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Q8: What are some additional useful to know baseball card collecting terms ? (part 4) Team Set - a group of cards featuring all the issues of the players of a particular team from the same release. Test Issue - a preliminary offering issued as a test to see if a product would be accepted by collectors. Tobacco Card - typically from the early 1900s, these were cards issued with tobacco products. The most famous of which is the "T-206" Honus Wagner card. Traded/Update Set - a set issued after the original issue primarily featuring rookies or players who were traded since the original issue came out. Trimmed Card - a card reduced in size from when it was issued, usually to hide an imperfection such as damaged edges or corners. Trimmed cards usually have very little value but in some cases such as the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, even trimmed cards can go for thousands of dollars. The most famous 'trimmed' card to date is the T206 Honus Wagner purchased by Wayne Gretzky. The card was actually too large and was trimmed down to it's proper size. Unauthorized Issue - a card release which is not licensed by a league, a player’s association, or by a player. Variation - a card that was printed by the manufacturer in two or more different ways. Wax - a universal collecting term for factory-sealed packs or boxes. The term "wax" most often refers to sealed material that was originally released in the early 1990’s or back -- a time when packs were wrapped and sealed in wax paper wrappers. It can casually reference modern era packs or boxes that no longer use actual wax paper. History of Basketball Cards (T4) The first major basketball card issue was released by Bowman Gum Company in 1948. Topps entered the market in 1957. At the time interest was minimal in professional basketball and the Topps issue was considered a failure. Basketball cards were in direct competition with baseball cards at a time when baseball was the nationally broadcasted America's sport. Collectors were not yet ready for basketball or basketball cards and Topps quickly left the basketball card market after just 1 year not to return till 1969. In the 1960's there was rising interest in basketball and basketball card collecting took off, much like baseball card collecting thirty years earlier. In the 1970's basketball cards started to gain popularity and reached a peak in the 1980's and 1990's, partially attribuable to the great Michael Jordan. Today, high grade vintage basketball cards of greats like Jerry West, Bob Cousy, Wilt Chamberlain and Bob Pettit can run into the hundreds and thousands of dollars. Joining them are more recent stars like Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Larry Byrd, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. Even though basketball cards got a much later start than baseball cards and football cards they are now a part of America's collecting heritage.

***  HITS  -  ALL-TIME Leaders  ***
Rank Player (age)          Hits
 1.  Pete Rose             4256
 2.  Ty Cobb HOF           4189
 3.  Hank Aaron HOF        3771
 4.  Stan Musial HOF       3630
 5.  Tris Speaker HOF      3514
 6.  Carl Yastrzemski HOF  3419
 7.  Cap Anson HOF         3418
 8.  Honus Wagner HOF      3415
 9.  Paul Molitor HOF      3319
10.  Eddie Collins HOF     3315
11.  Willie Mays HOF       3283
12.  Eddie Murray HOF      3255
13.  Nap Lajoie HOF        3242
14.  Cal Ripken            3184
15.  George Brett HOF      3154
16.  Paul Waner HOF        3152
17.  Robin Yount HOF       3142
18.  Tony Gwynn            3141
19.  Dave Winfield HOF     3110
20.  Rickey Henderson      3055
21.  Rod Carew HOF         3053
22.  Lou Brock HOF         3023
23.  Rafael Palmeiro       3020
24.  Wade Boggs HOF        3010
25.  Al Kaline HOF         3007
26.  Roberto Clemente HOF  3000
27.  Sam Rice HOF          2987
28.  Sam Crawford HOF      2961
29.  Frank Robinson HOF    2943
30.  Willie Keeler HOF     2932
31.  Jake Beckley HOF      2930
     Rogers Hornsby HOF    2930
33.  Al Simmons HOF        2927
34.  Zack Wheat HOF        2884
35.  Frankie Frisch HOF    2880
36.  Mel Ott HOF           2876
37.  Babe Ruth HOF         2873
38.  Harold Baines         2866
39.  Jesse Burkett HOF     2850
40.  Brooks Robinson HOF   2848
41.  Charlie Gehringer HOF 2839
42.  George Sisler HOF     2812
43.+ CRAIG BIGGIO (39)     2795
44.  Andre Dawson          2774
45.  Vada Pinson           2757
46.  Luke Appling HOF      2749
47.  Al Oliver             2743
48.+ BARRY BONDS (40)      2742
49.  Goose Goslin HOF      2735
50.  Tony Perez HOF        2732
51.  Roberto Alomar        2724
52.  Lou Gehrig HOF        2721
53.  Rusty Staub           2716
54.  Bill Buckner          2715
55.  Dave Parker           2712
56.  Billy Williams HOF    2711
57.  Doc Cramer            2705
58.  Luis Aparicio HOF     2677
59.  Fred Clarke HOF       2672
60.  Max Carey HOF         2665
61.  Nellie Fox HOF        2663
62.  George Davis HOF      2660
     Harry Heilmann HOF    2660
64.  Ted Williams HOF      2654
65.  Jimmie Foxx HOF       2646
66.  Lave Cross            2645
67.  Jim O'Rourke HOF      2643
68.  Rabbit Maranville HOF 2605
     Tim Raines            2605
70.  Steve Garvey          2599
71.  Ed Delahanty HOF      2596
72.  Reggie Jackson HOF    2584
73.  Ernie Banks HOF       2583
74.  Richie Ashburn HOF    2574
75.  Willie Davis          2561
76.  George Van Haltren    2532
77.  Heinie Manush HOF     2524
78.+ JULIO FRANCO (46)     2521
79.  Joe Morgan HOF        2517
80.  Buddy Bell            2514
81.  Jimmy Ryan            2502
82.  Mickey Vernon         2495
83.  Fred McGriff          2490
84.  Ted Simmons           2472
85.  Joe Medwick HOF       2471
86.  Roger Connor HOF      2467
87.  Harry Hooper HOF      2466
88.  Ozzie Smith HOF       2460
89.  Lloyd Waner HOF       2459
90.  Bill Dahlen           2457
91.  Jim Rice              2452 
92.  Red Schoendienst HOF  2449
93.  Dwight Evans          2446
94.  Mark Grace            2445
95.+ STEVE FINLEY (40)     2426
96.  Pie Traynor HOF       2416
97.  Mickey Mantle HOF     2415
98.  Stuffy McInnis        2405
99.  Ryne Sandberg HOF     2386
100. Enos Slaughter HOF    2383

