My First Baseball Game and One of My Most Recent Refractor Pickups
Guess who was on the mound at my first MLB baseball game? My baseball card collection includes one of his shiny cards while his collection features some very shiny bats.
More 1952 Topps: Frank Hiller
Mail order pharmaceuticals, a Cincinnati Reds cap, Joe DiMaggio cameos, and other imaginary things to discuss.
That’s MISTER Shortstop to You, Pal!
Not all the notable rookie cards in the 1952 Topps checklist are monsters that destroy your card collecting budget. How about the guy who was Ozzie Smith before Ozzie Smith?
Negative Home Runs
Alex Cole could very well be the only MLB player with a negative home run total in a decade defined by the long ball.
LA’s Reigning Home Run King
The guy who hit more home runs than anyone else in an LA Dodgers uniform somehow has less than 20 career WAR and never made an All-Star team.
The Tim Tebow of ’52 Topps
Take a knee. Let’s look at a couple of college football players who attempted to play professional baseball.
Photo Double
Ted Williams wasn’t in the 1952 Topps checklist, but if you squint really hard and stay far enough back you can see his stunt double filling his spot in the checklist.
Ecce Charta: Behold the Card
I don’t know who decided to “fix” Floyd Baker’s Bowman baseball card. I’m pretty certain it wasn’t Caravaggio.