Vintage Blog List (48 blogs)
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Bobby Richardson is 90
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Happy 90th birthday (8/19) to Bobby Richardson!
8 hours ago
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#662 Royals Rookie Stars - Dick Drago / George Spriggs / Bob Oliver
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*Richard Anthony Drago*
*Kansas City Royals*
*Pitcher*
*Bats:* Right *Throws:* Right *Height:* 6'1" *Weight:* 190
*Born:* June 25, 1945, Toledo, ...
20 hours ago
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From the Field to the Canvas
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*TRIVIA WINNER: The players who were related in the story about last week's
game were the Conigliaro's (Tony and Billy) and the Tartabull's (Danny and
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2 days ago
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Presidential Succession Plan
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Very early in their "novelty" issuing history, Topps seized upon the U.S.
Presidency as fertile ground for sets that were meant for entertainment but
also ...
3 days ago
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2025 National Updates From Friday
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I spent about five hours at the show on Friday. I am sure I missed items,
but here are some things that I did see. I bought three cards including a
197...
2 weeks ago
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#338 Jim Delsing - Detroit Tigers
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*James Henry Delsing*
*Detroit Tigers*
*Outfield*
*Bats:* Left *Throws:* Right *Height:* 5'10" *Weight:* 175
*Born:* November 13, 1925, Rudolph, ...
2 weeks ago
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1979 Calbee Japanese Baseball #5, Kyosuke Sasaki
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This close-up batting portrait shows Japanese veteran Kyosuke Sasaki in the
colorful, Expos-like uniform for one of Osaka's two teams of that era, the
Ki...
3 weeks ago
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Brian Piccolo - RB
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This is the only Topps card for Brian Piccolo. It's also the only card I've
posted to this blog that I don't have. Also, his first name is spelled
incorrec...
3 weeks ago
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RIP - Gerry Philbin
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Former Jets' and Eagles' defensive end Gerry Philbin passed away on June
25, 2025 at age 83.
Philbin was the Jets' starting left defensive end from 1964 to...
4 weeks ago
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RIP - Brian Wilson
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Brian Wilson, the founder and chief songwriter and producer for the Beach
Boys, passed away on June 11, 2025, nine days before his 83rd birthday.
What can ...
1 month ago
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Ben Hawkins - FL
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Ben Hawkins ("The Hawk") was the Eagles' 3rd-round pick in 1966. He played
every game from 1966-1972, starting all but 9 times during that span.
Hawkins wa...
1 month ago
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3 Contemporary Quarterbacks
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Here are 3 veteran quarterbacks, at the end of their careers. These are the
final cards for Ed Brown and Lamar McHan. Billy Wade's last card was in the
1...
2 months ago
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Pope Leo XIV
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Very special Concave post and custom card albeit not from 1972….In a
surprise verdict….one Robert Francis Prevost, is now AKA Pope Leo XIV from
Chicagol...
3 months ago
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Opening a Unopened 1973 Fleer Baseball Decals Box!
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Friend of the Fleer Sticker Project Ray recently purchased an unopened box
of Fleer Baseball Decals, likely produced in 1973 or perhaps 1972.
Ray was ki...
4 months ago
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An Update of the Surviving Players from the 1952 Topps Set
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Yeah, it has been a while since I've made a post. Is anyone still there?
Anyhow, way back in the day, a guy named Bob Lemke had a running thread
updati...
5 months ago
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#99 "Pie" Traynor MG - Pittsburgh Pirates
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*Harold Joseph Traynor*
*Pittsburgh Pirates*
*Third Base-Manager*
*Bats:* Right *Throws:* Right *Height:* 6'0" *Weight:* 170
*Born:* November 11,...
5 months ago
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RIP - 2024
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Players from the 1965-1975 era that passed away in 2024:
Also: Carl Weathers, Golden Richards, Mike Kolen.
Baseball deaths in 2024
7 months ago
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All-Star Rookie Cups in the 2024 World Series
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To kick off the 2024 edition of the World Series we are going to examine
the series from a Rookie Cup perspective and see if that can predict a
winner.
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9 months ago
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Green Bay Packers - Custom Extension Set
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These are the 1966 Packers cards made by RetroCards.net.
RetroCards has made 1966 cards for each NFL team. As with the Cowboys,
RetroCards has 2 sets for...
1 year ago
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Franklin High Star Ron Santo
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Fandom and it's associated collecting is a strange thing. When I first
became a Ron Santo fan I was young boy. Ron was in his prime, smashing
home runs...
1 year ago
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Recent Pick Ups
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*Three great new pickups for me recently.*
As some of you already know, I collect certain stamped back T206s. These
purple number back stamps rarely se...
1 year ago
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#350 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees
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*Mickey Charles Mantle*
*New York Yankees*
*Outfield*
*Bats:* Both *Throws:* Right *Height:* 5'11" *Weight:* 195
*Born:* October 20, 1931, Spavin...
2 years ago
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Pandemic Pretender; or, Cards for Sale!
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Hey everyone - well, yeah, it has been quite a few months since I last
spoke up in this space, and during that time I pretty much came to the
conclusion ...