***  HITS  -  Active  ***
Rank Player (age)          Hits
 1.  Rafael Palmeiro (40)  3020
 2.  Craig Biggio (39)     2795
 3.  Barry Bonds (40)      2742
 4.  Julio Franco (46)     2521
 5.  Steve Finley (40)     2426
 6.  Gary Sheffield (36)   2345
 7.  B.J. Surhoff          2326
 8.  Jeff Bagwell (37)     2314
 9.  Ken Griffey (35)      2304
     Sammy Sosa (36)       2304
11.  Omar Vizquel (38)     2301
12.  John Olerud (36)      2239
13.  Bernie Williams (36)  2218
14.  Luis Gonzalez (37)    2214
15.  Ivan Rodriguez (33)   2190
16.  Ruben Sierra (39)     2147
17.  Kenny Lofton (38)     2142
18.  Frank Thomas (37)     2136
19.  Jeff Kent (37)        2070
20.  Juan Gonzalez (35)    1936
     Derek Jeter (31)      1936
22.  Garret Anderson (33)  1929
     Mike Piazza (36)      1929
24.  Manny Ramirez (33)    1922
25.  Moises Alou (38)      1901
     Alex Rodriguez (29)   1901
27.  Robin Ventura (37)    1885
28.  Benito Santiago (40)  1830
29.  Vinny Castilla (37)   1821
30.  Chipper Jones (33)    1811

1952 Wheaties Champions In 1952 Wheaties issued this set of cards on the back of their boxes. The 2" x 2-3/4" cards needed to be hand cut from the back of the boxes making high quality samples almost impossible to find. The set featured 30 different champions from a variety of sports in both "Portrait" and "In-Action" poses for a total of 60 different cards. 10 of the 30 athletes are baseball players with football, basketball, golf, bowling, diving and other sports also included. Top players in the set are Ted Williams, Stan Musial, George Mikan, Ben Hogan and Otto Graham.

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 !!!

HARTLAND STATUES Hartland produced it's first baseball statues back in the early 60's. Sports Collectibles Digest stated that the 1960's Mickey Mantle Hartland is the single most popular plastic sports statue ever produced ! In 1988 Hartland created their 25th Anniversary Editions which, except for some very minor details, were identical to the original. Hartland partnered with America's leading hobby-periodical publisher, Krause Publications, to create the SCD Authentic series offering the original 18 as you've never seen them with each statue dramatically different from prior releases. They are amazingly beautiful and exquisitely detailed in their road uniforms with painted pinstripes and wood grained bats making them a unique collectible opportunity for both veteran collectors and Hartland newcomers alike. Limited to only 2,500 pieces each, these statues are BRAND NEW, MINT and in THEIR ORIGINAL BOXES !!!

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