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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.
Tobacco Cards (T1)Starting approximately in 1886, sportscards, mostly baseball cards, were often included with tobacco products, for promotional purposes and also because the card reinforced the packaging and protected cigarettes from damage. These sports cards are referred to as tobacco cards in the baseball card hobby. Over the next few years many different companies produced baseball cards. Tobacco cards soon started to disappear as the American Tobacco Company tried to develop a monopoly by buying out other companies. They were reintroduced in the 1900s, as American Tobacco came under pressure from antitrust action and Turkish competition. The most famous and most expensive, baseball card is the rare T206 Honus Wagner. The card exists in very limited quantities compared to others of its type because Wagner forced the card to be removed from printing. It is widely (and incorrectly) believed that Wagner did so because he refused to promote tobacco, but the true explanation lies in a dispute over compensation. Soon other companies also began producing baseball and football cards. Sports magazines such as The Sporting News were early entries to the market. Candy manufacturers soon joined the fray and reflected a shift toward a younger target audience for cards. Caramel companies were particularly active and baseball cards were one of the first prizes to be included in Cracker Jacks. World War I soon suppressed baseball card production.
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*** 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
1963 FleerThe 1963 Fleer Baseball 67 card set was an attempt by the Fleer Company to break the Topps monopoly on Bubble Gum Cards. In an attempt to get around Topps exclusive agreement with MLB, the 1963 Fleer Baseball Cards were issued with cookies instead of bubble gum.The 1963 Fleer Baseball Cards were intended to be issued in multiple series, but Fleer was run out of business shortly after the first series was released when Topps sued Fleer. Due to either the deep pockets of Topps or the lack of sales - Fleer quickly gave up and never issued another baseball card. The 1963 Fleer Cards are attractive and are packed with stars !!! Along with the stars the two scare 1963 Fleer Short Prints, #46 Joe Adcock and the checklist card make this a fun set to complete. Another interesting feature of this set is card #43, the Maury Wills Rookie card. Wills, the 1962 N.L. MVP had a huge disagreement with Topps when Topps didn't thing Wills was worthy enough in 1961 to have a baseball card. Wills did not allow Topps to make his card till 1967 although he was pictured on a special 1960 World Series card featuring Luis Aparicio stealing 2nd base. Wills is pictured trying to make the tag. Other top cards in the 1963 Fleer set are: Brooks Robinson, Willie Mays, Carl Yastrzemski, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Don Drysdale and Warren Spahn. |
1970 Chemtoy SuperballsChemtoy 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. |
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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