The Best in ’52 Topps
In terms of stats already in the record books, no other player appearing in the 1952 Topps set was as accomplished as Johnny Mize.
In terms of stats already in the record books, no other player appearing in the 1952 Topps set was as accomplished as Johnny Mize.
Seemingly using the same backdrop as on Willie Mays’ rookie card, Topps put what they thought would become another Giants superstar in the 1952 checklist.
I opened lots of wax packs as a kid, hoping to find insert cards. Here’s the best Nolan Ryan cards that came out of those wrappers.
I stared at a David Cone card every time I awaited my turn to play Nintendo.
Three DiMaggio brothers played baseball in the 1940s. Dom DiMaggio was fantastic on the field and outshone his most famous sibling in off-field behavior.
ChapGPT provides a description of the Royals’ pitcher. Amazingly things didn’t get as weird as one of his baseball cards from the 1990s.
You will never see this again: With bases loaded in extra innings of a tied World Series game, the Minnesota Twins brought in a relief pitcher as a pinch hitter.
Roger Clemens is the greatest pitcher of all time, no matter how I weight the inputs.
Griffey has clearly ascended to a higher plane of baseball popularity, but Frank Thomas has always been my favorite of the two most popular sluggers of the mid-1990s.