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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.
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.
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*** EXTRA-BASE HITS - ALL-TIME Leaders ***
Player Hits 1B 2B 3B HR EBH
---------------- ----- ----- --- --- --- -----
Hank Aaron 3,771 2,294 624 98 755 1,477
Stan Musial 3,630 2,253 725 177 475 1,377
Babe Ruth 2,873 1,517 506 136 714 1,356
+ BARRY BONDS 2,727 1,377 563 77 702 1,342
Willie Mays 3,283 1,960 523 140 660 1,323
Lou Gehrig 2,721 1,531 534 163 493 1,190
Frank Robinson 2,943 1,757 528 72 586 1,186
Carl Yastrzemski 3,419 2,262 646 59 452 1,157
Rafael Palmeiro 2,914 1,768 569 38 549 1,156
Ty Cobb 4,191 3,052 724 298 117 1,136
Tris Speaker 3,514 2,383 792 222 117 1,131
George Brett 3,154 2,035 665 137 317 1,119
Jimmie Foxx 2,646 1,529 458 125 534 1,117
Ted Williams 2,654 1,537 525 71 521 1,117
Eddie Murray 3,255 2,156 560 35 504 1,099
Dave Winfield 3,110 2,017 540 88 465 1,093
Cal Ripken 3,184 2,106 603 44 431 1,078
Reggie Jackson 2,584 1,509 463 49 563 1,075
Mel Ott 2,876 1,805 488 72 511 1,071
Pete Rose 4,256 3,215 746 135 160 1,041
Andre Dawson 2,774 1,735 503 98 438 1,039
Mike Schmidt 2,234 1,219 408 59 548 1,015
Rogers Hornsby 2,930 1,919 541 169 301 1,011
Ernie Banks 2,583 1,574 407 90 512 1,009
Honus Wagner 3,420 2,424 643 252 101 996
*** EXTRA-BASE HITS - ALL-TIME Leaders ***
Rank Player (age) Extra-Base Hits Bats
1. Hank Aaron HOF 1477
2. Stan Musial HOF 1377
3. Babe Ruth HOF 1356
4.+ BARRY BONDS (40) 1349
5. Willie Mays HOF 1323
6. Rafael Palmeiro 1192
7. Lou Gehrig HOF 1190
8. Frank Robinson HOF 1186
9. Carl Yastrzemski HOF 1157
10. Ty Cobb HOF 1136
11. Tris Speaker HOF 1131
12. George Brett HOF 1119
13. Jimmie Foxx HOF 1117
Ted Williams HOF 1117
15. Eddie Murray HOF 1099
16. Dave Winfield HOF 1093
17. Cal Ripken 1078
18. Reggie Jackson HOF 1075
19. Mel Ott HOF 1071
20. Pete Rose 1041
21. Andre Dawson 1039
22. Mike Schmidt HOF 1015
23. Rogers Hornsby HOF 1011
24. Ernie Banks HOF 1009
25.+ KEN GRIFFEY JR (35) 1002
26. Al Simmons HOF 995
27. Honus Wagner HOF 993
28. Sammy Sosa 987
29. Al Kaline HOF 972
30. Jeff Bagwell 969
31. Tony Perez HOF 963
32. Robin Yount HOF 960
33. Fred McGriff 958
34. Paul Molitor HOF 953
Willie Stargell HOF 953
36. Mickey Mantle HOF 952
37. Billy Williams HOF 948
38. Dwight Evans 941
39. Dave Parker 940
40. Eddie Mathews HOF 938
41. Harold Baines 921
Goose Goslin HOF 921
43. Willie McCovey HOF 920
44.+ CRAIG BIGGIO (39) 916
Larry Walker 916
46. Paul Waner HOF 909
47.+ FRANK THOMAS (37) 906
48. Charlie Gehringer HOF 904
49. Nap Lajoie HOF 903
50. Harmon Killebrew HOF 887
51.+ GARY SHEFFIELD (36) 886
52. Joe Carter 881
Joe DiMaggio HOF 881
54. Harry Heilmann HOF 876
55. Andres Galarraga 875
56.+ LUIS GONZALEZ (37) 874
57. Rickey Henderson 873
58. Vada Pinson 868
59. Sam Crawford HOF 864
60.+ MANNY RAMIREZ (33) 861
61. Joe Medwick HOF 858
62. Duke Snider HOF 850
63.+ JUAN GONZALEZ (35) 847
+ JEFF KENT (37) 847
65. Roberto Clemente HOF 846
66. Carlton Fisk HOF 844
67. Gary Gaetti 842
68. Mark McGwire 841
69. Edgar Martinez 838
Rusty Staub 838
71. Jim Bottomley HOF 835
72.+ STEVE FINLEY (40) 834
Jim Rice 834
74. Al Oliver 825
75. Orlando Cepeda HOF 823
76. Cap Anson HOF 820
