (35) 1038
11. Bernie Williams (36) 1036
12. Chipper Jones (33) 1009
13. Luis Gonzalez (37) 989
14. Jason Giambi (34) 979
15. Manny Ramirez (33) 954
16. Tim Salmon (36) 941
17. Brian Giles (34) 902
18. Carlos Delgado (33) 899
19. Sammy Sosa (36) 895
20. Julio Franco (46) 890
21. Bobby Abreu (31) 879
22. Mark McLemore (40) 875
23. Kenny Lofton (38) 844
24. Omar Vizquel (38) 841
25. Ray Lankford (38) 828
26. Jim Edmonds (35) 825
27. Steve Finley (40) 790
28. Todd Helton (31) 773
29. Jose Offerman (36) 772
30. Ryan Klesko (34) 769
1959 Fleer Ted WilliamsTed Williams was one of the greatest hitters ever to play the game ! The 'Splendid Splinter' played from 1939-1942 and 1946-1960 all with the Boston Red Sox. He missed 1943 thru 1945 due to military duty when he was a pilot during the wars. For his career he hit .344 with 521 home runs. Ted Williams was one of the biggest stars baseball has ever seen, and his baseball cards remain very popular and valuable.Ted's rookie card was in 1950 Bowman and he was exclusive with Bowman from 1950 thru 1954. In 1954 he also allowed Topps to make his cards which they did from 1954 thru 1958. In 1959 Fleer signed Ted Williams away from Topps and assumed the star Ted Williams would be retiring, put out an entire 80-card set of cards highlighting Ted Williams and illustrating his life both in and out of baseball. Williams decided late in the fall to resign for another year perhaps damaging the sets impact. Today these cards remain extremely popular with most of the cards in teh set still quite affordable.
There is one very rare card in this set, #68 picturing Ted with Bucky Harris.
UNFORTUNATELY Topps had Bucky Harris under exclusive contract and
Fleer had to quickly halt production of this card making it a significant
SHORT PRINT. Only a few made it out to the public. This card is quite rare,
hardly ever seen and a plain old simple checklist making it the perfect
candidate for counterfeiting. Other interesting cards are those that picture Ted with Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Sam Snead and Jim Thorpe. In addition, cards of Ted fishing or with his airplane are also very popular. |
1969 Topps StampsThis was Topps 3rd stamp issue in the last eight years and it was a good one !!! The stamps were not inserts but a totally separate issue . For a nickel you got a strip of twelve stamps plus a mini album. The 1969 Topps Stamps complete set contains 240 stamps. The 1 x 1-7/16 inch stamps were unnumbered and featured a color photo with the player's name, team and position inside a colored banner at the bottom of the stamp. The stamps were released in both vertical and horizontal strips of 12 stamps. The 1969 Topps Stamps are often confused with Topps' 1974 issue. The 1974 Topps Stamps have ovals rather than banners at the bottom and were released only in 12-stamp horizontal panels.Along with the stamps, Topps also issued a set of 24 albums, one per team, to store them in. The 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" orange albums were the same size as a baseball card and held a complete 10-stamp team set. To add even more collecting fun, the album's back cover had facsimile autographs of the ten players shown in the album. The 1969 Topps Stamps set is packed with stars like Pete Rose along with tons of Hall-of-Famers including MICKEY MANTLE, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente & many, many more !!! |
1952,1953,1954,1955 Red Man TOBACCORed 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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