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(part 1) Baseball card production was virtually halted in the early 1940's due to paper shortages created by World War II. The "Modern Era" of baseball cards began in 1948 when Bowman Gum Inc. offered one card and one piece of gum in a pack for a penny. The first important football set was the Mayo set featuring college players in 1984. Other than the 1935 National Chicle set no other key football set was issued until 1948 when noth Bowman and Leaf produced sets.
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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*** TRIPLES - ALL-TIME Leaders ***
Rank Player (age) Triples
1. Sam Crawford HOF 309
2. Ty Cobb HOF 295
3. Honus Wagner HOF 252
4. Jake Beckley HOF 243
5. Roger Connor HOF 233
6. Tris Speaker HOF 222
7. Fred Clarke HOF 220
8. Dan Brouthers HOF 205
9. Joe Kelley HOF 194
10. Paul Waner HOF 191
11. Bid McPhee HOF 188
12. Eddie Collins HOF 187
13. Ed Delahanty HOF 185
14. Sam Rice HOF 184
15. Jesse Burkett HOF 182
Ed Konetchy 182
Edd Roush HOF 182
18. Buck Ewing HOF 178
19. Rabbit Maranville HOF 177
Stan Musial HOF 177
21. Harry Stovey 174
22. Goose Goslin HOF 173
23. Tommy Leach 172
Zack Wheat HOF 172
25. Rogers Hornsby HOF 169
26. Joe Jackson 168
27. Roberto Clemente HOF 166
Sherry Magee 166
29. Jake Daubert 165
30. Elmer Flick HOF 164
George Sisler HOF 164
Pie Traynor HOF 164
33. Bill Dahlen 163
George Davis HOF 163
Lou Gehrig HOF 163
Nap Lajoie HOF 163
37. Mike Tiernan 162
38. George Van Haltren 161
39. Harry Hooper HOF 160
Heinie Manush HOF 160
Sam Thompson HOF 160
42. Max Carey HOF 159
Joe Judge 159
44. Ed McKean 158
45. Kiki Cuyler HOF 157
Jimmy Ryan 157
47. Tommy Corcoran 155
48. Earle Combs HOF 154
49. Jim Bottomley HOF 151
Harry Heilmann HOF 151
Jim O'Rourke HOF 151
52. Kip Selbach 149
Al Simmons HOF 149
54. Wally Pipp 148
Enos Slaughter HOF 148
56. Bobby Veach 147
Willie Wilson 147
58. Charlie Gehringer HOF 146
59. Harry Davis 145
Willie Keeler HOF 145
61. Bobby Wallace HOF 143
62. Cap Anson HOF 142
63. Lou Brock HOF 141
64. Willie Mays HOF 140
65. John Reilly 139
Jimmy Williams 139
67. Tom Brown 138
Willie Davis 138
Frankie Frisch HOF 138
70. George Brett HOF 137
71. Babe Ruth HOF 136
Jimmy Sheckard 136
Elmer Smith 136
74. Lave Cross 135
Pete Rose 135
76. Shano Collins 133
77. George Wood 132
78. Brett Butler 131
Joe DiMaggio HOF 131
Buck Freeman 131
81. Buddy Myer 130
82. Oyster Burns 129
Larry Gardner 129
84. Earl Averill HOF 128
Arky Vaughan HOF 128
86. Vada Pinson 127
87. Hardy Richardson 126
Robin Yount HOF 126
89. Jimmie Foxx HOF 125
90. John Anderson 124
Hal Chase 124
Frank Schulte 124
93. Larry Doyle 123
Duke Farrell 123
95. Dummy Hoy 121
96. Mickey Vernon 120
97. Hugh Duffy HOF 119
Fred Pfeffer 119
99. Joe Cronin HOF 118
Chick Stahl 118
Lloyd Waner HOF 118
*** TRIPLES - Active Leaders ***
Rank Player (age) Triples
1. Steve Finley (40) 112
2. Kenny Lofton (38) 98
3. Johnny Damon (31) 80
4. Barry Bonds (40) 77
5. Jose Offerman (36) 72
6. Ray Durham (33) 70
7. Cristian Guzman (27) 67
8. Luis Gonzalez (37) 63
9. Neifi Perez (32) 60
10. Reggie Sanders (37) 59
Ruben Sierra (39) 59
Tony Womack (35) 59
13. Omar Vizquel (38) 58
14. Bernie Williams (36) 55
15. Carlos Beltran (28) 54
Royce Clayton (35) 54
Julio Franco (46) 54
Ray Lankford (38) 54
19. Craig Biggio (39) 52
Jimmy Rollins (26) 52
21. Nomar Garciaparra (31) 50
22. Carl Crawford (23) 49
Raul Mondesi (34) 49
Michael Tucker (34) 49
Fernando Vina (36) 49
26. Juan Pierre (27) 48
27. Brian Giles (34) 47
Derek Jeter (31) 47
Mark McLemore (40) 47
Jose Vizcaino (37) 47
1962 Topps Baseball BucksAnother 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 !!! |
1951 O-Pee-Chee BaseballAlso know as OPC or Topps Canada, the 1971 set is an interesting set to collect and is really very different than its Topps Counterpart for a number of reasons:OPC changed approx. 20 cards including the introduction of some of the earliest "traded" cards and added more Expo player cards at the expense of #202 "Reds Celebrate" and #289 "White Sox Team". The first four series had different card backs that included French translations - this resetting of the type created several uncorrected errors including ERA’s that look like Batting Averages and Vice-Versa. This set is legendary for its short print run (5% - 10% of Topps’ Production). Anyone who has tried to collect older OPC will attest to the fact that they are hard to find, even in Canada. TOP ROOKIE: Steve Garvey TOP STARS: Nolan Ryan, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Ted Williams & MORE !!! |
1955 Topps All-American FootballIn 1955, college football was much more popular with fans than the NFL. This 100 card 1955 Topps All-American Football card set was Topps response to collectors. Topps first major football issue this unique set features the greatest college football players from the first half of the 20th century.The 1955 Topps All-American football card set was issued in one-card penny packs, nine-card nickel packs and 22-card cello packs. The set is jam packed with rookies and stars !!! One of the most valuable 1955 Topps All-American football cards is the rookie card of former Supreme Court Justice Whizzer White.
TOP ROOKIES: The Four Horseman, Whizzer White, Fats Henry, Doc Blanchard,
Don Hutson, Amos Stagg, Tom Harmon, Ernie Nevers & MORE !!! |
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