Trading Card of the Traded Jim Busby
While Topps wouldn’t introduce its “Traded” cards for two decades, the card manufacturer frequently highlighted midseason trades on the back of cards as far back as 1952.
1952 Topps Profile
Clem Koshorek Missed a Record By an Inch
One of the shortest players of all time appeared on a baseball card one year after Eddie Gaedel made his debut.
The Tragic Story of Snuffy Stirnweiss
Disaster struck a ballplayer who left the game in hopes of saving his life.
Bob Kelly: Lifetime Baseball Fan
A fan of the game for as long as he could remember, Kelly approached his time in the majors like a fan getting a fantasy camp experience.
Joe Muir Felt the Clock Ticking
Sometimes players just known when it’s time to do something else.
Every Night is Singles Night with Pete Runnels
He came to the ballpark to chew gum and hit singles, and he’s all out of bubble gum.
A .252 Hitter Can Be Surprisingly Hard to Strike Out
In the 2021 MLB season there were 14 batters who struck out at least 96 times by the onset of the All Star Break. What is the significance of this obscure fact? 96 strikeouts represents the total number of punchouts endured by journeyman infielder Sam Dente over the course of his career of 8 years.
The Pafko Effect
The first card in a set typically gets more than a fair share of attention. Perhaps no other card #1 exhibits this better than that of Andy Pafko in the ’52 Topps checklist.