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Q6: What are some additional useful to know baseball card collecting terms ? (part 2) Error Card - essentially, a card with a wrong player photo, inaccurate bio, or any characteristic that separates it from correctivity. Baseball card history is rich with such mutations. Anything from the 1957 Topps "reversed negative" picturing Hank Aaron in his opposite batting stance, to the infamous 1983 Fleer Billy Ripken "obscenity" card which depicted a not-so-politically correct 4-letter word at the end of his bat handle. Extended Set - Also frequently called Update Set or Traded Set. defined as a set issued after a company’s original release to "update" the regular set and include players traded to another team and shown in their current uniform, or rookie cards of players featured in a single-photo. Facsimile Autograph - a simulated autograph printed on a card designed to show what the player’s actual signature looks like. These are NOT the player’s "real" autograph. Factory Set - a complete set in a special box and wrapped with a protective covering produced by the manufacturer, usually with a unique seal and sold directly to dealers or card shop owners and not available through the usual retail outlets. Grade - the physical condition assigned to a card, either by a price guide, or through the assessment made by sellers. Graded Card - a card which has been assessed for condition by an independent source and given a ranking, with 10 being the best. The card is then placed in a hermetically-sealed plastic holder with the grade designation and player name, card company, card number, and serial number printed on the encasement. 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.

 
***  TOTAL BASES  -  ALL-TIME Leaders  ***
Rank Player (age)        Total Bases
 1.  Hank Aaron HOF         6856
 2.  Stan Musial HOF        6134
 3.  Willie Mays HOF        6066
 4.  Ty Cobb HOF            5854
 5.  Babe Ruth HOF          5793
 6.  Pete Rose              5752 
 7.+ BARRY BONDS (40)       5584
 8.  Carl Yastrzemski HOF   5539
 9.  Eddie Murray HOF       5397
10.  Rafael Palmeiro        5388
11.  Frank Robinson HOF     5373
12.  Dave Winfield HOF      5221
13.  Cal Ripken             5168 
14.  Tris Speaker HOF       5101
15.  Lou Gehrig HOF         5060
16.  George Brett HOF       5044
17.  Mel Ott HOF            5041
18.  Jimmie Foxx HOF        4956
19.  Ted Williams HOF       4884
20.  Honus Wagner HOF       4862
21.  Paul Molitor HOF       4854
22.  Al Kaline HOF          4852
23.  Reggie Jackson HOF     4834
24.  Andre Dawson           4787
25.  Robin Yount HOF        4730
26.  Rogers Hornsby HOF     4712
27.  Ernie Banks HOF        4706
28.  Al Simmons HOF         4685
29.  Harold Baines          4604
30.  Billy Williams HOF     4599
31.  Rickey Henderson       4588
32.  Cap Anson HOF          4574
33.  Tony Perez HOF         4532
34.  Mickey Mantle HOF      4511
     Sammy Sosa             4511 
36.  Roberto Clemente HOF   4492
37.  Paul Waner HOF         4478
38.  Nap Lajoie HOF         4474
39.  Fred McGriff           4458
40.+ KEN GRIFFEY JR (35)    4414
41.  Dave Parker            4405
42.  Mike Schmidt HOF       4404
43.  Eddie Mathews HOF      4349
44.  Sam Crawford HOF       4328
45.  Goose Goslin HOF       4325
46.+ CRAIG BIGGIO (39)      4283
47.  Brooks Robinson HOF    4270
48.  Eddie Collins HOF      4268
49.  Vada Pinson            4264
50.  Tony Gwynn             4259 
51.  Charlie Gehringer HOF  4257
52.  Lou Brock HOF          4238
53.  Dwight Evans           4230
54.  Willie McCovey HOF     4219
55.  Jeff Bagwell           4213
56.  Willie Stargell HOF    4190
57.  Rusty Staub            4185
58.+ GARY SHEFFIELD (36)    4153
59.  Jake Beckley HOF       4147
60.  Harmon Killebrew HOF   4143
61.  Jim Rice               4129 
62.  Zack Wheat HOF         4100
63.  Al Oliver              4083 
64.  Wade Boggs HOF         4064
65.  Harry Heilmann HOF     4053
66.  Andres Galarraga       4038
67.  Roberto Alomar         4018
68.  Carlton Fisk HOF       3999
69.  Rod Carew HOF          3998
70.+ STEVE FINLEY (40)      3966
71.  Joe Morgan HOF         3962
72.  Orlando Cepeda HOF     3959
73.  Sam Rice HOF           3955
74.+ FRANK THOMAS (37)      3949
75.  Joe DiMaggio HOF       3948
76.  Steve Garvey           3941
77.  Frankie Frisch HOF     3937
78.  Chili Davis            3914
79.  Joe Carter             3910 
80.  Larry Walker           3904
81.  Gary Gaetti            3881
82.  George Sisler HOF      3871
83.  Darrell Evans          3866
84.  Duke Snider HOF        3865
85.  Joe Medwick HOF        3852
86.  Bill Buckner           3833
87.  Ted Simmons            3793
88.  Ed Delahanty HOF       3791
89.  Roger Connor HOF       3788
90.  Ryne Sandberg HOF      3787
91.+ LUIS GONZALEZ (37)     3783
92.  Graig Nettles          3779
     Ron Santo              3779 
94.  Willie Davis           3778
95.  Tim Raines             3771 
96.  Jesse Burkett HOF      3759
97.  Mickey Vernon          3741
98.  Jim Bottomley HOF      3737
99.  Dale Murphy            3733
100. Edgar Martinez         3718
 