2 years ago
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#82 Mickey Mantle
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*#82 Mickey Mantle*
94 of 274
34.3% complete
*"His Walk About" -* Mickey Mantle played in 12 World Series and won seven
World Series Rings during his 18...
3 years ago
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#290 Jerry Lumpe
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*Jerry Lumpe Kansas City Athletics*
*Career:* Jerry Lumpe was a Yankee prospect who put up impressive minor
league numbers but wasn't quite good en...
4 years ago
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Zee-Nuts and Zee-Numbers
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In 1912, the Collins McCarthy Candy Company issued its second series of
Zee-Nut baseball cards. That same year, the confectioners produced another
series ...
5 years ago
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Final Card - Harvey Haddix
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This is the final card (and final season) for Harvey Haddix. He may be
best remembered for his time with the Pirates from 1959-63, but he played
from 195...
5 years ago
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Final Card: Dick Bertell
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I already posted Dick Bertell's 1965 card, so I will dispense with the
usual write-up.
I recently acquired his final card (#587) and have moved several car...
5 years ago
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Final Card: Dick Bertell
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I already posted Dick Bertell's 1965 card, so I will dispense with the
usual write-up.
I recently acquired his final card (#587) and have moved several car...
5 years ago
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Collecting the 1967 Phillies
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Wow, it's been 2 1/2 months since I've posted any baseball cards. I needed
something to bounce me out of my post-season doldrums, and it came to me
today.
...
5 years ago
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#314 Roy Campanella
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#314 Roy Campanella
Progress: 1st of this card
310 of 407 76.2% complete
How acquired: Sent as an *extremely* generous gift from a reader
Condition: Poo...
5 years ago
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#67 Joe Ginsberg
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New York-born Joe Ginsberg was raised in Detroit and signed with the Tigers
in 1944 at the age of 17. He soon found himself in the Army and playing
serv...
5 years ago
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Jim Rooker (#222)
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This is Jim Rooker's first solo card, and one of the many nice cards from
the '69 and '70 sets featuring the new Royals' uniform.
Although the expansion 19...
5 years ago
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Frank Johnson (#227)
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Frank Johnson had a very short career (1966-71, all with the Giants). The
record shows 6 seasons, but in three of them he only played 15, 8, and 7
games. M...
5 years ago
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3rd Series Checklist (#191)
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Many of the checklist posts I see on peoples' blogs are accompanied by
statements like "I hate checklists", "Checklists are a waste of a card", or
even "Wh...
5 years ago
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Dick Kelley (#203)
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Dick Kelley was signed by the Milwaukee Braves in 1959, and made his
major-league debut on April 15, 1964. In that game he had the misfortune of
giving up ...
5 years ago
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Philadelphia Eagles (bonus cards - part 2)
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Here are the remaining 6 cards in the 1968 Eagles set produced by RetroCards
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(You can see the other 12 cards here in part 1.)
*Lane Howell* was the Eag...
6 years ago
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1978 Topps Baseball #351 - Jeff Torborg
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- Jeff Torborg was a backup catcher with the LA Dodgers and the California
Angels from 1965-1973.
- Jeff was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. My fat...
7 years ago
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no. 752 - dick drago
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*Who is the man:* Dick Drago pitched 240 innings for the Royals in 1970 as
one of their starting staff mainstays. He won 20 games for K.C. in its
first ...
7 years ago
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#55 LA Dodgers HOFer Don Drysdale
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Next up is 5 card. Topps saved their biggest star cards for cards ending
in 5 or 0 and this time it's Don Drysdale whose Major League career speaks
for ...
8 years ago
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Miami Dolphins
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Here are the 1972 Miami Dolphins, about to embark on their magical 17-0
season, culminating with a win in Super Bowl VII.
The previous season, they made th...
9 years ago
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Buffalo Bills
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Here are the 1971 Buffalo Bills, just 3 years removed from being the worst
team in football in 1968 with a record of 1-12-1 (awarding them the #1 pick
in t...
9 years ago
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Jim Bouton #470
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Jim Bouton's career spanned 10 seasons in the big leagues. After riding the
bench for his time in high school, Bouton, however, secured a professional
co...
10 years ago
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#658 - Lee Lacy
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I really am stretching this thing out but, trust me, it’s not intentional.
Too much work and other stuff. For our third-to-last card we get Lee Lacy
at S...
11 years ago
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484 - Ernie McAnally
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*About This Player*
Ernie McAnally pitched in four Major League seasons with the Montreal Expos
from 1971 to 1974. McAnally was drafted originally by the...
11 years ago
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#526 Bob Speake
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Outfielder Bob Speake had a major league 'moment in the sun' in 1955. As a
Cubs rookie he was given the role as a starting outfielder due to an injury
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11 years ago
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#525 Eddie Bressoud
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Here we are at last...the end of the road. One last time, I would like to
thank everyone who has read, shared, or commented on this blog over the
last fi...
12 years ago
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#27, MIKE CURRENT, T, Broncos
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It only took 10 months to get to #27!
Mike Current is shown here on his second Topps card, his first coming in
1970. He played just as many games in the...
12 years ago
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