1951 Bowman # 37 Whitey Lockman (New York Giants)

Grade	EX/MINT
Book Value	$ 40
Our Price	$ 27.50 Add to cart

1951 Bowman # 37 Whitey Lockman (New York Giants) cards value

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Sandy Koufax Vintage Baseball Cards

Sandy Koufax, Dodgers Pitcher, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame

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Sandy Koufax, a legendary left-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, is widely considered one of the greatest in baseball history, known for his blazing fastball and devastating curveball, as well as his dominance on the mound, which earned him the nickname "The Left Arm of God".

As a kid, I ... HATED ... Sandy ... Koufax. I was a Juan Marichal fan. How could you not be.
With that super-cool high leg click and his 1964 Topps card ... he was my guy.
But Koufax was the best.
1963: Marichal: 2.41 ERA and 25-and-8 ... not good enough ... Koufax: 1.88, 25-and-5.
1966: Marichal: 2.23 ERA and 25-and-6 ... not good enough ... Koufax: 1.73, 27-and-9.
OKAY !!! Koufax was the best !!!
Arm issues caused Sandy Koufax to retire. I actually recall feeling sad back 57+ years ago when I heard.
I also recall thinking: "Now ... no doubt ... everyone will see ... Juan Marichal is the best !!! "
1968: Marichal 2.43 ERA and 26-and-9 !!!
... not ... good ... enough, BOB GIBSON's ridiculous 1.12 ERA !!!

Koufax had several great cards ... but his most expensive is his 1955 Topps Rookie card

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1972 Milton Bradley
Baseball Game & Cards

In 1972, Milton Bradley went back to their large card set sized baseball card board game, replicating their 1969 issue.
Again the baseball cards came in several perforated sheets but this time the set was an even larger (378) unnumbered 2x3 inch cards. And again, they were boring !
And this time there was no REGGIE JACKSON ROOKIE to save the day.
1969 and 1972 Milton Bradley cards are almost exactly the same.
EXCEPT:
The 1969's red '1's do not have a base
The 1972's red '1's DO have a base.
There are some dice roll differences between the 1969 and 1972 sets.
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1972 Milton Bradley baseball game & cards (you may be on that page now)
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1964/1965 Challenge the Yankees Baseball Board Game
1969 Milton Bradley baseball game & cards
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1968 Topps Game
1971 Topps Football Game inserts

How long have sports cards been around ? (part 1)

The first baseball trading cards date back to 1869. For many years, baseball cards were packaged in packs of tobacco as a way to increase sales the same way that today prizes are packaged in boxes of cereal. In the 1920's and 1930's, candy and gum companies started packaging baseball cards in their products as well.

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.

1951 Bowman # 37 Whitey Lockman (New York Giants)

Sandy Koufax Vintage Baseball Cards

Sandy Koufax, Dodgers Pitcher, Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame

1972 Milton Bradley Baseball Game & Cards

1972 Milton Bradley
Baseball Game & Cards