***  TOTAL BASES  -  Active Leaders  ***
Rank Player (age)        Total Bases
 1. Barry Bonds (40)        5584
 2. Rafael Palmeiro (40)    5388
 3. Sammy Sosa (36)         4511
 4. Ken Griffey (35)        4414
 5. Craig Biggio (39)       4283
 6. Jeff Bagwell (37)       4213
 7. Gary Sheffield (36)     4153
 8. Steve Finley (40)       3966
 9. Frank Thomas (37)       3949
10. Luis Gonzalez (37)      3783
11. Juan Gonzalez (35)      3676
12. Manny Ramirez (33)      3668
13. Jeff Kent (37)          3621
14. Ruben Sierra (39)       3610
15. Alex Rodriguez (29)     3576
16. Bernie Williams (36)    3573
17. Julio Franco (46)       3533
18. John Olerud (36)        3530
19. Ivan Rodriguez (33)     3503
20. Mike Piazza (36)        3440
21. B.J. Surhoff            3414
22. Jim Thome (34)          3327
23. Moises Alou (38)        3241
24. Chipper Jones (33)      3213
25. Vinny Castilla (37)     3161
26. Robin Ventura (37)      3133
27. Carlos Delgado (33)     3089
28. Shawn Green (32)        3081
29. Garret Anderson (33)    3062
30. Kenny Lofton (38)       3041

1955 Topps Double-Headers (Doubleheaders) Without a doubt this is my favorite set - PERIOD. Regular issue, test issues, inserts ... whatever ... this is # 1 !!! Patterned after the famous Mecca Double Folders issued in the early 1900's, these colorful 2 1/16" x 4 7/8" cards are actually 2-cards-in-1! They are perforated in the center and depending on which way you fold the card you create cards of 2 different players. Unperforated 1955 Topps Doubleheaders can sometimes be found. The 1955 Topps Doubleheaders set has been featured in many hobby magazines often with a full color spread showing how the individual cards fit together to form a spectacular stadium scene !!! All 132 players (66 cards) in the 1955 Topps DoubleHeaders set were also in Topps regular 1955 issue. TOP ROOKIES: Harmon Killebrew & Hal Newhouser Top STARS: Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Jackie Robinson, Al Kaline, Warren Spahn & MORE !!! No doubt about it - the best !!!

1970 Chemtoy Superballs Chemtoy and MLB teamed up in 1970 to offer a set of major league baseball player "superballs". The 285 "superball" set has 12 from each AL & NL team except Minn., Chicago and Oakland with 11 and is packed with HALL-OF-FAMERS !!! Each "superball" has the player's photo inside the ball. On the back is the player's name, team name, position and a Chemtoy inventory number. This is one of the more interesting collectibles from the late 1960's, early 1970's and highly sought after by Team and player collectors.

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