77. Brooks Robinson HOF 818
78. Ellis Burks 817
79. Jose Canseco 816
80. Joe Morgan HOF 813
81. Roger Connor HOF 812
82. Johnny Mize HOF 809
83. Ed Delahanty HOF 808
84. Chili Davis 804
85. Joe Cronin HOF 803
86. Jake Beckley HOF 802
87. Roberto Alomar 794
Johnny Bench HOF 794
89.+ ALEX RODRIGUEZ (29) 792
Ruben Sierra 792
91. Albert Belle 791
92. Dale Murphy 787
93. Mickey Vernon 782
94. Hank Greenberg HOF 781
95. Zack Wheat HOF 780
96. Darrell Evans 779
Bob Johnson 779
98. Ted Simmons 778
+ JIM THOME (34) 778
100. Lou Brock HOF 776
Active Leaders for Extra-Base Hits
Rank Player (age) Extra-Base Hits
1. Barry Bonds (40) 1349
2. Rafael Palmeiro (40) 1192
3. Ken Griffey Jr (35) 1002
4. Sammy Sosa (36) 987
5. Jeff Bagwell (37) 969
6. Craig Biggio (39) 916
7. Frank Thomas (37) 906
8. Gary Sheffield (36) 886
9. Luis Gonzalez (37) 874
10. Manny Ramirez (33) 861
11. Juan Gonzalez (35) 847
Jeff Kent (37) 847
13. Steve Finley (40) 834
14. Alex Rodriguez (29) 792
Ruben Sierra (39) 792
16. Jim Thome (34) 778
17. John Olerud (36) 768
18. Carlos Delgado (33) 767
19. Bernie Williams (36) 750
20. Ivan Rodriguez (33) 747
21. Shawn Green (32) 718
22. Jim Edmonds (35) 714
23. Chipper Jones (33) 713
24. Mike Piazza (36) 711
25. Moises Alou (38) 709
26. Vinny Castilla (37) 682
27. B.J. Surhoff 670
28. Todd Helton (31) 668
29. Reggie Sanders (37) 662
30. Garret Anderson (33) 656
1963 Bazooka ALL-TIME GREATSIn 1963, competitive pressures compelled Topps to add a bonus to it's 1963 Bazooka boxes. These cards were inserted inside boxes of Bazooka bubblegum at 5 per box. The 41-card set of Hall-of-Famers features black and white photos of the player inside a gold plaque. A short biography appears on the back, a first (and last) for Bazooka. The 41 numbered cards measure 1 9/16" by 2 1/2". Scarcer silver colored plaques also exist. |
1974 Topps DECKLE EDGEThis 72-card test issue set was released with a very limited distribution on only the East Coast around Massachusetts making them quite scarce. They were Officially simply called "Topps Baseball Photos" but their serrated or "DECKLED" edge gave them the name they go by today. The 2 7/8" x 5" inch cards were sold in either a 2 card pack with gum or a 3 card pack with no gum for 5 cents.The cards were meant to have the look of the black and white movie star photos from the 1950's and feature a black & white photo with a blue facsimilie autograph on the front. The backs make this very scarce test issue even more interesting ! They feature handwritten script of the player's name, team, position & date and location of the photograph as well as a mock newspaper article on the player's career. This was Topps 2nd "Deckle Edge" issue, their first being their smaller and much more common 1969 Topps Deckle Edge which were inserts in certain series of packs of 1969 Topps cards. Variations of 1974 Topps Deckle Edge do exist, making this issue even more fun and challenging to collect. The backs can be found in either gray or a much scarcer white version. Also, a more limited proof version with non-scalloped edges exists and occasionally can be found.
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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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